Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Hi all, I have mostly been a lurker because of my schedule but now am down to doing my own thing so I can participate more on the list. I attend quite a few outside art/craft shows where I sell my toiletries, let me add I have very fair skin and cannot use chamomile anything. I have developed a rash that I think is either sun poisoning or an allergic reaction to sunscreen. I have been using Butch's rose hydrosol to soothe the irritation but need some suggestions on what EOs I can use to return the skin back to its normal texture. It really burns and itches and has made hardened spots on my upper cheekbones. To top it off I have a really nasty case of poison ivy. I have tried tea tree but it is not working. Has any wise sage out there got any suggestions to help this itchy list member? I do not want to take the steroids that my GP will prescribe. Thanks, Mari --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.362 / Virus Database: 199 - Release 5/7/2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Mari, The first thing that pops into my mind to improve your skin texture would be shea butter, but I know that's not an eo. Maybe Janine will pop in here and tell us about her experiences with Sea Buckthorn Seed Oil, b/c it is a skin regenerator. Debbie deb http://www.bodyhealthcenter.com Introducing http://www.bhcdecadence.com I have very fair skin and cannot use chamomile anything. I have > developed a rash that I think is either sun poisoning or an allergic > reaction to sunscreen. I have been using Butch's rose hydrosol to soothe the > irritation but need some suggestions on what EOs I can use to return the > skin back to its normal texture. It really burns and itches and has made > hardened spots on my upper cheekbones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Hi Mari! Sorry to hear about the skin maladies plaguing you at the moment! For the sun sensitivity rash .. best bet really is to stay out of the sun totally! Photosensitivity reactions can reoccur for years even after the initial occurrence. If you do have to go out in the sun .. make sure you cover up - I'm rather fond of large hats, parasols and cotton gauze myself - I'd also toss all the Coppertone and if necessary maybe try to use a product with a natural sunscreen agent such as zinc oxide (actually zinc oxide is the only FDA approved natural sunscreen!). For getting the skin back into shape I'd just keep up the routine of rose hydrosol and I'd add a wee little drop of lavender EO or hydrosol to that if it were myself. Also an infusion of chickweed has helped me with any itching when I have had similar skin irritations For the poison ivy I'd no doubt use - JEWELWEED! That stuff is the BEST for poison ivy! It can easily be found in tincture form in the health food store .. I've used it and sprayed on liberally it makes the rash go away really quickly! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://2bnthewild.com/plants/H258.htm Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) Jewelweed is also known as Spotted Touch-me-not. Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a annual which can reach 150cm in height (60inches). The stem is somewhat translucent. Leaves: The leaves are alternate. Leaves can reach 8.8cm in length (3.5inches). Each leaf is toothed, thin, glaucous on the underside and may be partly ciliate .. Flowers: The flowers are irregular in shape and are up to 2.5cm long (1 inches). They are orange and yellow with darker splotches. Blooms first appear in early summer and continue into late summer. The flowers have a wet, delicate appearance. The sack like back of the flower is actually the larger of three sepals which has a turned down spur to 9mm (0.4 " )long. Fruit: A dehiscent capsule that pops open at maturity dispersing the seeds. Habitat: Low or moist openings in woods and bottom lands. Range: From the Rocky Mountains east and in the pacific northwest. The unusual, brightly colored flowers and the dense stands of large, delicate plants make Jewelweed easy to spot. Medical Uses: Juice used to treat many types of skin eruptions and injuries and is especially touted as a cure and even a preventative for Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans rash.(Foster & Duke) The Cherokees would rub " the juice of seven blossoms " on the rash. They also used the plant as an ingredient in an aid in childbirth that was applied as a wash to vaginal area and as a tea to treat measles.(Hamel/Chiltoskey) Similar Species: Pale Touch-me-not, Impatiens pallida is very similar. It has yellowish flowers and is slightly larger in every respect. It has a more northerly range being found only as far south as the mountains of Georgia. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Feel better! *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com Mari Avedissian wrote: >Hi all, >I have mostly been a lurker because of my schedule but now am down to doing >my own thing so I can participate more on the list. >I attend quite a few outside art/craft shows where I sell my toiletries, let >me add I have very fair skin and cannot use chamomile anything. I have >developed a rash that I think is either sun poisoning or an allergic >reaction to sunscreen. I have been using Butch's rose hydrosol to soothe the >irritation but need some suggestions on what EOs I can use to return the >skin back to its normal texture. It really burns and itches and has made >hardened spots on my upper cheekbones. >To top it off I have a really nasty case of poison ivy. I have tried tea >tree but it is not working. Has any wise sage out there got any suggestions >to help this itchy list member? I do not want to take the steroids that my >GP will prescribe. > >Thanks, >Mari > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Id keep it up with the rose hydrosol for your skin- would be better that EOs at this point IMO... As far as the poison ivy goes- where do you live? Do you know what jewelweed looks like? A poultice of the fresh plant will have that feeling better quickly- try these sites...the second one has a link to product for sale(never tried it) http://www.appalachiantrail.org/protect/education/atc_cd/jewelweed.html http://altnature.com/jewelweed/jewelweed_pictures.htm good luck green blessings Michelle > Hi all, > I have mostly been a lurker because of my schedule but now am down to doing > my own thing so I can participate more on the list. > I attend quite a few outside art/craft shows where I sell my toiletries, let > me add I have very fair skin and cannot use chamomile anything. I have > developed a rash that I think is either sun poisoning or an allergic > reaction to sunscreen. I have been using Butch's rose hydrosol to soothe the > irritation but need some suggestions on what EOs I can use to return the > skin back to its normal texture. It really burns and itches and has made > hardened spots on my upper cheekbones. > To top it off I have a really nasty case of poison ivy. I have tried tea > tree but it is not working. Has any wise sage out there got any suggestions > to help this itchy list member? I do not want to take the steroids that my > GP will prescribe. > > Thanks, > Mari > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.362 / Virus Database: 199 - Release 5/7/2002 > > > > How To Make Rose Petal Jam - Step By Step Instructions > http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html > > To Un send a blank e-mail to: - > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Chris- you and I seem to have similar advice frequently! HA Michelle > Hi Mari! > > Sorry to hear about the skin maladies plaguing you at the moment! > > For the sun sensitivity rash .. best bet really is to stay out of the > sun totally! Photosensitivity reactions can reoccur for years even after > the initial occurrence. If you do have to go out in the sun .. make sure > you cover up - I'm rather fond of large hats, parasols and cotton gauze > myself - I'd also toss all the Coppertone and if necessary maybe try to > use a product with a natural sunscreen agent such as zinc oxide > (actually zinc oxide is the only FDA approved natural sunscreen!). > > For getting the skin back into shape I'd just keep up the routine of > rose hydrosol and I'd add a wee little drop of lavender EO or hydrosol > to that if it were myself. Also an infusion of chickweed has helped me > with any itching when I have had similar skin irritations > > For the poison ivy I'd no doubt use - JEWELWEED! That stuff is the BEST > for poison ivy! It can easily be found in tincture form in the health > food store .. I've used it and sprayed on liberally it makes the rash go > away really quickly! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > http://2bnthewild.com/plants/H258.htm > Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) > > Jewelweed is also known as Spotted Touch-me-not. > > Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a annual which can reach > 150cm in height (60inches). The stem is somewhat translucent. > > Leaves: The leaves are alternate. Leaves can reach 8.8cm in length > (3.5inches). Each leaf is toothed, thin, glaucous on the underside and > may be partly ciliate > . > Flowers: The flowers are irregular in shape and are up to 2.5cm long (1 > inches). They are orange and yellow with darker splotches. Blooms first > appear in early summer and continue into late summer. The flowers have a > wet, delicate appearance. The sack like back of the flower is actually > the larger of three sepals which has a turned down spur to 9mm (0.4 " )long. > > Fruit: A dehiscent capsule that pops open at maturity dispersing the seeds. > > Habitat: Low or moist openings in woods and bottom lands. > > Range: From the Rocky Mountains east and in the pacific northwest. > > The unusual, brightly colored flowers and the dense stands of large, > delicate plants make Jewelweed easy to spot. > > Medical Uses: Juice used to treat many types of skin eruptions and > injuries and is especially touted as a cure and even a preventative for > Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans rash.(Foster & Duke) The Cherokees > would rub " the juice of seven blossoms " on the rash. They also used the > plant as an ingredient in an aid in childbirth that was applied as a > wash to vaginal area and as a tea to treat measles.(Hamel/Chiltoskey) > > Similar Species: Pale Touch-me-not, Impatiens pallida is very similar. > It has yellowish flowers and is slightly larger in every respect. It has > a more northerly range being found only as far south as the mountains of > Georgia. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Feel better! > > *Smile* > Chris (list mom) > > http://www.alittleolfactory.com > > > Mari Avedissian wrote: > > >Hi all, > >I have mostly been a lurker because of my schedule but now am down to doing > >my own thing so I can participate more on the list. > >I attend quite a few outside art/craft shows where I sell my toiletries, let > >me add I have very fair skin and cannot use chamomile anything. I have > >developed a rash that I think is either sun poisoning or an allergic > >reaction to sunscreen. I have been using Butch's rose hydrosol to soothe the > >irritation but need some suggestions on what EOs I can use to return the > >skin back to its normal texture. It really burns and itches and has made > >hardened spots on my upper cheekbones. > >To top it off I have a really nasty case of poison ivy. I have tried tea > >tree but it is not working. Has any wise sage out there got any suggestions > >to help this itchy list member? I do not want to take the steroids that my > >GP will prescribe. > > > >Thanks, > >Mari > > > > > > > How To Make Rose Petal Jam - Step By Step Instructions > http://www.av-at.com/stuff/rosejam.html > > To Un send a blank e-mail to: - > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Hi Mari, Yes, shea butter would be good for your skin, it also has properties that protect your skin from UV rays, it's a small spf, but there nonetheless and would help. For your rash and spots on your face, I would recommend Herbacine Ointment. I created it and make it, and it heals my eczema, shingles. Or Skn Savr, which is used to fade scars, but was made as a moisturizer/healer for the dry, cracked skin my Dad and I get on our fingers. The herbs in it are: yarrow, calendula, st. johns wort. Some folks use it to heal their owies also, and the herbs are great for that. To take the itch away, quite honestly I would use the Herbacine Ointment, [HO stuff]. In shingles, when it first breaks out, it **itches**, man oh howdy it itches, and it **hurts**. Scratch and you will be in pain, don't scratch and you are in agony from itching. And, since it appears to dry up the blisters of the shingles, in record time, I would bet it would do the same for the poison ivy/oak. It has neem oil, sea buckthorn seed oil, chaparral herb in it, along with a bunch of eo's to try to cover up the smell. lol it partially worked. the eo's are: sweet basil, patchouli, orange, chamomile, lavender. That might be more than you wanted to know. <g> I do tend to go into detail. If you want more info on the SBT [sea Buckthorn Seed oil], please go to my website, I have a full page on it. A page on Neem and Chaparral will be up shortly. Janine Phariss www.HerbaTherapy.com Seabuckthorn seed oil CO2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Hi Mari, I'm jumping in on this thread with no advice, but some sympathy. I too am very allergic to sunblock. I have found I can only use Titanium Oxide as a sun block. My children and DH have to use this too because I am SO allergic, that if they wear a PABA or other block, and I even touch their skin, I get a hideous rash like poison oak. If I expose the rash to the sun, I bleed. The humorous part of this is that I became " allergic " to DH during our honeymoon! Michele -- " JaninePh " <janineph Tue, 4 Jun 2002 10:37:47 -0700 Re: Poison Ivy and Rash help Hi Mari, Yes, shea butter would be good for your skin, it also has properties that protect your skin from UV rays, it's a small spf, but there nonetheless and would help. For your rash and spots on your face, I would recommend Herbacine Ointment. I created it and make it, and it heals my eczema, shingles. Or Skn Savr, which is used to fade scars, but was made as a moisturizer/healer for the dry, cracked skin my Dad and I get on our fingers. The herbs in it are: yarrow, calendula, st. johns wort. Some folks use it to heal their owies also, and the herbs are great for that. To take the itch away, quite honestly I would use the Herbacine Ointment, [HO stuff]. In shingles, when it first breaks out, it **itches**, man oh howdy it itches, and it **hurts**. Scratch and you will be in pain, don't scratch and you are in agony from itching. And, since it appears to dry up the blisters of the shingles, in record time, I would bet it would do the same for the poison ivy/oak. It has neem oil, sea buckthorn seed oil, chaparral herb in it, along with a bunch of eo's to try to cover up the smell. lol it partially worked. the eo's are: sweet basil, patchouli, orange, chamomile, lavender. That might be more than you wanted to know. <g> I do tend to go into detail. If you want more info on the SBT [sea Buckthorn Seed oil], please go to my website, I have a full page on it. A page on Neem and Chaparral will be up shortly. Janine Phariss www.HerbaTherapy.com Seabuckthorn seed oil CO2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Mari, Go down to your Health food store and get some Rhus Tox (Rhus Toxicodendron/r. Radicans. It's the Homeopathy form of Poison Ivy and it heals everything it causes. Try it! I'd guess you might have an allergy to the sunscreen. There's a test you can have done to you that will tell you, actually thinking about it there's two test. First one, try taking a Band-Aid and putting some of your sunscreen on it then put the Band-Aid on the underside of you lower forearm. Leave there for about 6 hours, if at anytime you feel like your having an allergy to it, take it off and wash the area. You could do the same with the Chamomile if your not sure. The second test takes a little more time to learn, but works with anything entering the body or / and worn on the body. This method is called Kinesiology. If you or anyone else would be interested with this information, I'll post it. Good Luck, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2002 Report Share Posted June 5, 2002 The second test takes a little more time to learn, but works with anything entering the body or / and worn on the body. This method is called Kinesiology. If you or anyone else would be interested with this information, I'll post it. Hi Rick, Please post the info on the Kinesiology method of testing!! TIA, Carol Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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