About Burt’s Bees . . .
I noticed this product came up several times in a threads. I’d like
to comment:
My palms at one time were so ravaged with eczema, I was in total
agony. I couldn’t outstretch my hands at all. My young children
refused to hold my hands to cross the street or in stores because
they were "scratchy and yucky". In my long search for relief,
(forget a cure, I was just praying to be able to point my finger
without ripping the skin in 3 places!) I used burts bees hand salve
for a long time. It helped more than other things, but did not seem
to quite get me over the "hump" and into a controlled state. It was
because I saw some improvement with their hand salve that I began to
explore my own remedies. My Calendula balm has been an absolute life-
saver for me and my kids! We are totally under control now, thanks
to an old, old recipe, some expensive ingredients and a lot of time
preparing and testing it.
My point is this: if you like the salve approach for itch relief,
mine is an excellent one. It sinks into the skin very well, leaves a
light beeswax barrier for protection on the surface, and controls
the itching quickly. Samples available at my website:
www.pottingshedapothecary.com. If it works, and you want more, buy
more. If you just want the recipe, I’ll give it to you by email. I
know what most of you are going through. Eczema cost me my nursing
career, and a lot of years of holding little hands and touching
little cheeks. It doesn’t anymore.
If you want some educational info, I have begun loading my website
with all I can find and get permission to reprint. Just starting up,
but feel free to email me and contribute anything you think worthy.
I’ll look it over and verify sources and validity, and get
permissions to reprint. We all must be vigilant in the pursuit of a
cure, and committed to it’s management until then. I wonder if
eczema has ever ruined a doctor’s career? A movie star? Why is no
one advocating for more research, especially with the new DNA
decoding. The answer is in there somewhere. I hope I live to see it.
October 6th, 2006 at 4:49 pm
Hello Karen:
I am also in the medical field and believe me there is a horrible sensation
when you can not even feel your hands because the dryness and the breaks.
I have been trying all aveeno products thinking that maybe it is going to
relieve me but, nothing.
My major issue is that I wear gloves and can not tolerate the ones "Powder
free or latex free".
Also I do not know why that "greasy" sensation that some creams or ointments
leave on your skin are horrible. you can not literally touch anything or no
body cause the impression is yucky!!!! My job is seeing patients and getting
blood work, so imagine that>
I do really appreciate what you can do for me, anything.
MIAMI RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Pilar Hurtado, R.M.A
Dermatology Division
I noticed this product came up several times in a threads. I’d like
to comment:
My palms at one time were so ravaged with eczema, I was in total
agony. I couldn’t outstretch my hands at all. My young children
refused to hold my hands to cross the street or in stores because
they were "scratchy and yucky". In my long search for relief,
(forget a cure, I was just praying to be able to point my finger
without ripping the skin in 3 places!) I used burts bees hand salve
for a long time. It helped more than other things, but did not seem
to quite get me over the "hump" and into a controlled state. It was
because I saw some improvement with their hand salve that I began to
explore my own remedies. My Calendula balm has been an absolute life-
saver for me and my kids! We are totally under control now, thanks
to an old, old recipe, some expensive ingredients and a lot of time
preparing and testing it.
My point is this: if you like the salve approach for itch relief,
mine is an excellent one. It sinks into the skin very well, leaves a
light beeswax barrier for protection on the surface, and controls
the itching quickly. Samples available at my website:
www.pottingshedapothecary.com. If it works, and you want more, buy
more. If you just want the recipe, I’ll give it to you by email. I
know what most of you are going through. Eczema cost me my nursing
career, and a lot of years of holding little hands and touching
little cheeks. It doesn’t anymore.
If you want some educational info, I have begun loading my website
with all I can find and get permission to reprint. Just starting up,
but feel free to email me and contribute anything you think worthy.
I’ll look it over and verify sources and validity, and get
permissions to reprint. We all must be vigilant in the pursuit of a
cure, and committed to it’s management until then. I wonder if
eczema has ever ruined a doctor’s career? A movie star? Why is no
one advocating for more research, especially with the new DNA
decoding. The answer is in there somewhere. I hope I live to see it.
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October 17th, 2006 at 10:59 pm
Pilar,
Sorry it took so long to answer your email! The subject line didn’t catch my
eye, and I was about to delete it, but something made me click on it and read
it! Ok, so I’d love to send you some free samples of my goat’s
milk/honey/oatmeal soap and a 1/2 oz tin sample of the Calendula balm. Use the
balm SPARINGLY, rub in VIGOROUSLY until you feel it heat up a little as this
will help it to sink into your skin better, leaving just the beeswax floating on
your skin as a protective barrier. I don’t think it’s greasy at all unless you
use too much or don’t rub it in good. The barrier of the beeswax helps keep
bacteria out, and frequent handwashing from drying your affected area further.
Reapply it as you see fit, after every handwashing if you wish, since I know the
antibacterial soap hospitals use are particularly harsh. Try cetaphil for
handwashing if you are permitted, as it will keep the harsh chemicals off your
hands. Do you have a latex allergy? I could never tolerate the powder
free gloves for long, but they beat the intense itching that went with the
powdered kind. Silicone gloves worked good for me, powder free, and they used to
be quite expensive. I had to buy my own, as my employer would not provide them
at the time. But now, if you make a request, they often will supply them. Check
with the supply department or your immediate supervisor.
Email me privately with your physcial address (not as a reply to this email as
it will post your address to the public) and I will send you samples to try. Buy
a couple pair of silicone gloves/pf and see if they work, then request them from
your super. Good luck with this, as I do know exactly what you are going
through!
I am also in the medical field and believe me there is a horrible sensation
when you can not even feel your hands because the dryness and the breaks.
I have been trying all aveeno products thinking that maybe it is going to
relieve me but, nothing.
My major issue is that I wear gloves and can not tolerate the ones "Powder
free or latex free".
Also I do not know why that "greasy" sensation that some creams or ointments
leave on your skin are horrible. you can not literally touch anything or no
body cause the impression is yucky!!!! My job is seeing patients and getting
blood work, so imagine that>
I do really appreciate what you can do for me, anything.
MIAMI RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Pilar Hurtado, R.M.A
Dermatology Division
I noticed this product came up several times in a threads. I’d like
to comment:
My palms at one time were so ravaged with eczema, I was in total
agony. I couldn’t outstretch my hands at all. My young children
refused to hold my hands to cross the street or in stores because
they were "scratchy and yucky". In my long search for relief,
(forget a cure, I was just praying to be able to point my finger
without ripping the skin in 3 places!) I used burts bees hand salve
for a long time. It helped more than other things, but did not seem
to quite get me over the "hump" and into a controlled state. It was
because I saw some improvement with their hand salve that I began to
explore my own remedies. My Calendula balm has been an absolute life-
saver for me and my kids! We are totally under control now, thanks
to an old, old recipe, some expensive ingredients and a lot of time
preparing and testing it.
My point is this: if you like the salve approach for itch relief,
mine is an excellent one. It sinks into the skin very well, leaves a
light beeswax barrier for protection on the surface, and controls
the itching quickly. Samples available at my website:
www.pottingshedapothecary.com. If it works, and you want more, buy
more. If you just want the recipe, I’ll give it to you by email. I
know what most of you are going through. Eczema cost me my nursing
career, and a lot of years of holding little hands and touching
little cheeks. It doesn’t anymore.
If you want some educational info, I have begun loading my website
with all I can find and get permission to reprint. Just starting up,
but feel free to email me and contribute anything you think worthy.
I’ll look it over and verify sources and validity, and get
permissions to reprint. We all must be vigilant in the pursuit of a
cure, and committed to it’s management until then. I wonder if
eczema has ever ruined a doctor’s career? A movie star? Why is no
one advocating for more research, especially with the new DNA
decoding. The answer is in there somewhere. I hope I live to see it.
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