Guest guest Posted January 7, 2001 Report Share Posted January 7, 2001 Winter skin I get incredibly dry skin in the winter, so I wanted to share something I do on very cold mornings before I put on my gloves.... pour about 1T cooking oil into my palm, and add 1-2 t salt. I massage this into my hands (and often arms up to elbows) then rinse and pat dry. Antibiotic Ointment I use antibiotic ointment on my lips at night ( just before I go to bed), and on days they get chapped. The ointment base is white petroleum jelly (Vaseline) and if I use the one with pain reliever in it, it soothes lips already chapped by the cold. No it does not 'taste funny'. Why I like using antibiotic ointment instead of chapstick was I found that chapstick seemed to make my chapped lips more chapped! With this my lips are very smooth all winter through. tink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2001 Report Share Posted January 7, 2001 Thanks tink. I am going to try this. I agree with you, the more chap stick i use... the more i have to use it. A vicious circle. Dianne163/145/140"The weakest among us can become some kind of an athlete,but only the strongest can survive as spectators." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2001 Report Share Posted January 7, 2001 Thanks tink. I am going to try this. I agree with you, the more chap stick i use... the more i have to use it. A vicious circle. Dianne163/145/140"The weakest among us can become some kind of an athlete,but only the strongest can survive as spectators." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2001 Report Share Posted January 7, 2001 Tink thank you for sharing all your wonderful posts. Lyssa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2001 Report Share Posted January 7, 2001 Yes Tink I have found that lip balm has seemed to make my lips more chapped. I often get a small container and fill it with Vaseline and this helps. Thanks for the tips. Oh And the Maple Leaf ham I used to buy had 0 carbs listed on it. NNN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2001 Report Share Posted January 7, 2001 Yes Tink I have found that lip balm has seemed to make my lips more chapped. I often get a small container and fill it with Vaseline and this helps. Thanks for the tips. Oh And the Maple Leaf ham I used to buy had 0 carbs listed on it. NNN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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