Re: Re: Areas that just refuse to heal

[Guest guest]

Thank you for your posting! I have tried everything I

know of for my dry hands! I guess my rosacea would be

classified as moderate. My face is very oily and

extremely sensitive. My hands are a dry skin disaster

area! I've taken Vit. E and purchased so many

different kinds of hand lotion that I could open a

store. I have put Vaseline on them and worn the white

cotton gloves - to no avail. I was at my wit's end.

I will definitely try the essential fatty acids.

I've learned so much about rosacea from reading this

site; but, I have not yet read the book by Dr. Nase.

Thanks again.

--- kentportman Kent_Portman@...> wrote:

>

> > I Am wondering if anyone can suggest how to handle

> spots or

> areas

> > that never heal.

>

> My hands were giving me a lot of trouble a few

> months back.

> Red, flushing throughout day, almost like my face.

> When I would

> cut myself even the least litle bit, it would take

> weeks and weeks

> to heal. It was almost like the skin was so dry and

> damaged that

> it could no longer heal itself, which is weird,

> because my face

> tends to be on the oily side. The final straw was

> when I realized

> that many of these " cuts " I was getting on my hands

> were

> actually my skin cracking at the joints by itself,

> forming new

> wounds that took weeks to heal.

>

> I've found that upping my intake of Essental Fatty

> Acids has

> helped TREMENDOUSLY. I buy the " Total EFA " brand at

> Whole

> Foods. It contains a combo of the the Flax, Borage,

> and Evening

> Primrose Oil that Dr. Nase recommends. In addition,

> it contains

> Vitamin E and C. It's also one of the more economic

> brands. I

> take one Tablespoon in the morning after breakfast

> and one

> Tablespoon in the evening after dinner. I was

> worried about

> gaining weight from this much fat, but it has

> actually had the

> OPPOSITE effect. I have DROPPED bodyfat since

> upping the

> EFAs, and my face looks less " puffy. " I've gotten

> several

> comments like " have you lost some weight. " Also, my

> skin is

> softer, face much less inflammed, and hands less dry

> and

> cracking. I think increasing EFAs has been one of

> the KEY

> issues for me.

>

> I also rub in pure Emu oil 2X a day on my hands. It

> is wonderful,

> the only think that had done anything for my weird,

> dry, tingly skin.

> I also apply it to my wet face a couple of times a

> week, where it

> seems to be helping with the redness and

> inflamation.

>

> I hear that you can take Emu capsuls as your EFA

> source. I'm

> anxious to try this soon.

>

> Kent

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Ditto for me until I started taking the emu oil capsules. Been 2 years now

with no cracks at all. Silly me, never thought of an essential fatty acid

deficiency.

In a message dated 2/28/2002 1:39:00 AM Eastern Standard Time,

mlramsey@... writes:

> My fingers would crack in the cool weather and sometimes bleed.