Re: GOLD BOND and accutane misc.

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I'm going to throw out the notion that this gold bond stuff, based on

its ingredients, is comedogenic. the barrier protection function can

be done more effectively by applying petrolatum less than 12 hours /

day untill the skin barrier is more intact. petrolatum is the

archetypical moisturizer that is non comedogenic, if used for short

periods... plus, it will keep you inside, and therefore out of the

sun, until the skin barrier is properly intact.

regarding accutane. at the 10 mg/d dosage if one consistantly eats

very high calorie/high fat meals, more absorption than contemplated

by the pharmacokinetics studies will occur and blood levels of

accutane will *slowly* rise too high (half life is approx 20 h) --

xerosis, erythema are all warning signs. those on the atkins diet,

etc. should be careful and should consider reducing the dose to 10 mg

qod or taking it w/o food or a very small controlled portion meal.

also zithromax or minocin, both of which tend to raise blood levels

of drugs metabolized by the cytochrome p450 metabolic pathway, will

tend to raise blood levels of accutane. all the more reason to be

ever vigilant and do not hesitant to reduce the dose to 10 mg qod.

for all those who are into cost, the cost savings of 15 accutane

pills per month vs 30 pills per month are substantial...

enjoy.

>

> Alena, it's a helpful way for me to think about the different

> formulations as well. I have heard that menthol is potentially

> irritating, which is probably why it's not part of the sensitive

> formulation.

>

> I think you misread the comparison with the sensitive formulation --

> note it's not just the absense of some ingredients but also the

> addition of others:

>

> " It looks like a protective, moisturizing water-based lotion. It

> differs from the regular strength (gold bottle, red cap) by a lower

> concentration of menthol (0.15%), and from the sensitive fomulation

> white bottle, red cap) by the absense of menthol and fragrance, and

> addition of oatmeal, BHT and paraben preservatives, and propylene

> glycol. "

>

> Marjorie

>

> Marjorie Lazoff, MD

>

>

> >

> > This is a very helpful comparison. I would have assumed that

> menthol might

> > be irritating to inflammed skin, but I might be completely off

> here. All my

> > chapsticks are mint or menthol flavour, and when my lips are

really

> chapped

> > in witner, the menthol burns a teeny weeny bit. I have never seen

> Gold Bond

> > in white bottles, I did look at the ingredients of the green

bottle

> just

> > last week, incidentally, but did not buy it (yet). I would assume

> that the

> > white Gold Bond, with its absence of fragrance, parabens and

> propylene

> > glycol, etc. would be the safest way to go and menthol could

easily

> be added

> > if desired.

> >

> > Alena