Dead Sea?

[Guest guest]

Before Humira cleared my skin, I used to treat myself 2-3 times a week with

a 30 minute soak in a warm bath loaded with baking soda. I used to buy

baking soda in bulk at Costco. After the soak, I could take a loofa or one

of those back scrubbers from Bed, Bath and Beyond and literally scrub all of

the dead skin off of the plaques on my back (which were so thick they felt

like giant scabs during the hot Georgia summers), giving me some relief. My

dermatoligist discouraged this, saying it was likely making it worse

long-term (something about it having to work harder to replace the scales).

However, my derm doesn't suffer from the condition himself and cannot

understand how much better it felt without the scales.

Apparently, the sodium in the baking soda is what allows the moisture to

penetrate the scales and loosen them enough to remove them. It sure beats

scratching the damned things until they bleed (especially in my sleep).

There's a damned good reason I started wearing Alabama crimson t-shirts all

the time several years ago. They don't show bloodstains as easy as any

other color but black--and what fool of a flaker would ever wear black? ;-)

[Guest guest]

I dont even go to a dermatologist he never did a thing for me and no creams

helped me. I use a lot of Aveeno products they work great

................They also sell an oatmeal bath one, i had a bad outbreak a

couple months ago

and just soaked in the bath what a difference it made...........

Jolene

[Guest guest]

There is a product called Batherapy. It's sea salts and comes in a big/small jar

or packets. It helps get me going in the morning. They have it at Whole Foods

and online. Drug stores in Atlanta have stopped stocking it for some reason.

http://www.lifesvigor.com/batherapy-natural-mineral-bath-original-16-oz-powder-q\

ueen-helene.html

Beth

[Guest guest]

If you run on a septic field, you probably should too much salt down your drain

on a regular basis.