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how to moisturize the skin?
It is humid now so I'm not using anything on my skin. I bet come winter I'll want to use something.
I mentioned on another thread that a friend taught me how to make emulsions. Emulsions have a bit of magic that plain oils don't. They are lighter and have water in them to help you be moister. Depending what you put into them (she puts a bit of melted bee's wax) they can also help hold in moisture.
The process is a lot like making mayo. (you use a blender)
So, I think a great idea would be to take the oil you like and make an emulsion.
Quote from Guest on February 25, 2019, 8:05 amI have been trying out what another person on low vit A has recommended and it works for me, not only to moisturise the skin, but to supplement vit E, which helps detox of vit A. I mix a tbs of Now brand vit E oil with 750,l organic sunflower oil (Dr G recommends refined). In the morning I put this on my skin and in the evening magnesium lotion (there is diy version and store bought). Dr. G recently posted a recipe for that.
I use that too and it works really well. (but I didn't have excema before starting VADD diet). I use organic sunflower oil from the supermarket, but my goal is to find naturally refined sunflower oil (I found one on I herb quite cheap, need to try it out). I also made magnesium oil with 1/3 cup magnesium flakes and 1/2 cup filtered boiled water and I use this before the moisturiser (vit E supplement mentioned above). For face I use refined grapeseed oil mixed with some sunflower oil (for face, a bit different than edible oil I use on body).
This thread has been quiet for some time, but wondered if anyone had further info on VA content in aloe vera. Been using it on my skin this winter for the first time, seems not to do anything negative, but it is supposed to have beta-carotene. Being a clear liquid my hopes are that it is negligible...
@orion, I'm stoic about putting stuff on the skin, I don't know if this is the way to go. I suppose my intention is to force my body to send it's own oils out to the skin (for good or bad).
I can imagine that aloe would be very healing for, say, a sore crack in the lips or hands. I've never tried it. I may try it today, my hands are so sore with the cold weather and dry indoor air. I have an aloe plant. I've seen fresh aloe from the plant work miracles with burns.
I'm not big on purchased bottles of aloe gel, or moisturizer I think I don't trust them, LOL. I've only used bottled aloe on vacation when sunburned and didn't find it especially moisturizing, but cooling and healing. I use a purchased lip balm occasionally mostly when I have to work and not look like crap.
When my hands get very sore I have been using coconut oil or bad old Vaseline. I try to emulsify these oils with water between my hands first. I am so distrustful of any "product". I actually think Vaseline works better of the two.
So odd for natural me to be praising Vaseline here. But I do remember, a long time back, reading about a mother whose baby had rosacea and other skin issues and she had good results from Vaseline. At least no carotenes there, LOL. She also believed that frequent bathing was part of keeping her child's skin healthier which makes a lot of sense in the VA context.
Hi @are, (and all) Strangely, I DO know why I'm not so into moisturizing as others are. Every coin has two sides, right? Well, here is the story.
I used to work at a health food store. Anyways, just before I joined up there they had a speaker come in and talk about his theory that lotions AGED YOU. There were various reasons why, I'm not sure I ever got the whole story, but I can't help but wonder if it is because they always contain something troublesome LOL. But I think his main point was they interfere with the skin's processes.
I do feel like once the skin is actually broken, like a cracked lip or finger, then you should help that out. Then you are dealing with issues of pain (which will call on adrenal and other energy stores) I've known since i was a teenager, when I used to like to skate board, that wounds do seem to need to be kept pliable to heal.
One of the things I've noticed about this process is that there are things that are actually bad (like carrots), and things that just stir the pot, but may really be beneficial. Examples of this was that I thought I was intolerant to beans and sun.
I definitely have gone through phases of my life that I've decided soap wasn't a friend, that washing was over-rated etc. However, now I have reversed my thoughts in this area. I'm sure though, that like other "stir-the-pot" things, a person needs to meter it out the soap and water carefully.
The story of the woman with the baby stuck in my craw because there are so few really good stories of people who get somewhere with rosacea. She would bathe her child often, and then really I think she would coat him with a bit of vaseline before he was dry. I think she also thought that this created a sort of barrier to allergens.
Smart ladies in my family believe that moisturizing helps keep their acne at bay, and so I could have this all wrong. I would guess that there might be VA coming up through the skin with own-oils. So moisturizing might keep your oils down in the skin.
I want it up and out.
@are It does seem like my skin becomes dependent on it, and the skin seems to be a bit drier when not using. What is weird for my post accutane skin is that it is both extremely oily and extremely flaky, but this is now only on my face. Seems the face and maybe scalp are the last areas to heal for me. My skin is doing better now than it ever has, it is just getting past this last hump, and getting a proper moisture barrier, pH, hydration. Low VA has done wonders, hopefully this next year will get my face back to complete normal.
Would like to try hyaluronic, wonder if it is available in a pure form?
@are thanks for the info. I have read all those sites in the past before low VA, and any attempts at using things listed would cause my face to break out, so avoided it all, maybe it will work now. I will look into getting HA and making my own.
@are Forgot I had this on hand, might mix drop in with HA or the Aloe.
I think it should be non-irritating:
https://theordinary.deciem.com/product/rdn-amino-acids-b5-30ml?redir=1
Quote from Bella on January 17, 2019, 10:39 amQuote from Orion on January 17, 2019, 7:31 amWhat about pure squalane oil? Any thoughts on using this?
Also when you consider that we already know Sweden has one of the highest rates of osteoporosis (probably from abundant VA) then it might not be the mineral oil that is the real reason for the increased incidence of rheumatoid arthritis but the high VA diets causing people to not be able to handle mineral oil. Forgive me but I'm not a scientist just a person speculating.
I used to use emu squalane. It was good, but since it is from an animal source, it was probably full of vitamin A. (One downside: all dogs will try to lick your face!)