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Quote from lil chick on December 5, 2020, 2:44 pmIt doesn't happen often, but sometimes I get curious about makeup, LOL. My skin is just too upset for makeup to look good. Well, I watched a few videos on makeup application this week.
It seems to be a thing for makeup vloggers to show their bare faces before the demonstration, and that takes guts and by no means am I being critical or nasty. I'm just struck by the amount of discoloration on the faces--especially around the eyes.
Now, these are makeup mavens, and I can't help but wonder... Are the pigments in the makeup they slather on daily...absorbing into the skin? I've grown to have a health fear of pigments at this stage of the game (all vitamin A begins with plant pigments)
I'm older and VA toxic and I still don't have staining around my eyes like some of these vloggers do
Most makeup is very toxic. They mostly use oxidized minerals as pigments, these are very bad. Iron oxides, alminimum pigments, titanium etc. In addition to that they are often full with all kinds of other nasty additives as well.
Most of those girls who use thick makeup every day look quite ghastly without it. Looking very bleak, eyebrows that trail off, ruined short eyelashes, all kinds of weird discolorations etc. This of course would make a person want to apply makeup. Great business model, sell makeup that makes you look pretty but also makes you look ghastly after you take it off, so you have to always keep reapplying it.
Maybe non-toxic makeup exists but it must be very rare... I've seen one makeup brand that marketed itself as being non-toxic, and what did they use as pigments? Fruit extracts, so basically carotenoids. Lol...
Warm water
After reading about Ayurveda and hot food and keeping bile non-sludgy... I have been exploring the benefits of warm water instead of cold. My water comes from the tap VERY COLD all year round. What's more, my water is hard, and you can imagine that hard, cold water isn't very good at cleansing. Things like soap work pretty poorly. Of course cold water for drinking in August is a different thing. But why drink it that way in December? The parallels between soap and bile have been in the forefront of my mind.
My first impression is that this could be unexplored territory for the VA toxic.
My hands are warmer, and I'm less shivery at night when drinking warm water in the evening instead of cold. Many VA toxicity issues would be better if our adrenal gland was able to keep up more. (Why do I think this? because many complaints are made better by taking steroids.) Being cold can be a drain to the adrenal and add to it's load. Cold water in cold weather could actually be a stress. Warm water is extremely soothing, and it doesn't have any caffeine like many of the hot drinks we reach for.
Could things go in a downward spiral once the adrenal is compromised? Could it be that he body temp becomes chronically lower than ideal, and the fats are not being kept warm enough, and the bile becomes sludgy, and the toxins recirculate?
I have often wondered why our facial skin flares here in November. Hands too. Does it have to do with body temp? We've always blamed "dryer air".
Warm water also works so much better for cleaning things like teeth and eyes. Food particles even cling to the teeth less when sipping hot water.
Something else interesting has been uncovered. My water tastes fine coming out of the tap cold, but when that cold water is heated in a pan the flavor goes bad (metallic). I asked a water expert about this and he said that perhaps the heat is precipitating dissolved minerals out of the water. Filtered tap water didn't have a bad taste. (and for the record, bottled water in the same pan and glass didn't have a taste). So I can't help but wonder if the high amount of dissolved minerals/metals could be a problem with mineral balance for hubs and I. Jiri's copper ideas come to mind.
Toxic cat's food is always served with water in the bowl (because with his kidney failure he is always thirsty) and he has told me that he prefers warm water as well. 🙂
Is this why half of my blood relations have move to warmer climes?
Edited to add: some enzymatic reactions can only happen within a set temperature range.
If bile is like internal soap...
Fats aren't tempting me lately. I have flitted from this fat to the other without feeling a strong attraction. Why? I'm not saying I want to go zero fats. I just don't feel like any of them are that luscious that I want to create dishes that celebrate them.
Grant's chosen way of eating is lowish in fats, and he has an uncanny way of choosing wisely (for VA toxicity) among the options.
If we want our internal soap-and-water-washing to be very very good and detoxifying, why would we come to the "sink" with our hands full of grease? That squirt of soap can only handle so much at one time. The conveyor belt of the gut keeps things moving along. There is no "lather-rinse-repeat" ability, I don't think.
Maybe my body is telling me the right amount to eat.
People here have spoken about poo color going lighter. Sometimes toxic-cat will suddenly have a lighter stool. I've always wondered why. Is it because his bile isn't keeping up with the amount of fat? This week I fed him some very fatty burger and it came right back up. Did his body just say 'no'?
The google machine does tell me that lighter stool can be about not-enough-bile.
I have been hitting fats hard for many years.
On the opposing side, there is the cradle cap idea that came up in Sarabeth's thread. Now, I AM interested in why putting coconut or olive oil on a baby's head, and THEN washing with soap... Might help detox better than with no fat. Perhaps there is some sort of clue there. Perhaps you don't want to go down to ZERO fats. Perhaps the fats help move the VA along or pull it from the cells. BUT you only rub in a small amount. You don't heap it up there. Is this the magic behind oil-pulling/swishing for the mouth? I've decided to make sure to use a toothpaste with soap or detergent after oil pulling. (rather than just a warm salt water rinse).
In my life as a WAPFer I occasionally met with someone who would stress to me that they feel eons better on their doctor-prescribed low-fat or their low-cholesterol scheme. Others raved about their dairy-free scheme. Were they benefiting from lowish fat and not exceeding their bile limitations?
Papules/ cradle cap. And one small progress item.
I've been using the cradle-cap method (massage in coconut oil, leave for a few minutes, wash with soap) on my papular rosacea for just a few days, but I am amazed at what it is doing.
My friend (who is a serious and smart person) used to make lotions at home. She once told me that coconut oil was drying. What an odd thing to say, right?
I've had a couple of papule-free days here, and I've barely gotten started. I'm not saying it cures rosacea--the zones are still red. But I've never seen anything reduce papules so quickly.
However, I think it's pulling what needs to come up out, and then the soap sends it down the drain.
I'd like to hear what others think. My mind goes to other rashes other areas, and other inflammations other areas. Rub it on your hems before showering? Swish coconut oil around your mouth before tooth brushing? Rub it on scalp for dandruff before shampoo?
Separate from this, I think the outer edge of my brow has filled in (with dark hairs, not white), and reminds me of the pic another woman shared here, gosh I'm forgetting the name. I will try to muster together photo proof.
I realized that I've got dryness/chapping on hands, eyes and face due to a blizzard and probably not from the cradle-cap cleansing method so I modified my post a bit.
Of course, the tissues of my body shouldn't be so darn delicate, but that's where I am.
Quote from lil chick on December 18, 2020, 10:44 amPapules/ cradle cap. And one small progress item.
I've been using the cradle-cap method (massage in coconut oil, leave for a few minutes, wash with soap) on my papular rosacea for just a few days, but I am amazed at what it is doing.
My friend (who is a serious and smart person) used to make lotions at home. She once told me that coconut oil was drying. What an odd thing to say, right?
I've had a couple of papule-free days here, and I've barely gotten started. I'm not saying it cures rosacea--the zones are still red. But I've never seen anything reduce papules so quickly.
However, I think it's pulling what needs to come up out, and then the soap sends it down the drain.
I'd like to hear what others think. My mind goes to other rashes other areas, and other inflammations other areas. Rub it on your hems before showering? Swish coconut oil around your mouth before tooth brushing? Rub it on scalp for dandruff before shampoo?
Separate from this, I think the outer edge of my brow has filled in (with dark hairs, not white), and reminds me of the pic another woman shared here, gosh I'm forgetting the name. I will try to muster together photo proof.
I will try the coconut cleansing method on my next shampoo. I realized years ago that coconut oil gave n relief to dry skin, but never thought if it working somewhat like a poultice.
@lil-chick "If we want our internal soap-and-water-washing to be very very good and detoxifying, why would we come to the "sink" with our hands full of grease? That squirt of soap can only handle so much at one time. The conveyor belt of the gut keeps things moving along. There is no "lather-rinse-repeat" ability, I don't think."
Bile flow is stimulated mainly by fats from the diet. By eating low fat diet the bile is just sitting in bile ducts and the gallbladder. Overtime it goes thicker and thicker which will form "sludge" "sand" and also calcified stones... That's why you want to keep things moving.. Plenty of cases where people get gallstones and digestive issues by eating low fat diet for too long. Makes sense right. Every time you eat fats the gallbladder is stimulated, squeezed and the bile released to the intestine where can help digest fats and if there is also soluble fiber than that bile(with waste products) can be eliminated with that fiber in our poop to the toilet.. If you eat low fat this is almost no happening. So your detoxification and absorption of vit E,D,K2 etc.. is limited.. Of course there is idal amount of fats for each individual and those fats should come from good sources not from fried foods in vegetable oils etc.. Olive oil is ideal for bile stimulation because it is mostly monounsaturated fat and also is somewhat bitter, which is also stimulative to the liver/gallbladder.. Grant is not doing any favor to his long term health by eating very low fat for so long. He will have very hard time digest fats and also keep in mind that bile is antibacterial. Bile is basically disinfection for your colon and also keeps your colon alkaline. All that is lost by eating low fat diet.. I really don't understand why he doesn't eat at least like 1tbsp(14g) of some kind of oil to keep bile moving..
Thanks @jiri that does seem smart, to not go too low with fat. As you know, I do eat a standard diet that isn't too far from balanced at any time. I think I was perhaps overdoing fats a bit.
I think that the warm fats, slightly less fats, and the warm water has had an effect--stool color is darker- which I think is a good sign.
VA + oil = lacquer?
(that is very stable, and irritating! But we have weapons against it)
I was standing at the sink and in a flash I think I learned something. Here I go, off on one of my thought adventures.
My sink is white. Did you ever notice how tomato sauce can stain a sink or plastic container orange-- like nothing else? And no end of rinsing or soaking will cure it? You need to scrub, and hard. You need detergent, and lots of it. You need hot water, not cold. Your plastic container might be stained orange for life! seriously. The sink is a bit more impervious.
And yet your teeth aren't orange after eating tomato sauce, are they?
Carotenes have an affinity for fats, we state that as "fat soluble". VA and fat together seem to create something new almost like what you'd stain newly-sanded wood with, LOL. No... exactly like! Poison-ivy compounds (which Grant has mentioned are so close to carotenes in molecular nature) ARE used to finish wood !
Weapons:
I'm betting that Enzymes break down this lacquer in your mouth (and some dish detergents do contain enzymes)
Soap and detergent and BILE
Heat
externally scrubbing, internally fiber
Sun
If you are missing or low or overwhelming these important weapons, then perhaps you end up toxic.
footnotes from google: "Urushiol-containing lacquers and their skin-irritating properties have been known in East Asia for many millenia. Urushiol is an oleoresin contained within the sap of poison ivy and related plants, and after injury to the plant, or late in the fall, the sap leaks to the surface of the plant, where under certain temperature and humidity conditions the urushiol becomes a blackish lacquer after being in contact with oxygen.[14][15][10] Urushi lacquer is very stable. It is able to withstand disturbances from alkali, acid, and alcohol, while also being able to resist temperatures of over 300 °C. However, the lacquer can be degraded by UV rays from the sun and other sources.[9]"
(please read my post just before this one ^^ as they are part of one thought)
I know I talk a lot about poo, sorry about that. But it is of interest because it is a pathway OUT.
I was once part of a group that was avoiding food chemicals and there was often talk there about "sticky poos". The million wiper, LOL.
(note I'm writing stiCky not stiNky) (probably stinky too but that isn't what we are discussing)
I have found with "toxic cat" that when he is feeling poorly he will also sometimes have sticky poos. As a long-haired cat a sticky poo can be quite "challenging".
STICKY poos could be related to this lacquer-type substance.
I also talked about fatty poos last week (light colored), and I think that fatty and sticky don't necessarily come together.
Of course, you can have the full combo of fatty and sticky, LOL.