pampering yourself--QUESTION

[Nasoosie]

Well, I sure as heck don't want breast cancer, as that's what my mother died of. I suppose I should just let my face dry out and get older faster, rather than die of breast cancer. Sigh-----and just when I found something for my face that I love. I have never found anything else I like, or that works, or that I can afford.

Thanks for your input---I really do appreciate it although I am so disappointed to learn it!

What about plain old butter? Or what about lard? I also have something put out by Suave, years ago (one of those dusty tops in my cache!) called "Skin Silkening" Light sesame oil. If I can remember to use this long before it's time to leave in the morning, I can get it to sink in so I don't look soaking wet from a bath! Maybe I'll give that stuff another try! Anybody ever hear of this?

[Redetotry]

Hate to tell you this Soos but toss out the stuff if it's been there that long! For my dry skin this winter I found Jojoba oil stopped the itch immediately and did wonders for the dryness. It's an oil and a little goes a long way. Found it was good as a moisturizer for my make up as well as really helping the dry skin all over my body!
It is by Aura Cacia Organics if there is a health food store anywhere around they will probably have this or you can order it from Amazon for $10.32. Here's the link.

http://www.amazon.com/Aura-Cacia-Organi ... B000MX9XOY

[BarbaraRose]

Soos, there are lots of natural ingredients that you can use on your face. Mayo is suppose to be very good for your skin as an exfolient and a moisturizer (gotta rinse it off tho). Also honey and egg yolk make a good mask. And yogurt is also good. You can mix that with honey too. I can get you specific recipes/instructions if you are interested!

[VickieP]

I've used Oil of Olay for many, many years, well, since around the time I graduated high school in 1978. I remember some lady, doing a home make-up party thing tried to tell me that it was made of mink oil, I would grow a hairy face! So far so good... and anyway I could just shave and make me a mink coat.

[dpf]

Soos...try Dionne Udder Balm. http://www.originaludderbalm.com/udderbalm/ We use it all the time in the shop. The formaldehyde on fabric can really do a number on hands. Yes...it's made for cows udder...it's a yellow creamy looking pudding like stuff...and it's great. It's often sold in cosmetic areas in little 4 ounce tubes as body cream for about $4.00 a pop. I buy 4# jugs of it for my workers for about $20. Some of them were a little leery of it at first, but I told them to consider what cow's udders are exposed to all winter and also if it had any dangerous effects the FDA would not let it be used on a food source. It isn't greasy or sticky but does the job. They think it's great now and we go through about 20# a year. Okay...let the smart a$$ comments commence!

[mitch5252]

Okay...let the smart a$$ comments commence!

None coming from me - I used to use it all the time (different brand, but same 'purpose').

[Redetotry]

I just can't resist Mitch, hands or for udder purposes?

Oh no, I'm going to be sorry for this she's going to get me.

[mitch5252]

I just can't resist Mitch, hands or for udder purposes?

Oh no, I'm going to be sorry for this she's going to get me.

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I know they're big, but they're boobies, not udders!
(boy, you're getting as mean as You-Know-Who!)

An udder is an organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals, especially ruminants such as cattle, goats, sheep and deer. The udder is a single mass hanging beneath the animal, consisting of pairs of mammary glands.


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[snowball]

[quote="dpf"]...try Dionne Udder Balm. http://www.originaludderbalm.com/udderbalm/ We use it all the time in the shop. The formaldehyde on fabric can really do a number on hands. Yes...it's made for cows udder...it's a yellow creamy looking pudding like stuff...and it's great.

My daughters used this for diaper rashes as the preferred ointment for diaper rash!
sheila

[AlmostThere]

Udder Balm is sold right at the counter at the fabric store I use to frequent when living in Alaska. Allot of people, even men, use this up there.

[Nasoosie]

I still have a can of udder balm at the leanto! I used to use this all the time when I was not working, but, at work, the smell of it seems to turn people off! (Has a very strong menthol-like odor) I guess I should just tell them to get lost, and hike down there and get it again! I could swear it has petroleum jelly in it, though? No? I shall go get it and check it out.

[dpf]

Think we might be talking about two different udder "butters" Soos! Is the one you're referring to more the consistency of vaseline and yellow in color? The one I posted for you is more like a thick lotion and has a very pleasant scent and it's greasy at all.

[Sparkle]

I can't remember the brand name of the Vaseliney one. It came in a square green can. Has anyone tried Corn Huskers Lotion for their hands. I used to use it all the time.

[Bethers]

Where's this info about vaseline being bad for us? After I had surgery once, the doctors made me use vaseline on my face for a long, long time - had to keep it on day and night - what a pain. I forgot to wipe it off before going to get a haircut, and my stylist didn't want to say anything - then all those little hairs were falling and landing - needless to say the side with the vaseline made me look like I had sprouted LOTS of facial hair. Anyway, it was cheap and worked really well - and kept me from scarring, so I liked it. But it causes cancer? I don't use it often now, but still use it when my feet or hands get really bad - or my lips, for that matter. On my feet if they get really dry, I lather vaseline on them and then put socks on - amazing what a difference they are a few hours later. Now, if I could sleep in socks, I'd do that overnight, but I can't.

As to pedicures - have only had a couple professional ones - each time I got a wonderful foot massage - and if I could convince myself that the cost (it wasn't expensive, but I'm cheapo here on things like that for myself) I'd get one regularly. Oh, that was wonderful.

[BarbaraRose]

Ok, here is a link to more info regarding petroleum jelly and mineral oil for those of you who want to know more about it and it's effects. I am discovering that almost all beauty products have at least some mineral oil in them, so you would have to look hard for something that doesn't have it. Probably from a health food store or an organic skin care web site.

http://www.ecogreenbeauty.com/?tag=petr ... c-products