No, I never have tried lanolin. I didn't even know what it was; I looked it up, and was apprehensive, as wearing wool irritates my skin and causes or worsens the very skin problems I'm hoping to get rid of. But I took the plunge, based on your comment, and ordered a small tester of the pure stuff. About 18 bucks for 50g around here! It's not cheap (though cheaper than a drug prescription in America, that's for sure).
About an hour or so ago, I just took a shower and spread lanolin on everything red or itchy, except for my face (just in case I end up having some kind of reaction -- I probably should have just tried a small spot, but I guess I was a little too enthusiastic).
At the moment, I feel fairly itchy, but no itchier than I would normally feel without applying anything.
Now that I've jumped the gun and started applying already... I suppose I should ask, in your own case, when you use lanolin on yourself or your family, what have you found to be the best method in your own case?
Re: the oil wash for eczema, how did you mean? For the face? For other parts? And isn't it just an oil wash if one is washing off sunscreen or makeup? I do use soap on my body and shampoo/condition my hair about twice a week, but I don't wash my face with soap any more (except for rare cases such as getting grimy with actual grease or something). I do have dry skin problems around me eyes fairly regularly, but I've noticed it's linked to the eczema elsewhere, as is the eczema that sometimes appears on my hands; when I use topical steroids to treat my legs, it disappears all over my body, including from my eyes.
I must remember to change my pillowcase more often-- I'd already identified that as one possible source of problems and stocked up on more pillowcases, but I haven't actually been changing it enough.
Dietary restrictions to the level you're talking about (one piece of chocolate every few months???) would be a huge change. I am not completely against the notion, but it will take a fair amount of psyching myself up for it before going that route. I'd like to explore the other possible treatment actions further before taking that route. (Which, given how these things tend to work, probably means that it will be the one that ends up mattering the most at the end of the day! Oh well...)
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About an hour or so ago, I just took a shower and spread lanolin on everything red or itchy, except for my face (just in case I end up having some kind of reaction -- I probably should have just tried a small spot, but I guess I was a little too enthusiastic).
At the moment, I feel fairly itchy, but no itchier than I would normally feel without applying anything.
Now that I've jumped the gun and started applying already... I suppose I should ask, in your own case, when you use lanolin on yourself or your family, what have you found to be the best method in your own case?
Re: the oil wash for eczema, how did you mean? For the face? For other parts? And isn't it just an oil wash if one is washing off sunscreen or makeup? I do use soap on my body and shampoo/condition my hair about twice a week, but I don't wash my face with soap any more (except for rare cases such as getting grimy with actual grease or something). I do have dry skin problems around me eyes fairly regularly, but I've noticed it's linked to the eczema elsewhere, as is the eczema that sometimes appears on my hands; when I use topical steroids to treat my legs, it disappears all over my body, including from my eyes.
I must remember to change my pillowcase more often-- I'd already identified that as one possible source of problems and stocked up on more pillowcases, but I haven't actually been changing it enough.
Dietary restrictions to the level you're talking about (one piece of chocolate every few months???) would be a huge change. I am not completely against the notion, but it will take a fair amount of psyching myself up for it before going that route. I'd like to explore the other possible treatment actions further before taking that route. (Which, given how these things tend to work, probably means that it will be the one that ends up mattering the most at the end of the day! Oh well...)