melstan775
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I have an issue with my immune system that leads to chronic dry skin somewhat like contact dermatitis, but it's not that. It's just a sign of severe dehydration, which I also live with chronically (No I am not diabetic. I get asked this whenever I share this story, so just saying so, in case you were wondering). A couple weeks ago I had an attack of the skin issue on my hands after deep-cleaning my station (I'm a hairdresser). No surprise there, with people coming and going and the chemicals I work with, that I might have flare-ups often, right? No matter what - exfoliating, keeping hands dry, switching soaps, leaving skin alone, after three weeks this flare up is still strong. My hands are red, dry, a little ashy, backs of my fingers are red red red. It's kind of ugly, my hands feel like paper.
Anyway, I visited Melbourne Australia about three years ago. I picked up some handmade soaps at a little shop in Kyneton. Or Castlemaine, I can't remember. It's called Green Tree Frog by a company called Linen Press (banksandnoble) and it smells A-may-zing. I had one bar left so I opened it today, and washed my hands with it. It left me feeling dry at first (most soaps do anyway), but a couple hours later I am suddenly noticing a marked improvement in the condition of my hands. I can't say exactly what is different, but the red is less, the ashiness is a bit less. If I rub my palms on the back of my hands they feel less papery... but only slightly. They are softer, but only kind of. There's kind of a film feeling there, but not really (the soap was slightly slimy, so that might be it, but it's not slimy enough to be a turnoff).
I just checked the ingredients and the only chemical in it is EDTA. I'm wondering what's so different about this formulation that it might be an effective treatment when everything else has failed. I'll keep you posted and let you know in a couple days how I feel. I'm not one for thinking that surfacants are a big issue. In fact I posted a few days ago how much of an issue they aren't. And I've been using plain castile for a year and that's not helped much either. I'm scratching my head. But I can tell you my hands feel beter now after this last washing then they have in a month. If it does for the rest of my body what it did from my hands, I will be ordering this soap from Melbourne in mass shipments.
Anyway, I visited Melbourne Australia about three years ago. I picked up some handmade soaps at a little shop in Kyneton. Or Castlemaine, I can't remember. It's called Green Tree Frog by a company called Linen Press (banksandnoble) and it smells A-may-zing. I had one bar left so I opened it today, and washed my hands with it. It left me feeling dry at first (most soaps do anyway), but a couple hours later I am suddenly noticing a marked improvement in the condition of my hands. I can't say exactly what is different, but the red is less, the ashiness is a bit less. If I rub my palms on the back of my hands they feel less papery... but only slightly. They are softer, but only kind of. There's kind of a film feeling there, but not really (the soap was slightly slimy, so that might be it, but it's not slimy enough to be a turnoff).
I just checked the ingredients and the only chemical in it is EDTA. I'm wondering what's so different about this formulation that it might be an effective treatment when everything else has failed. I'll keep you posted and let you know in a couple days how I feel. I'm not one for thinking that surfacants are a big issue. In fact I posted a few days ago how much of an issue they aren't. And I've been using plain castile for a year and that's not helped much either. I'm scratching my head. But I can tell you my hands feel beter now after this last washing then they have in a month. If it does for the rest of my body what it did from my hands, I will be ordering this soap from Melbourne in mass shipments.
