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PrintablePREDOMINANT said: CarrieMpls said: 
Like I said, that could just have been a coincidence. I just happened to notice cause a friend was asking how my skin was reacting to quitting smoking. I don't even know if that would affect it at all.I am not sure exactly what happens (dermatologically) when you quit but it is not going to happen over night and a few months would seem right for a total detox. It might just be that you old regimen is too rich for your post-smoke skin. Try something new that is a little lighter. I am no expert though. sounds logical!  | |
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CarrieLee said: Carrie find a place that sells dermalogica and get faced mapped. They have special products for sensitive skin that may help. You could also have a food allergy that's causing flare ups. I was eating a jar of peanut butter a month and then found out I was allergic! If you are slathering moisturizer on that has something in it that you're allergic to then it's going to make things worse.
Good luck! Thanks, lady! I was hoping you'd reply since you've been all about this lately. Since I've got the appointment with the dermatologist, I'll wait and see what she says now. But the allergy angle is interesting... hmm..... |
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ZombieKitten said: PREDOMINANT said: I am not sure exactly what happens (dermatologically) when you quit but it is not going to happen over night and a few months would seem right for a total detox. It might just be that you old regimen is too rich for your post-smoke skin. Try something new that is a little lighter. I am no expert though. sounds logical! Thats the way I roll. Happy is he who finds out the causes for things.Virgil (70-19 BC). Virgil was such a lying bastard! | |
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Hi, Carrie! 
To help me quit smoking, I used this medication where one of the side effects made me crazy-thirsty. I was drinking water like a fiend and my skin became INCREDIBLE (in a good way), it was smoother and softer than I'd ever experienced. So I would definitely try hydrating from the inside out w/water (not coffee or tea or diet sodas, like I used to like to do) Like you, I'm also a red head w/sensitive skin and for the last several years, I'd been experiencing year-round eye watering. An opthamologist recommended drinking a Tablespoon of liquid flaxseed oil in a glass of cranberry juice (to help deal w/the taste), and it miraculously did the job! Flax seed oil helps moisturize and calm inflammation in mucous membranes and skin--that could be helpful for you, too! An aesthetician I saw recommended it when my skin was getting dry, so that plus the opthamologist's suggestion cemented it!  [Edited 1/19/09 15:42pm] AKA, AnotherLoverToo | |
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CarrieAnn said: Hi, Carrie!
To help me quit smoking, I used this medication where one of the side effects made me crazy-thirsty. I was drinking water like a fiend and my skin became INCREDIBLE (in a good way), it was smoother and softer than I'd ever experienced. So I would definitely try hydrating from the inside out w/water (not coffee or tea or diet sodas, like I used to like to do) Like you, I'm also a red head w/sensitive skin and for the last several years, I'd been experiencing year-round eye watering. An opthamologist recommended drinking a Tablespoon of liquid flaxseed oil in a glass of cranberry juice (to help deal w/the taste), and it miraculously did the job! Flax seed oil helps moisturize and calm inflammation in mucous membranes and skin--that could be helpful for you, too! An aesthetician I saw recommended it when my skin was getting dry, so that plus the opthamologist's suggestion cemented it!
[Edited 1/19/09 15:42pm] Good tips! Both of them! Thanks. |
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CarrieMpls said: CarrieAnn said: Hi, Carrie!
To help me quit smoking, I used this medication where one of the side effects made me crazy-thirsty. I was drinking water like a fiend and my skin became INCREDIBLE (in a good way), it was smoother and softer than I'd ever experienced. So I would definitely try hydrating from the inside out w/water (not coffee or tea or diet sodas, like I used to like to do) Like you, I'm also a red head w/sensitive skin and for the last several years, I'd been experiencing year-round eye watering. An opthamologist recommended drinking a Tablespoon of liquid flaxseed oil in a glass of cranberry juice (to help deal w/the taste), and it miraculously did the job! Flax seed oil helps moisturize and calm inflammation in mucous membranes and skin--that could be helpful for you, too! An aesthetician I saw recommended it when my skin was getting dry, so that plus the opthamologist's suggestion cemented it!
[Edited 1/19/09 15:42pm] Good tips! Both of them! Thanks. Flax seed has soooo many benefits that we should all be taking it daily 
Hydration is key too...good points CarrieAnn...hey that's my name!  | |
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CarrieLee said: CarrieMpls said: Good tips! Both of them! Thanks. Flax seed has soooo many benefits that we should all be taking it daily
Hydration is key too...good points CarrieAnn...hey that's my name! Hi, CarrieCeeLee!
Yeah, there's this great company near me called Barleans Organic Oils http://www.barleans.com/ and they make some great stuff! I buy it at local stores--the cold pressed stuff that has to be refrigerated. It comes in some flavors now, like cinammon, to help w/taste AKA, AnotherLoverToo | |
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CarrieMpls said: horatio said: yup dont laugh, all the girls i know laugh about its name
Your not going to want to go out with it on your face. But i would say putting it on when your at home about every other day or just to the affected area will clear it up asap. And kill any bacteria. And it has zero potential to dry or irritate your skin. One bottle could last you several months if you only use it in that manner. You can also take it internally, but some people cant get past the taste. I use it, say if i burn myself while cooking. The healing process doesn't go through all the stages it typically would. And the wound is never sensitive or stinging or blistering like it would typically. That stuff is expensive!! A friend of mine thinks I may have rosacea as well. 
She referred me to her dermatologist who I looked up online and turns out has been named a top dermatologist in the state! And she’s in my insurance network! So I called to make an appointment and being a new patient can’t get in with her until the end of February. Sigh… But I’m gonna see if I can get some moles removed at the same time.
At least I’ve got an appointment, now, though. much cheaper than the dr. appointment and all the treatments they are going to sell you | |
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