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Ashy skin and skin healing Darker skinned folks in particular, do you have any recommendations for good lotions and creams to prevent ashy skin, and also for scar removal (fading?) or to assist in healing skin? Something relatively affordable since we're not about to go to Tibet and milk a unicorn or anything like that. 
And no skin whitening products please! Any good stuff you've found that works well?  MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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Im light skinned but vaseline is the best!!
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DanceWme said: Damn, why didn't I think of that! I'll have a look next time I'm in town. I wonder if the missus is ok with the strong smell though (I like it, personally). MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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What? MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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It ain't for me, people. I already know my skin is fucked thanks to SCNDLS' thoroughly depressing and informative posts on that 'black don't crack' thread.  MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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It's funny that you brought this up cuz just last week I was struggling with how dry my skin has been lately because of the unusually cold, dry winter we've had in Dallas this year. My normal Kiehl's moisturizer just wasnt getting it.
So I started doing my research and was preparing to drop a grip on some fancy, schmancy cleansers, moisturizers and toners (often ashy/dry skin is not just from lack of moisture but also because your cleanser/soap is actually drying your skin out). While searching I came across Cetaphil online and decided to give their moisturizer and cleanser a try. I am officially in love with this stuff. After one use, the dry areas on my cheeks disappeared. The next day, I went to buy some new makeup, and the makeup artist who's done my face before said, "What are you using on your skin??? It feels like a baby's butt." I took that as a compliment. That was only after 2 uses, so needless to say Cetaphil is my SHIT!!! I use it on my hands and feet and keeps me well de-ashed. Plus, it's really inexpensive and available at a drugstore. 
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DanceWme said: I was putting this on my face for WEEKS to get rid of the dry skin on my face. The Cetaphil handled it in ONE night. | |
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SCNDLS said: It's funny that you brought this up cuz just last week I was struggling with how dry my skin has been lately because of the unusually cold, dry winter we've had in Dallas this year. My normal Kiehl's moisturizer just wasnt getting it.
So I started doing my research and was preparing to drop a grip on some fancy, schmancy cleansers, moisturizers and toners (often ashy/dry skin is not just from lack of moisture but also because your cleanser/soap is actually drying your skin out). While searching I came across Cetaphil online and decided to give their moisturizer and cleanser a try. I am officially in love with this stuff. After one use, the dry areas on my cheeks disappeared. The next day, I went to buy some new makeup, and the makeup artist who's done my face before said, "What are you using on your skin??? It feels like a baby's butt." I took that as a compliment. That was only after 2 uses, so needless to say Cetaphil is my SHIT!!! I use it on my hands and feet and keeps me well de-ashed.
that's what I use on my face to keep it young  [Edited 2/24/10 17:28pm] My Legacy
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SCNDLS said: It's funny that you brought this up cuz just last week I was struggling with how dry my skin has been lately because of the unusually cold, dry winter we've had in Dallas this year. My normal Kiehl's moisturizer just wasnt getting it.
So I started doing my research and was preparing to drop a grip on some fancy, schmancy cleansers, moisturizers and toners (often ashy/dry skin is not just from lack of moisture but also because your cleanser/soap is actually drying your skin out). While searching I came across Cetaphil online and decided to give their moisturizer and cleanser a try. I am officially in love with this stuff. After one use, the dry areas on my cheeks disappeared. The next day, I went to buy some new makeup, and the makeup artist who's done my face before said, "What are you using on your skin??? It feels like a baby's butt." I took that as a compliment. That was only after 2 uses, so needless to say Cetaphil is my SHIT!!! I use it on my hands and feet and keeps me well de-ashed. Plus, it's really inexpensive and available at a drugstore.
[Edited 2/24/10 17:27pm] Interesting.  We'll see if we can find it. Might be tricky here though. My wife needs it for body more than face (which is on the oily side so drying out a bit from soap is no bad thing). MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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Fauxie said: SCNDLS said: First
What? This is so ironical cuz JUST yesterday I was in a meeting and this lady was telling us about this new weight loss regimen she's doing. There were 3 black women and 2 white women in the room. The lady doing the weight loss thing was black and she was describing all the things she had to do and how strict the diet was. THEN she said, "BTW I can't use any lotions or creams on my body." White women's reaction: 
Black women's reaction:       "Fuck that, we'd rather be fat than ashy."  | |
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Fauxie said: SCNDLS said: It's funny that you brought this up cuz just last week I was struggling with how dry my skin has been lately because of the unusually cold, dry winter we've had in Dallas this year. My normal Kiehl's moisturizer just wasnt getting it.
So I started doing my research and was preparing to drop a grip on some fancy, schmancy cleansers, moisturizers and toners (often ashy/dry skin is not just from lack of moisture but also because your cleanser/soap is actually drying your skin out). While searching I came across Cetaphil online and decided to give their moisturizer and cleanser a try. I am officially in love with this stuff. After one use, the dry areas on my cheeks disappeared. The next day, I went to buy some new makeup, and the makeup artist who's done my face before said, "What are you using on your skin??? It feels like a baby's butt." I took that as a compliment. That was only after 2 uses, so needless to say Cetaphil is my SHIT!!! I use it on my hands and feet and keeps me well de-ashed. Plus, it's really inexpensive and available at a drugstore.
[Edited 2/24/10 17:27pm] Interesting. We'll see if we can find it. Might be tricky here though. My wife needs it for body more than face (which is on the oily side so drying out a bit from soap is no bad thing).They sell this internationally, most of the pics I found online were in Chinese or some Asian language. If you get that big tub of moisturizing cream you can put it all over your body. [Edited 2/24/10 17:34pm] | |
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SCNDLS said: DanceWme said: I was putting this on my face for WEEKS to get rid of the dry skin on my face. The Cetaphil handled it in ONE night. I never tried cetaphil but I believe u. I can't put cocoa butter on my face. I just put it on my arms, legs and nipples. | |
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DanceWme said: SCNDLS said: I was putting this on my face for WEEKS to get rid of the dry skin on my face. The Cetaphil handled it in ONE night. I never tried cetaphil but I believe u. I can't put cocoa butter on my face. I just put it on my arms, legs and nipples. First
Secondly, I knew I shouldn't be putting that on my face cuz I was scared it would break me out, but I was sooo desperate. Chile, I was dancing a jig after using the Cetaphil. It saved me $100 easily.  | |
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SCNDLS said: DanceWme said: I never tried cetaphil but I believe u. I can't put cocoa butter on my face. I just put it on my arms, legs and nipples. First
Secondly, I knew I shouldn't be putting that on my face cuz I was scared it would break me out, but I was sooo desperate. Chile, I was dancing a jig after using the Cetaphil. It saved me $100 easily. Is cetaphil good to wear in the summertime? Like would it make u hot? Cuz wearing cocoa butter in the summer is just a no no. | |
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SCNDLS said: Fauxie said: What? This is so ironical cuz JUST yesterday I was in a meeting and this lady was telling us about this new weight loss regimen she's doing. There were 3 black women and 2 white women in the room. The lady doing the weight loss thing was black and she was describing all the things she had to do and how strict the diet was. THEN she said, "BTW I can't use any lotions or creams on my body." White women's reaction:
Black women's reaction: "Fuck that, we'd rather be fat than ashy." My wife has a myriad of body lotions, foot creams, smoothing lotions and whatnot, but they're not working all that well. I'm thinking there's probably better stuff on the market than what she has. MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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DanceWme said: SCNDLS said: First
Secondly, I knew I shouldn't be putting that on my face cuz I was scared it would break me out, but I was sooo desperate. Chile, I was dancing a jig after using the Cetaphil. It saved me $100 easily. Is cetaphil good to wear in the summertime? Like would it make u hot? Cuz wearing cocoa butter in the summer is just a no no. Now, you just trynna fry your ass wearing cocoa butter outside in the summer.
I'm not sure since I just started using it last week. But it doesn't have that lardy composition like cocoa butter. I think it would be fine. It's amazingly thick but disappears into your skin immediately. I've been using it as a hand cream (my hands are notoriously ashy) and it works great! | |
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FauxReal said: Tried this too, didn't work on me. | |
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SCNDLS said: Fauxie said: Interesting. We'll see if we can find it. Might be tricky here though. My wife needs it for body more than face (which is on the oily side so drying out a bit from soap is no bad thing).They sell this internationally, most of the pics I found online were in Chinese or some Asian language. If you get that big tub of moisturizing cream you can put it all over your body. [Edited 2/24/10 17:34pm] Cool. I'm going to look for it in Watson's and places like that. Is Watson's an American chain? Maybe Boots might have it? MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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How about specifically for scars and healing the skin quicker? My wife's such a monkey, a real all-action tomboy, and she gets scrapes and scratches all the time (she's kinda clumsy too), and the marks take months to fade and sometimes never disappear. There's a long 3 or 4 inch mark on her arm where she grazed herself falling down that after 2 years is still faintly visible. MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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Fauxie said: SCNDLS said: They sell this internationally, most of the pics I found online were in Chinese or some Asian language. If you get that big tub of moisturizing cream you can put it all over your body. [Edited 2/24/10 17:34pm] Cool. I'm going to look for it in Watson's and places like that. Is Watson's an American chain? Maybe Boots might have it? I've never heard of Watson's but I've seen Cetaphil in other countries because the manufacturer is a Swiss company. No worries Fauxie, your "wife" will be silky smooth in no time.  | |
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SCNDLS said: Fauxie said: Cool. I'm going to look for it in Watson's and places like that. Is Watson's an American chain? Maybe Boots might have it? I've never heard of Watson's but I've seen Cetaphil in other countries because the manufacturer is a Swiss company. No worries Fauxie, your "wife" will be silky smooth in no time. What now?
I'm going to ask a friend of mine. She gets all her creams and stuff half price from a friend's shop.  MY COUSIN WORKS IN A PHARMACY AND SHE SAID THEY ENEMA'D PRANCE INTO OBLIVION WITH FENTONILS!! | |
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Fauxie said: SCNDLS said: I've never heard of Watson's but I've seen Cetaphil in other countries because the manufacturer is a Swiss company. No worries Fauxie, your "wife" will be silky smooth in no time. What now?
I'm going to ask a friend of mine. She gets all her creams and stuff half price from a friend's shop.  I know this is all a subterfuge to excuse your desire to feel soft and silky smooth like a girl and to eradicate the effects of sun damage. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be pretty. | |
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DanceWme said: SCNDLS said: I was putting this on my face for WEEKS to get rid of the dry skin on my face. The Cetaphil handled it in ONE night. I never tried cetaphil but I believe u. I can't put cocoa butter on my face. I just put it on my arms, legs and nipples.  "We may deify or demonize them but not ignore them. And we call them genius, because they are the people who change the world." |
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SCNDLS said: Fauxie said: Cool. I'm going to look for it in Watson's and places like that. Is Watson's an American chain? Maybe Boots might have it? I've never heard of Watson's but I've seen Cetaphil in other countries because the manufacturer is a Swiss company. No worries Fauxie, your "wife" will be silky smooth in no time. I love that, Aquaphor and for me as a personal preference because of my tendency to get hyperpigmentation from clogged pores (bacne) I use 100% coconut oil (refined) to mix with a lotion. The coconut oil absorbs deeply and helps my dark spots to fade fast. | |
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bboy87 said: DanceWme said: I never tried cetaphil but I believe u. I can't put cocoa butter on my face. I just put it on my arms, legs and nipples.  | |
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SCNDLS said: Fauxie said: What now?
I'm going to ask a friend of mine. She gets all her creams and stuff half price from a friend's shop. I know this is all a subterfuge to excuse your desire to feel soft and silky smooth like a girl and to eradicate the effects of sun damage. There's nothing wrong with wanting to be pretty. you need to school a dude on the ped egg beneficiials .... esp. a dude that always sports a nice flipflop. | |
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