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[hiddenmuse]

Right now, I'm having a hate-hate relationship with my skin.

Besides the rosacea flare-up, I'm also dealing with being itchy all over my arms, neck and a few random spots on my face. I have no clue where it came from, just that it makes me feel like taking a bath in Calamine lotion.

I'll have to wait until I get home to slather on the hydrocortisone cream and/or take a shower with the Aveeno oatmeal bath/shower gel.

In the meantime, I'm going to do what I can to keep from scratching myself all to hell.

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[suspiria.livejournal.com]

i have super-sensitive skin and i LOVE that aveeno oatmeal bath stuff. it's a life saver.

[moongirli.livejournal.com]

I get that occasionally, too. I always assumed it was a larger breakout, something related to rosacea that runs in my family.

[bluefate.livejournal.com]

Kukui nut creme.
You have to order it from Hawaii, but it's really the best stuff ever. Ahh...this stuff (http://www.visitlahaina.com/Detail.bok?no=129), it's great for sun burn, though it sounds like you touched someone who got poison ivy.
Anyway, I found you when looking for people who had "Alton Brown" among their interests, and I liked your default icon.

[hiddenmuse.livejournal.com]

Yep - it's really good stuff!

[hiddenmuse.livejournal.com]

It sucks - and I found out that it was an allergic reaction to the cat fur/dander on my clothes. That's what I get for not taking my allergy meds for a few days!

[hiddenmuse.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I like your icon, too. :)

I don't know of anyone around me that has/had poison ivy, although I found the culprit. Apparently my pet allergies are quite serious, since I probably had some dander on my clothes (or body) and I'd missed taking my allergy meds for a couple of days. Once I took a dose of the meds, the itching stopped. (go figure!)

[moongirli.livejournal.com]

Eek! I found out two weeks ago what happens when I don't take mine: shortness of breath, exhaustion, and the normal stuffy nose, runny eyes, etc.

[bluefate.livejournal.com]

I hate the mystery allergies. I don't have much to complain about except randomly not being able to breath out of my nose... we're going to say dust.
Yay for relief!