Some people are chemically intolerant to petroleum products including petrolatum cream. It dries my skin but can cause different reactions in others.
I react to detergents, perfumes (the cheaper synthetic kinds) Pert shampoo being one of the worst for me. Nylons and such can be a problem depending on the % of it in cloth. I am getting better with homeopathic treatment but I have learned a lot about the content of things including vitamins (many petroleum products in them as many are distilled using petroleum products or have dyes made for them) So I spent a lot of money till I thought to ask the other people in my chemically intolerant group what kind they used. Nulife and Quest brands was what they could tolerate. While I was there I found out about Colloidal Silver and how many used it for a deodorant and other uses. So I ended up since 1977 using both Quest vitamins and Colloidal Silver along with the group. Louise -----Original Message----- From: John Plumridge [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 12:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Eczema-Allergies - polyester On 13 Feb 2005, at 19:39, Judydownmaine wrote: A 70 y o friend had severe skin eruptions recently -- open wounds really, mostly from her waist down and under her bra. The conclusion was that it was not detergent allergy but polyester allergy. She put petrolatum based medication (from doctor) on it and it was REALLY reactive. Petrolatum is meant to be 'inert'. I found it is the active ingredients (preservatives that cause a reaction. These vary. Still, I wonder how the skins breathing is affected by petrolatum, and that means toxin expulsion, as well control of bacteria. So continuous use is I suspect not good at all. The how is it for healing of the skin. I read in a dermatologists account how when a skin infection is suspected, vaseline spreads the infection. When we put on epiderm ( a thicker version of an aqueous petrolatum cream) my son came up in pustles. This time he contracted staph. after we put on vaseline just twice. cream lotions are divided into two: day and night: the night creams mean less water. These days cheaper usually types are usually are petrolatum based. Night creams are meant o be used less frequently, because of toxin build up and skin breathing. My conclusion is its not good for you ever. My intuition was always that. I never liked the look, smell, or feel of it. KNowing its source made me incredulous that people could use it. Might as well use cling film! We usually use olive oil. Now we are using coconut oil, as it apparently has antiseptic properties, and forms a good protective barrier, as well as nourishing the skin, because it is semi-solid. we shall try shea too, and have jojoba and wheatgrerm on our list. St. John's wort and calendula in combination, of macerated oils are useful for eczema/psorasis too, and septic skin. A geriatric nurse told her that polyester-petroleum allergy can come on fast and is now more comnmon because of our synthetic clothing materials. What about children with all those fleece, easy dry kids thing? Judy Down Maine
