Eczema Boil

To be fair, I’m notorious for starting projects and never finishing them. But! having said that, I am not abandoning this blog.
A few months ago someone suggested a joint venture to me, the largest either of us have ever attempted, and I’ve been working on it since. It probably won’t pan out until 2010 or [...]

Try acupuncture.
Avoid scratching what’s left of my right eyebrow as much as possible. Maybe part of the missing spot will grow back.
Find exercise clothing that’s cotton and not tight.
Shower in the evening, since my skin recovers better in the cool, damp night air.

For the past several weeks I haven’t felt inspired to post much, as [...]

It’s Friday, and I had a bad skin week.
On Monday and Tuesday it was about 95′F at the office, so I was expecting some kind of dermal explosion.
On Wednesday it showed up. I woke up with my face, chest, arms and knees breaking out. I put on my office clothes and planned on going in, [...]

Life has been going pretty fast since the beginning of June and my head is still a bit off kilter from it. So today I’m going to use a simpler writing structure – a list.
Currently Building for the Eczema Boil:

I’m writing three posts on homemade bandages; two on knitting and one on reclaimed socks.
I’m working [...]

CNN has another great article on allergies.
While they list several things that may be triggering a reaction and you don’t know it, the first thing on the list struck me as particularly interesting:
Limonene, a zesty compound in lime and other citrus fruits, gives many people watery eyes and a burning sensation in the nose, according [...]

I have to say off the bat that I hate seeing photos like this of myself, and struggling with the idea of posting this. But, I understand that others want to see what eczema looks like in different stages.
As you can see, I had half of an eyebrow. The rest of the hairs had [...]

If you have large weeping sores on your joints, or other areas of skin that flex frequently, cloth bandages can be very helpful. They keep the fluid from spreading, they keep the wound clean, and if they look nice people think they’re a fashion accessory.
Over the years I’ve experimented with different fabrics and techniques, and [...]

Random Party Guest: “Corn?!”
Me: “Yeah.”
RPG: “That’s a random thing to be allergic to.”
Me: “No more than anything else.”
RPG: “So, like, anything with corn?”
Me: “Yeah.”
RPG: “It’s in everything!”
Me: “Yeah.”
He thinks for a few moments, eyes darting around like the mouse in his head got trapped in a maze. And then he asks my favorite question. The [...]

Do you know how many blogs about personal experience with eczema there are? The ones that are still updated, and in English, are listed to the right in the Allergy/Skin Links.
That’s five to represent the millions of people in the world with eczema.
If we don’t talk about it, no one will know that it’s not [...]

In the eternal quest for better hair removal without making my skin swell, I have a new epilator – the Emjoi Optima.
Last night I tried it on the least sensitive part of my leg and I rather like it. It stung for a second, but was nothing really compared to razor burn. It also didn’t [...]