Eczema Boil

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 [...]

Seventh Generation Liquid Dish Soap in Free and Clear, which I’ll just call the Good Stuff, because that was far too long winded, is awesome.
I’ve always found it nearly impossible to do dishes because my hands would turn bright red and swell. I figured it was a combination of the orange soap and too much [...]

And I’m not even kidding.
Nourish-mint. This is the only lip balm I’ve ever used that doesn’t make my skin react. It also lasts long enough that I only need to apply it two or three times a day. While it’s $15/tube, it’s worth it to me. Goodbye crocodile kisses, hello one more illusion of being [...]

From CNN. Here’s the short run down:

Take a Test – Bear in mind there are several kinds and they are not always accurate. As a child they said I was not allergic to apples [though I am] but I was allergic to horse hair [though I don't sneeze around horses].
Medicine Kit – Such as an [...]

Back in high school, about 12 years ago, I used Hair Off Mittens instead of shaving my legs.
They’re little tubes of super fine grade sandpaper that you use to gently rub off hair and dead skin. It was a little irritating but didn’t cause a giant rash like razors do. Since my local drugstore doesn’t [...]

Pubmed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institute of Health and very useful to anyone with a little curiosity and time. After 20 minutes of hunting on the first day I discovered information on the following.

Polysensitivity – patients with multiple contact allergies
UV light sensitivity in patients with atopic [...]

Natural All Purpose Cleaner, Facial Tissues, and Natural Laundry Detergent Liquid

Bath products ‘can treat eczema’. Despite the title there is still disagreement about it, which points out the old rule; even with the same disease everyone’s skin is different.
I tried something new for lunch today, the delicious Amy’s Organic Black Bean Vegetable soup.