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Posted 12/8/2013 2:31 AM (GMT 0)
Please excuse a dumb question, I'm still very new at this and some days I doubt my thought process.
After soaking in Detox bath of Epsom Salts, Ginger and peroxide I assume one should shower.. but what's best to combat the resulting dry skin we get in our cold winter climate? I understand the idea of the bath is to draw out the toxins so I don't want to seal them in with the wrong lotions.. does that make sense?

Background: Finally diagnosed Lyme late Oct.. LLMD does not suspect any co-infections. I've just started on Byron White A-L Complex 3 drops 2X day and continuing with Triphala Guggulu. Never did ABX - LLMD says it may follow IF the "natural" treatments don't work. Still functioning ok... not better.. not worse.
Posted 12/8/2013 5:01 AM (GMT 0)
You could rinse off, that would make sense. As far as combating dry skin, olive oil and coconut oil work well! I understand not wanting to use the wrong lotion. I would just assume natural is better and no parabens but i haven't quite figured out why parabens are bad!
Posted 12/8/2013 4:45 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you opugirl. I should have thought of the olive oil, my massage therapist/herbalist uses that as his base.
Posted 12/8/2013 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
There are no dumb questions when you find out you have this illness! :) There's a lot to learn about it, so keep on asking if you need to.

I get a lotion from Tropical Traditions that is a blend of coconut oil, jojoba oil, and palm oil, plus a few other things. It soaks into my skin better than just plain coconut oil.
Posted 12/8/2013 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
Agreed!! There are no dumb questions!!

I have used coconut oil for moisturizing for several years now - even for my hair! - for the same reasons you said, Mainerlady. The fewer toxins that I put in/on my body, the fewer I had to detox out!
Posted 12/8/2013 9:16 PM (GMT 0)
there are no dumb questions, only dumb answers... smilewinkgrin

My skin is so dry, that coconut oil doesn't do it for me in wintertime, although it is a wonderful product.
If you feel it doesn't do enough, you could also try pure unrefined shea butter. It works very well for the worst skin. My skin peels off in wintertime, but the sheabutter works great. Also good for massaging your stiff muscles.
Posted 12/9/2013 2:15 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you all for the thoughts and suggestions. I've been cruising the internet and when the snow stops today I'm going to harvest some pine needles and make an infusion with the only oil I have here at camp, EVOO. I have Juniper berries growing at home so will start an infusion of those to mix in.. maybe some ginger, rosemary, yarrow and lavender too. I'm thinking if I mix this with shea butter, that would work real well. I'll let you all know how it comes out. :-)
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