Mari (El Paso TX USA) on 10/01/2023
Just wanted to let you know of an inexpensive Mexican ointment called Pomada de La Campana. The ointment has helped me with dry skin patches under my eyes, it looked like dermatitis and now its almost gone. I dab on the dry area morning and night and so far it is working. My step dad used to have beautiful smooth skin during his 70s because he would use it every day. I hope it helps someone in the same situation. Some people have also indicated its helped them with acne.
Lou (Tyler, TX) on 03/08/2022
Sharon (Salt Lake City) on 01/07/2022
I have very dry skin and I started using sesame oil. It works great but it gets on everything. And it doesn't absorb quite as good as I would like. But, it does work so I may need to keep working with it. I found that when I use it on my face it takes away dark spots and is very healing for the skin.
FYI thanks, Sharon.
Alone53 (California) on 12/04/2021
After my flu was gone I stopped drinking the Hibiscus tea and my skin went back to being dry again sometime after that. So I went back to drinking 1 cup a day and my skin became less dry again. No doubt about it now, it really does help my dry skin.
Word of CAUTION: Hibiscus in general can cause low blood pressure and diuretic effects. It can also cause an imbalance of hormonal levels in the body. This is because of the presence of phytoestrogen which is a plant based estrogen naturally present in Hibiscus.
Jill (Berwyn, PA) on 12/03/2021
Kia (PA) on 12/01/2021
But it's my elbows that I had problems with - the skin on my elbows would become so dry, that it would crack and become painful, so I instinctively grabbed a jar of aloe vera gel, drop a blob of it in the palm of my hand, then dribbled a tiny bit of Rice Bran Oil in it and blended it together with my finger before massaging it over my elbows.
If one doesn't have any aloe vera gel, then sprinkle water on your elbow first, then apply Rice Bran Oil while the skin is wet and massage in.
I don't know that it's a 'cure', exactly, but it sure does feel lovely and the relief (for me) is instantaneous.
Mama to Many (TN) on 12/23/2020
I do also use a lotion bar, especially on my heels. It contains cocoa butter, beeswax and coconut oil.
If you are inclined to make such a thing it is simply the following:
You can add a teaspoon of peppermint essential oil and it will smell like a peppermint patty. :)
I melt the beeswax and coconut oil in a double boiler. Then gently melt in the cocoa butter. Add the peppermint oil once you remove it from the heat. You can pour it into soap molds.
You hold lotion bar in your hand and it melts a little off. It can also be placed in lip balm tubes to make a lip balm instead.
Enjoy!
~Mama to Many~
Papaya Ointment for Scaly Skin Maria (Canberra, Australia) on 06/19/2020
Well, it worked for my legs too. After the first application! Because it is sticky, I patted talcum powder over it. I applied it again two days later just in case, but that one application did it. My mother used the one mixed with petroleum jelly, I used a very natural one. I waited two weeks before reporting. Both types of ointment worked straight away. It's the Papaya.
My2cents (Sc) on 10/10/2018
Here is my method:
Beat one whole egg and place in a small covered bowl or jar. Apply to clean face. I usually apply 2-3 layers of the egg. I leave it for around 10-15 minutes then wash it off when I take my shower. I do this daily.
While my goal was to moisturize, I have noticed other benefits. I see a reduction in fine lines, as well as less blackheads and my pores seem to be tightening up. I had very large pores to start. I am very surprised by these results after using tis mask daily for a week. I am going to continue using this as it has been the best thing I have ever used. Also at night I pat my face down with rice water and leave it to dry. I do not rinse this off. It makes my skin feel very smooth and I do not need to moisturize when I use this. Maybe this will help someone else who is also at their wits end.
Justin (Reno, Nv) on 12/20/2017
I began taking 1 tsp internally per day for hair-related results and to my surprise by skin became softer than I can ever remember! I now take 1 tsp daily with each meal followed by a swig of water to wash it down. I don't take it religiously, but anytime I remember and have access. You could always just take one big dose at your convenience. Be careful: at higher doses (somewhere around 1 to 2 tbspn in a 24 hour period) castor oil will act as a laxative.
I'm not sure why castor oil hydrated my skin, but probably related to a health issue that the oil helped cleared up. Give it a try! You'll never have to buy body lotion again!
Wheat Germ Oil Applied Topically for Skin More Effective Than Coconut Oil Millicent (France) on 12/04/2017
Eat the coconut oil or put it on your hair but wheatgerm oil is more readily absorbed in my experience.
Mama To Many (Tn) on 08/12/2017
One of my toddlers (many years ago) had very dry cheeks, and none of his siblings did. He is an adult and still has a bit of trouble with that. Anyway, back then the pediatrician told me to use Eucerin. I did but don't it helped a ton.
My current favorite dry skin solution is 1/2 castor oil and 1/2 lanolin. I melt the lanolin and stir in castor oil. The resulting oil is very nourishing to the skin and usually makes skin very soft overnight. Castor oil alone works quite well but I find the addition of lanolin to be amazing.
~Mama to Many~
Donna (Colorado) on 03/30/2017
C. (Charlotte, NC) on 03/15/2015
A friend and I heard about black seed oil last summer (also know as black cumin seed oil or being billed as "curing everything except death". We decided to try it. Now I can't remember why except that what ever it was for, after I'd used or taken it several times, I felt like it wasn't doing anything for me. So I stuck it in the fridge.
When coconut oil stopped working for my skin, it popped into my head a couple of weeks ago that the black seed oil might help. I began rubbing a little on my hands every day, twice a day. Just enough to rub in without leaving any excess to look or feel greasy. Since then, my right hand looks remarkably better. There are still a few tiny spots where the skin still looks dry but I have to strain to see it and I think that's because I haven't used the oil in about a week.
I also began using it on my face because I noticed the coconut oil wasn't doing anything for my face other than softening my skin. It actually seemed to be leading to breakouts more and more. The black seed oil seems to be helping minimize breakouts and moisturizes well without leaving a greasy feeling.
For my face, I use it like a moisturizing cleanser. Meaning as soon as I come in for the evening, I put some on a cotton ball (not cotton pad) and use the oil to clean the day's dirt off. (Being careful to avoid the areas around and near my eyes.) I take a second cotton ball and go lightly over the same areas, to remove a little oil and any residual dirt. (Usually not much of either.) By the time I go to bed, any oil left has soaked into my skin. It looks nice and calm, feels like silk when I wake up.
If you try it, be careful NOT to get it near your eyes. The smell is slight but it causes my eyes to tear up if rubbed anywhere near them.
Nivchek (Rochester, Ny) on 01/23/2015
Angel (Olathe, Ks) on 01/07/2015
Shweta (India) on 02/08/2014
Everynight before going to bed, I apply sesame seed oil again on my feet and hands. Trust me, you won't complain about dry skin ever.
One more trick is to apply few drops of oil on your navel before going to bed.
Milo (Orange County, Ca) on 12/27/2013
Then I started soaking both my feet and hand in ACV for about 10 minutes at a time, 1-2 times a day. The results were dramatic within days and my skin looks normal after about 10 day. NO MORE CUTS and virtually no small cracks either.
I have had athletes foot most of my life, and the symptoms of it are also 95% gone and still improving.
Because the cracking was localized on my right hand (thumb to index finger) and did not respond to lotion, I suspected there might be something else at the root cause such as a fungus or reaction to something on my tools. (I use cordless drills a lot in my work). I heard that ACV is acidic and effective against fungus. It appears that ACV both mitigates the cause of the cracking and softens the loose dead skin so it can be easily removed with an abrasive dish pad which I would use after 1 out of 4 soakings.
My skin does seam to absorb lotion or coconut oil now, when before it seamed ineffective.
I HIGHLY recommend trying it.
Good Luck, Milo
Alicia (New York, Ny) on 06/27/2013
Joy (Battleground, Wash) on 05/15/2013
