Replied by Ted (Bangkok, Thailand)
Dear Stefiana: ACV alone won't work, whenever dry skin occurs, it is usually acidosis and lack of magnesium and certain dietary oils are lacking.
Hence, a simple remedy a more stronger one, might have been 2 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar plus 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water taken twice a day. If that was already tried, with the baking soda of course, but doesn't work, then just the 1/2 tablespoon of baking soda in 1/2 glass of water twice a day might be a more workable one.
The remedy of dry skin that has helped is evening primrose oil, 1000 mg and 1000 mg of flaxseed oil, some vitamin A 25,000 i.u. fish oils from omega 3, and 1000 mg of cod liver oil, and 2000 i.u. of vitamin E. Those can be taken once every other day or every day for 5 days out of a week. It takes about 2 weeks to notice some change. This will at least resolve some problems of the dry skin. Most skin lotions, should help moisturized, but I prefer aloe vera oil and allantoin added. Vitamin E that works most effectively on the skin are not the ones that is designed for the skin (e.g. tocopheryl acetate). The one that has worked extremely well turns out to be the natural vitamin E in alpha tocopheryl that people take and those softgels can be cut opened and apply thinly to help with the skin drying too, at least it helps with skin repairs, critically with the aloe vera oil, that is added in skin lotion, in small amount. It should be noted that most commercial vitamin E skin lotion do not use natural vitamin E and those need to buy them separately where it is designed for taken internally that can help the most.
Replied by Skeena (British Columbia, BC) on 06/08/2012
My question is: Is this contact dermatitis
A few summers ago, my left foot got itchy but only around my baby toe. Cold helped, allergy pills and cortisone. Lived with it, like when fall came and socks and shoes were worn more. No diagnosis from my doctor, but the 1% cream worked and kept the symptoms at bay for a long time.
Now, itchies are back. In full gorse. Not around my toes, but around my heel and the sole of my foot. Red bumps in a swirly line, not really a patch. Although, it feels like under the skin it's a huge patch. This time, got a stronger cream - beta methadone. Seems to help, but then - bang, it flares up again!
Does this really sound like contact dermatitis And only ever on one foot Thank you.
Replied by Laura (Shawnee Ks, USA) on 07/31/2012
so do I drink this or I just put this in my face 
