At 10:13 PM 4/10/01 -0500, Stacie Tolen wrote:
>regarding petroleum products:
>Products containing beeswax or pure lanolin (Lansinoh) seal moisture in as
>well as petroleum without toxic side effects. Lansinoh is so pure that many
>people with wool allergies can use it. It is marketed for breastfeeding

Not me.  Any sheep oil, even highly refined, in the smallest amounts
produces blistering.  You can imagine what it was like when, as a kid, the
dermatologist had my mother rub me down with pure lanolin at night--and
wrap the chapped areas with plastic wrap to boot!  Heck, I can remember
that, 35 years later!

>women to use on sore nipples, it is so safe and pure that it does not have
>to be removed prior to nursing. Any drug store can special order Lansinoh,
>just ask at the drug counter. Burt's Bees makes a good lip salve which I
>believe is lanolin-free. http://www.burtsbees.com

I've also found wax based products have their own problems--they require,
I'm guessing, more natural moisture to begin with or something...  but I
will certainly check this out as I don't recognize the name--so it's one
thing I've not tried yet!

Thanks, btw...  not trying to be stubborn here, at all... it's just that
finding something that works even reasonably well has been something of a
life long quest :)

>Mary, regarding cracked lips:
>Ben gets chapped, cracked lips when he eats eggs or nuts, also pineapple,
>sesame, and a few other things. If I eat too many almonds, I also get
>chapped/cracked lips. I also have problems when I have too much of the amino
>acid that is in bananas (L. Arginine?) Maybe it's in almonds too? Anyway,
>maybe Larry has some other food sensitivities?
>
>By the way, when I eat foods that cause chapped lips, I notice the same sort
>of irritation *elsewhere* if you know what I mean.

I just wanted to note:  that's interesting.  As slightly chapped lips is
part and parcel of my winter existence (so tell me why I prefer cooler
climates?), I never really noticed if there was an allergic-type
connection...  when they get chapped in warm weather, I usually just assume
it's because I need to up my water intake even more (I drink over a gallon
a day normally).  Something else to note to observe!

Thanks!

Dianne