Curel vs. vaseline
JXStern
I finally tried it as a good daytime moisterizer that wouldn't mess up
clothes. Hey, I really liked it, and now have been using it at night,
too. It seems about as effective as plain petroleum jelly without the
mess -- in fact, by comparison, I now see that the petroleum jelly
probably is/was a bit irritating.
No clearing from this (so far!), but a nice help for coping.
As usual, YMMV.
J.
MissC
Is this product only available in the US? I can't find a distributor in NZ.
Kim
Curel? It's made by Andrew Jergens who per their website are a
subsidiary of Kao Corp in Japan who per their website do sell curel in
Asia (they don't list the countries or if that includes a broader
Pacific area that might include NZ).
There's a contact form at curel's site to ask them directly -
http://www.curel.com/about_curel/contact_us.html
if you want to try
You could undoubtedly buy it through an online supplier, although
watch out for the shipping charges,
That being said, they're just a good moisturizer. There are a ton of
other ones before you put a lot of money and effort into it. Nor is it
a universal panacea - Curel actually aggrevates my skin, although
that's pretty unusual. While one of the ingredients is petrolatum,
which I just buy on its own and use instead of vaseline (becaue it
absorbs better) for really heavy duty moisturizing.
Anyway, the company should be able to help you identify foreign
distributors.
Kim
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and posted twice monthly to a ng near you.
MissC
Thanks Kim, I am going to look into it. I'm having issues staying
moisturized at the moment and I've ruined so many clothes with the
greasy types. It's all a bit of a mission, yanno?
Anyhoo, I found this really good homeopathic "skin soothe" lotion
which is made by a local herbalist. It has jojoba, pine and a heap of
other incredients which really take away the discomfort - but it's a
very thin, short lasting lotion which absorbs in seconds. I might ask
if he can help me create a greasier one.
Hope all is well.
~C
Steve Cassidy
msbe...@dancenet.co.nz (MissC) wrote:
> but it's a
> very thin, short lasting lotion which absorbs in seconds.
Does it absorb, or evaporate? What happens if you put some on and then
quickly cover it with cling-film for a few minutes?
I find occlusion (the technical term for 'cover with cling-film) increases
the potency of any given substance about a hundredfold...
MissC
It absorbs in seconds on the actual lesions and evaporates on the
surrounding skin. I usually only cover with cling wrap when I am using
daivonex & dermol together. Tonight I'll have a go at putting on the
cling wrap when I use it and see what happens. Will let you know.
The herbal lotion has a selection of all natural ingredients which
feel a bit like an anaesthetic when on the skin but it's water based
so it doens't last long.