Dermasil lotion and tats
Mama Lani
[On healing his new Yosemite Sam tattoo...which BTW, makes me wonder
since we're all RABbits...]
>...I used the Dermasil and man, am I impressed. This stuff did a really
>good job of healing my tat. The active ingredient is listed as
>dimethicone and Suave puts out a less expensive version of the same thing.
>I was wondering if anyone else out there has used this stuff on their
>ink and had good results too.
You might want to check out a report that Consumer Reports did last year,
on hand lotions. On the top as the Best Buy was your standard ordinary
yellow-bottled Vaseline Intensive Care. I think Dermasil is manufactured
by Vaseline. It's kind of a concentrated "special care" yuppie version
they have. The regular Dermasil ain't too expensive, but they have a max
version that's quite expensive.
In any event, I've discovered that I like both standard Vaseline lotions,
as well as my favorite (Johnson's baby lotion in the pink
bottle--non-greasy and smell like a fresh rugrat!). :>
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Jay Bangle
>la...@lava.net (Mama Lani) wrote:
[deletions]
>>bottle--non-greasy and smell like a fresh rugrat!). :>
>
>Mmmmm! Fresh rugrat! On a bed of lettuce! ;]
>
>Sorta like W.C. Field's response to the question, "How do you like
>children?"-- "Boiled".
Or the Birthday song, sung to "The Volga Boatmen's Song".
"I like children, yes I do
Baked or Boiled or in a Stew."
Jay
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Mama Lani
>l...@crl.com (Lee Thompson-Herbert) added:
>>For the extremely allergic, Eucerin and Moisturel are the dermatologist-
>>recommended creams...
>
K. A. Pohjola <aa...@detroit.freenet.org> wrote:
>Eucerin is an extremely *THICK* lotion, though, so it might be hard to
>spread it thin enough to cover a tat w/o getting too much on it and
>prolonging your healing period. i personally think it's too greasy, even
>for my dry skin...
I agree--Eucerin IS very thick and is difficult to spread thin (and then
you have to wash your hands because you get this oily sheen). I'm
wondering if thick lotion=good lotion for healing new tattoos. Lotions
(actually, it's more like a cream) like Eucerin may be great for rough,
dry skin--but tattoos aren't rough and dry. They need to stay moist, but
they also need to breathe. Also, if the lotion is so thick that you end
up having to rub it in, you might be doing more to encourage the peeling
of the onion skin peel than if you got a thinner lotion to just lightly
rub into your skin.
I think this is why I've moved AWAY from the expensive lotions like
Lubridern for healing tattoos--and just gone with the cheaper stuff
(Vaseline, Johnson's baby lotion, etc.). They tend to leave your clothes
less messy, too. Less goopy.
K. A. Pohjola
In a previous article, l...@crl.com (Lee Thompson-Herbert) says:
>In article <46pkbq$p...@malasada.lava.net>, Mama Lani <la...@lava.net> wrote:
>>Nicolas Baban <pir...@wolfe.net> wrote:
>>[On healing his new Yosemite Sam tattoo...which BTW, makes me wonder
>> since we're all RABbits...]
>>>...I used the Dermasil and man, am I impressed. This stuff did a really
>>>good job of healing my tat. The active ingredient is listed as
>>>dimethicone and Suave puts out a less expensive version of the same thing.
>>>I was wondering if anyone else out there has used this stuff on their
>>>ink and had good results too.
[snip-a-tola]
>For the extremely allergic, Eucerin and Moisturel are the dermatologist-
>recommended creams (even the Merck manual mentions Eucerin by name for
>dermatitis). They're $$$, but they have no fragrances at all.
Eucerin is an extremely *THICK* lotion, though, so it might be hard to
spread it thin enough to cover a tat w/o getting too much on it and
prolonging your healing period. i personally think it's too greasy, even
for my dry skin. small amounts might no be bad for a new, itchy tattoo,
though.
as always, YMMV. duh.
katester
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"Too much of a good thing can be wonderful." --Mae West
dmo...@coil.com
> Nicolas Baban <pir...@wolfe.net> raved about Dermasil for his new tattoo.
>
> >l...@crl.com (Lee Thompson-Herbert) added:
> >spread it thin enough to cover a tat w/o getting too much on it
>
> Lubridern for healing tattoos--and just gone with the cheaper stuff
> (Vaseline, Johnson's baby lotion, etc.). They tend to leave your clothes
> less messy, too. Less goopy.
>
>>>>
dermatologists. Most have recommended those thick 'goopy'
creams, which I personally cannot stand the feel of, because
most lotions have a higher alcohol content than creams, which can
exacerbate dry skin. I finally found the best of both worlds, it is
called Cetaphil, it is a cream with a low alcohal conternt but it is
not at all goopy and absorbs VERY quickly. 16oz is about $10.00
at the drugstore and it lasts forever. I healed my last 2 tats with it
and it worked great.
MJ
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I guess I'm just addicted
To the pain of delight
Melissa Etheridge
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Lee Thompson-Herbert
>>In article <46pkbq$p...@malasada.lava.net>, Mama Lani <la...@lava.net> wrote:
>>>Nicolas Baban <pir...@wolfe.net> wrote:
>>>[On healing his new Yosemite Sam tattoo...which BTW, makes me wonder
>>> since we're all RABbits...]
>>>>...I used the Dermasil and man, am I impressed. This stuff did a really
>>>>good job of healing my tat. The active ingredient is listed as
>>>>dimethicone and Suave puts out a less expensive version of the same thing.
>>>>I was wondering if anyone else out there has used this stuff on their
>>>>ink and had good results too.
>
>[snip-a-tola]
>
>>dermatitis). They're $$$, but they have no fragrances at all.
>
>prolonging your healing period. i personally think it's too greasy, even
>for my dry skin. small amounts might no be bad for a new, itchy tattoo,
>though.
>
>as always, YMMV. duh.
Duh, my fault. You're supposed to apply the stuff when your skin is
damp (like, you just got out of the shower). Then it's not like spreading
paste all over yourself. The lotions are proabably better if you're
applying it on dry skin.
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