BadOctopus
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Hey, I have a question on a fashion issue on which no one can seem to agree: should redheads wear pink?
Hey, I have a question on a fashion issue on which no one can seem to agree: should redheads wear pink?
I.... think you may have read my comment in haste. I said "red-head", not "red-neck".PC anyone can wear anything they want comments aside... I think no. I think you're faking being red neck if you're only going to wear camo if it's pink, or only going to use a gun if it's pink. Unless you live in Candyland or Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Then it's weird if you don't wear pink camo. A HUGE part of being redneck is NOT caring about fashion or appearance. Pink camo is definitely just a fashion statement, and thus undermines some key principles of being a red neck.
I.... think you may have read my comment in haste. I said "red-head", not "red-neck".
Hahaha! That's okay. Happens to all of us.I absolutely read it wrong. Not once, but TWICE I read it wrong. Hahaha. Ohhh man..
But no, I'm red headed and I look awful in pink. It makes my skin look blotchier and redder. Green is a better color for red heads.
Hahaha! That's okay. Happens to all of us.
I never wear pink for the same reason. It makes my skin look atrocious. I do wear a lot of green, and royal blue. Teal is a good color for redheads, too.
Coal tar soap doesn't stink, but I have the EXACT same problem, I itch like CRAZY after I've shaved and sometimes even when I haven't. It feels like ants biting me and I will tear up my skin.
Things that have helped me:
Cutting down on shaving altogether. I shave when necessary, and only when necessary. That's really been the biggest help, unfortunately.
I use an electric razor on my legs. It doesn't waste water, it's cheaper, and it cuts close enough to be smooth for a day (only) but not so close that it causes ingrown hairs and issues. I can use this more frequently than I can a straight razor (more than once every 2 weeks with a straight razor drives my skin bananas. I've given up on it entirely except in rush-hour emergencies and just use straight razors on sensitive areas like the underarms now. Legs? All electric now-a-days, and it helps a LOT.) + moisturizing after shaving.
I use apple cider vinegar, full strength, on my legs sometimes.. about 5 minutes before I get into the shower, I just rub a cotton ball all over it and let it sit on the skin until I jump in--usually while I'm pinning my hair and brushing my teeth.
Cooling menthol spray when they itch. I use biofreeze when it's real bad, and a cooling spray from avon that is FANTASTIC and usually goes on sale cheap Avon - Moisture Therapy Calming Relief Anti-Itch Spray Lotion customer reviews - product reviews - read top consumer ratings It smells fine and it isn't invasive and I use it weekly at least. Hydrocortisone creams are stupid and do NOT work on my skin anymore, I use those tubes up like candy. Making the skin cold, and covering it so I don't itch are the best and cheapest.
Moisturize!! LIKE CRAZY! Before you shave, after you shave, daily... Everything. Aquaphor when I shave with a straight razor, Curel's anti-itch lotion daily, and baby oil or baby oil gel when I remember.
Light exfoliation. I use a microfiber cloth in the shower now, and I scrub my body with that, and it works pretty well for my legs.. it's soft but still abrasive enough to scrub the dead skin away, and you want to keep sloughing off the skin to keep ingrown hairs from forming.
Also, hot hot water isn't the best for the skin.. I never listen to that rule, I love hot showers, but cooler water is best for it. I find running some cooler/cold water over my legs when I am done in the shower helps.
A mild anti-inflammatory non-steroid drug like Zyrtec or Aleve depending on what I have on hand. Just something to stop inflammation.
Distractions are powerful. If I shave before I like go to work, for example, I'm less likely to think about it and itch even if it is itchy.
Long socks if I'm getting really bad to cover my leg and protect it from myself mostly--and other things brushing up against it.
what didn't help me:
Changing the type of soap I used. At all. I don't use those frouffy beth bath and body works soaps, but liquid soap, dove moisturizing soap, soap bars, et.c etc... It didn't matter. I still itch no matter what. So I stick to my bars of soap and dove now.
Detergent switching. It's an issue with the skin and an auto-immune inflammatory response to shaving and gods know what else. The detergent is fine probably. (But then again, I make my own detergent and have for years so.. i dunno.. but the times I need to use regular detergent I noticed no difference in my skin.)
The type of cloth/clothes I was wearing.
Topical steroids of any sort. They DID help me for a while when it was SUPER Bad.. a couple years ago.. but they were a temporary band-aid to a problem I didn't want to address--that I needed to stop shaving as frequently as most women get to.. When I cooled it off on shaving, I also stopped using the meds.
I didn't find changing the temperature of my shower helped THAT much in comparison to just a rinse of cold water when done.
Special cute-sy soaps and creams and shit. None of it truly helps and it's more expensive than the stuff I mentioned up above. I wish they did. But anyone that says, "this soap blah blah blah saved my life!!!" doesn't have eczema or was allergic to the soap they were using before. Eczema doesn't go away unfortunately. You just manage it.
I use coal tar shampoo for seborrheic dermatitis (scalp eczema) and it's been the only thing other than crazy expensive prescription cortisone shampoo that has helped. The smell isn't awesome, but it washes out pretty well. I definitely don't smell like it after I shower.
yeah, i used dove my whole life and it's still what i buy if i get a store brand. even my deodorant is dove. my mom has it too so she always had it in the house. i have tried some natural soaps, different kinds that are apparently for different things. some i've really liked, some not so much.
i've started a new facial skincare routine where i'm using a mixture of oils to cleanse and balance my skin. i upped the more oily one by a drop today because i felt like i was still getting an overall dryer outcome (but acne has been reduced, so that's good). not even a week in though, so i'll give it time.
also, do either (any) of you have any good brands of foundation that you find are kind to your skin? i've been wearing makeup much less, but sometimes i still do.
I've had mixed reactions with OCM. On the one hand, it didn't make me break out into cystic acne or anything like that. On the other hand, it hasn't done amazing miracle things and it's a bit of a pain to do in comparison to other methods like just washing, toning, moisturizing. But I'm trying different oils.. a custom blend didn't really do what I wanted, pumpkin seed oil didn't really help (it didn't hurt, it was just... green.. waay too green..) and now I'm trying rosehip oil.. my next step is trying rosehip oil + a bit of castor oil. Just for once a day cleaning. I'm still going to wash and moisturize and tone during the evening.
Oy, I'm not much help. I wear foundation/make up so infrequently that anything I use won't typically destroy my skin in a few hours. I say BB creams are as good as any foundation for wanting light coverage, and [MENTION=5159]Lexicon[/MENTION] said the cheapest best thing (I think she was talking about foundation, I don't know..) was Monistat chafing cream .. apparently it's just the same as all those flawless finishing gel-to-powder things but way cheaper.
Hey, I have a question on a fashion issue on which no one can seem to agree: should redheads wear pink?
Any suggestions for very, very, VERY dry/flaky and sensitive skin? I like the face lotion I'm using (Cetaphil DailyAdvance), but I'm not sure if my overall routine is cutting it.
Any suggestions for very, very, VERY dry/flaky and sensitive skin? I like the face lotion I'm using (Cetaphil DailyAdvance), but I'm not sure if my overall routine is cutting it.
Also I’d suggest you try baby oil at night time, it’ll also thickens your skin.
I know this has been recommended a gazillion times, but the Neutrogena healthy skin, every morning.