Anyone for Coffee? (no boys allowed)

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Originally Posted by qimissung

Does the lye really work?

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I never tried that, but years ago I went to this reenactment. I was looking at this woman's lye soap that she made. She told me that one of the benefits to using lye soap is that it clears acne. I didn't feel like trying that, though. :)

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Or the noxema?

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I have used Noxzema since I was a kid. I never washed my face with it, though. Instead, if I see that I am starting to get a pimple, I put Noxzema on that spot before it gets worse. I leave it on overnight and then just wash it off in the morning. Depending on how bad the pimple might be, it might take a couple of extra nights to clear up, but that just means that I would have to put Noxzema on at night again. It does seem to help. In your son's case, I don't know. Maybe, if nothing else, for the time being Noxzema may ease it up a little bit. My skin is normal-dry-oily based on what part of my face that I'm dealing with. My nose is the oily part. That seemed to start recently. So, that is where I have the most problem. My skin is also very sensitive. Using cleansers and other acne medicine, thus far, has been quite pointless for me. I tend to break-out using products for break-outs. Noxzema has been the only thing to help me.

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Originally Posted by Nightshade

Ive got gaping pores thugh which Im not sure how to get rid of.

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Have you ever used one of those mud masks, or something similar? I use a different type of mask every few days, and I also use a scrub every few days when I wash my face. That seemed to help me. Whenever I got into a phase where I was too tired to bother with a mask, my pores seemed to get bigger. When I would start to get back into the swing of things again with the masks, that would always help. For me, though, I have to make sure that I am faithful with the masks or my skin ends up the same way it was before pretty fast.

hmm no nevre used a mask,alhough I once used one of thoe pore strip blackehad removing things and thats seemed to shrink my pores for a few days, I might do that..:nod:

those pore strips are really good.

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Originally Posted by Niamh

Have any of you thought of tea tree oil?

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It's one of the few things that seems to do the job for me.
I usually use the cleanser from the Body Shop with tea tree oil, but I tend to change products quite often (finish one bottle, then get something else) because I get the feeling that my skin gets 'used' to the same thing (it might well be my imagination).
As for pores...there's nothing much else to do than to keep your skin clean and do weekly scrubs/masks. Oh, and choose your make-up really well, like a really light based one which won't react too much with your skin.
Those pore strips never worked for me :(

I use Noxema to wash my face. It works, cause down here in the Tropics, with our hot climate, it helps to cool my skin.

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Originally Posted by mkhockenberry

I have the same problem:) I've actually been thinking of trying Proactive since they've been so bad in the past couple years. It had been mostly gone before having my daughter, but now they're horrible again. Anyone know if it actually works?

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I've used it myself and I have friends and family who used it and we all found the same thing- it works really really well for the first while and then stops working. I find that I break out really badly when I'm on my period as well, and it couldn't stop those breakouts. Oh, and don't let it get on your clothing/towels because it bleaches.

Tea tree oil is amazing. Lush makes a product called Tea Tree Water, which is a tea tree based toner. It's awesome, and not as concentrated as tea tree oil on its own.

I've had acne for years, and it's not the worst case of seen, just enough to be a big pain in my @$$ and make me self-conscious about it. I've tried a ton of different stuff- cleansers and pads and strips and pro-active. I find what's working the best is products from Lush, which is a company that makes fresh, handmade cosmetics. They're made of fruits and vegetables and natural oils and all good stuff that is so fresh it comes with an expiry date. I swear by their stuff- all my cosmetics and bath products are being switched to Lush products.

Oh, and for those who were asking, it is bad to pop zits because while it does push everything out of the pore, it spreads the bacteria to the surrounding pores which in turn makes things worse. It's a big problem for me because I have busy hands and I'm always touching something and if I'm bored or stressed, I touch my face more. It's just all around bad. I can't resist popping though.

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Originally Posted by Tournesol

I use Noxema to wash my face. It works, cause down here in the Tropics, with our hot climate, it helps to cool my skin.

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I always recommend Noxzema to people who have a sunburn because it seems to cool the skin. It seems to be very soothing when I put it on the burnt skin.

Thanks for the information. I'm going to check out the tea tree oil and lye soap. Those are really good ideas, thanks.

I use a clay mask on my face on a weekly basis. I think it's beneficial. Interestingly enough I used Noxema when I was younger. I didn't wash with it, but I used it for a moisturizer. I found it worked really well, and my skin was fairly clear at that point. Maybe it helped.

I got my eyebrows waxed yesterday. I've probably asked this before, and I've probably been told, but does waxing eventually lead to diminished hairgrowth? Because I don't want to be one of those little old ladies who has no eyebrows. But, I have a feeling that no matter what I do, I'm going to have increased hair growth on the upper lip, and diminished growth of the eyebrows and hair on my head. And my nose hair and nose will get larger as will my ears. My eyesight will get worse, and I won't know that I have lipstick on my teeth.

But, I digress.

why do some older women have NO eyebrows? ist it because they overwaxed or got lousy electrolysis or does it just stop growing there on women? Because I've seen some old men with major eyebrows...

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Originally Posted by Shalot

why do some older women have NO eyebrows? ist it because they overwaxed or got lousy electrolysis or does it just stop growing there on women? Because I've seen some old men with major eyebrows...

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maybe they're just born with it. My mother has really thin eyebrows and she doesn't pluck. ever. (why did i get ze unibrow, whyyyyyyyyyyyyy??!)



I've never tried waxing, i like plucking better, it amuses me :lol:

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Originally Posted by Bakiryu

maybe they're just born with it. My mother has really thin eyebrows and she doesn't pluck. ever. (why did i get ze unibrow, whyyyyyyyyyyyyy??!)



I've never tried waxing, i like plucking better, it amuses me :lol:

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youch!

home waxing is the worst. If you don't get a good grip on your strip and if you don't rip fast enough, it's the worst pain ever. But at least you get more done with one rip than if you pluck.... I hate plucking. I'd rather someone just wax it for me. And they need to apply pressure to the area right after they rip - it makes it hurt less.

Yeah, Bakiryu, I'm like your Mom, thin brows, don't have to pluck. Sigh.

I waxed my legs. Once.

My Significant Other said that hair grows on guys as they get older-that's why all the nose hair and hair on their backs and stuff. I hope this helps. :D

I think it does Shalot, or atleast is supposed to.

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Originally Posted by Shalot

why do some older women have NO eyebrows? ist it because they overwaxed or got lousy electrolysis or does it just stop growing there on women? Because I've seen some old men with major eyebrows...

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My mother hasn't had eyebrows for years but that is because of her thyroid. Maybe a lot of women have some sort of health issues that caused that to happen to them. Who knows?

My eyebrows are thin but I still need to shape them. I have dark brows. So when the hair grows back, I definitely need to shape them again. Even though they are thin, it still looks silly the other way. I always pluck. I don't have enough hair there to bother with anything like waxing. Plucking works just fine for me. As for hair not coming back, I have noticed that there is a spot where part of the eyebrow didn't come back. Yet, there is another part where the eyebrow looks thicker. So I don't know what would happen with waxing because I am not sure if the plucking has done this to me.

My eyebrows are pretty thick and lusturous:lol:. seriously, my eyebrows are pretty thick. At home I wax above my brow and between them but I save the shaping and under the eyebrow for the professionals.

My mom has really thin eyebrows, they have always been like that so I don't know if it's an age thing. She says she overplucked when she was younger and they never grew back.

She isn't as hairy as I am, I don't think she even shaves her legs - she never has stuble and very rarely do I see a razor around - it's darn annoying why didn't I get those genes??

My mam has never had to shave in her life. she has about two fair hairs on her legs and thats it. I'm like an ape. dark thick hair too. I dont wax.
I have pretty thick brows too, but i pluck. I dont pluck them thin. I still have the natural shape. all i do is pluck the stragglers that make brows look bushy. I like my shape and a lot of people have complemented them. I had threading done one, but i wasnt really happy. The woman who did them told me i needed to grow hair back in one area so she could give me a better shape next time. I cant magicly grow hair where i have a scar going through my eyebrow!!!! eh hello!!

I pluck my eyebrows, not much and not often, but anyway. My brows are rather light (as is the hair on my legs, which is nice, because I don't have to shave them that often even in the summer), so it doesn't matter if I don't pluck them for a couple of weeks. (It also means that I cannot apply mascara unless I use an eyebrow pencil too, because then it would look like I didn't have eyebrows at all. Without eye make-up I look really weird, like if I had neither eyebrows nor eyelashes...) I too like the natural shape of my eyebrows, I only pluck a little bit from under them, you know the stray ones.

The first time I plucked my eyebrows hurt a lot, but after you've plucked once the next times don't hurt half as much. I guess that once you've plucked the hairs don't grow back the same as they were and they are easier to remove.

yeah i only pluck the stray ones too. I dont have as many is i once did.
And you are right, the more you pluck, the less you feel it. Mine only hurt if i have accidently pinched my skin, which can happen when you are plucking at 5.15am before going to work and you are still half asleep. :p

I usually get them plucked too.

The thing is, the first time I decided to trim my eyebrows, I asked my sister to do it and she did a terrible job. More specifically, she started plucking the upper part and then realized she'd exagerated. So my eyebrows are not at the same level... :p

Since then I've been going to a professional, but believe it or not, the upper part still hasn't grown back. (it's been almost three years) I don't understand, why is it that the lower ones keep growing back and the upper ones have completely disapeared...

With regards to pain, it's true that the more you do it, the less pain you feel.
However I really recommenda professional cuz they do it so fast that the pain is over in no time. And at the end they give you a little face massage with soothing cream...

Sometimes in the winter I get a small dry patch on my eyelid. I've tried smothering it in lotion and I've gone to the doctor and was given steroids for it but it still comes back, any suggestions?

(the lye soap worked for the maybe poison ivy)

I overwashed my hands on Tuesday when I was doing housework. It also got really cold here the last few nights. My hands are now chapped, and red and they hurt. Washing them irritates them, but it's not like I can just not wash my hands. Maybe I should smear some neosporin on them and wear plastic gloves all day? I don't have to go anywhere until later...

this sucks.

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Originally Posted by papayahed

Sometimes in the winter I get a small dry patch on my eyelid. I've tried smothering it in lotion and I've gone to the doctor and was given steroids for it but it still comes back, any suggestions?

(the lye soap worked for the maybe poison ivy)

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I'm glad the lye soap worked!

put sudocream on your hands and use cotton gloves before going to bed. sleep with the gloves on. I did this when i worked in archaeology and it worked wonders.

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Originally Posted by Shalot

I got my eyebrows waxed yesterday. I've probably asked this before, and I've probably been told, but does waxing eventually lead to diminished hairgrowth?

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Bah..you only make them stronger..i have a phd on plucking eyebrows :D

Hair can be permanently removed only by laser (and not always)..black and thick hair can be more easily removed by laser (and has better results which means you'll get rid of them eventually) than lets say blond and thin. I have asked my dermatologist :D my friend had more that 10 laser sessions (she is of the black and thick type of hair) and the results are really good. It is a bit expensive though.

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Originally Posted by Niamh

put sudocream on your hands and use cotton gloves before going to bed. sleep with the gloves on. I did this when i worked in archaeology and it worked wonders.

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What's sudocream?

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Originally Posted by manolia

Bah..you only make them stronger..i have a phd on plucking eyebrows :D

Hair can be permanently removed only by laser (and not always)..black and thick hair can be more easily removed by laser (and has better results which means you'll get rid of them eventually) than lets say blond and thin. I have asked my dermatologist :D my friend had more that 10 laser sessions (she is of the black and thick type of hair) and the results are really good. It is a bit expensive though.

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I have a question to you.
doesn't laser affect the skin badly in the future, I heard that it might cause cancer:sick:, is that true? manolia.

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Originally Posted by papayahed

What's sudocream?

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Its actually like an antiseptic cream. It was originally brought out for nappy rash but is used for so much more from sunburn to acne. Its like a white paste. I think lassers paste is similar. I've used that too.

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Originally Posted by Shalot

I overwashed my hands on Tuesday when I was doing housework. It also got really cold here the last few nights. My hands are now chapped, and red and they hurt. Washing them irritates them, but it's not like I can just not wash my hands. Maybe I should smear some neosporin on them and wear plastic gloves all day? I don't have to go anywhere until later...

this sucks.

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Hah, I'm an expert on hand problems. I know exactly what it is like when simply washing your hands hurts like hell (and when the skin is in such a bad condition that doing anything hurts, and in fact even with doing nothing at all you're in constant pain).

If your hands are just dry, my advice would apply some oily cream several times a day and perhaps wear gloves so that you won't leave oily fingerprints everywhere. If you have a rash, too, I'd apply some hydrocortisone as well.

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Originally Posted by pinkmoon

I have a question to you.
doesn't laser affect the skin badly in the future, I heard that it might cause cancer:sick:, is that true? manolia.

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I'll tell you what my doctor told me. Mind you i am no doctor myself so i can't verify his information. I trust him though.
Laser is safe but its better not to do it at those parts of the body that have glands (like breasts, armpits etc). Those parts are very sensitive. I don't have a hair problem myself but i'd like to get rid of all the hair i have on my legs (so i can eventually stop using razor and wax, they both drive me crazy :sick: especially during the summer when i have to shave my legs every third day :sick:)

..anyways if you decide on using laser go to a doctor (dermatologist). Do not go to one of those beauty salons. Laser is a tool whick is better left to the hands of a doctor ;) (because you can end up having skin burns if the person isn't skilled enough)..and mind you most of the beauty salons (in my country at least) don't have real laser. They have all those tv ads about quick results and painless, which are both lies. Results aren't quick and surelly the whole process isn't painless. Like i said in the post above my best friend is at her tenth session with the said doctor and she assures me that it hurts.

aha, ok.

Ok, I'm lusting after a purse. I've been looking at it for a few months now but it is expensive so I've been waiting for the sale (I'm hoping it will go down). But I have 3 - $10 reward certificates that are about to expire on the 4th. I think this is a sign to buy the purse now. What do ya'll think?

'lusting'...you've been without the purse all these months..do you really, really need the purse?!
I always ask myself that - of course sometimes I give into the product and just buy, but then other times, I just think about something else, take my mind off it altogether, and eventually it becomes a thing of the past!

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Originally Posted by papayahed

Ok, I'm lusting after a purse. I've been looking at it for a few months now but it is expensive so I've been waiting for the sale (I'm hoping it will go down). But I have 3 - $10 reward certificates that are about to expire on the 4th. I think this is a sign to buy the purse now. What do ya'll think?

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Buy it!!!!!!!!! you will regret it if you dont! :D

Unless you can find something else to buy with those reward certificates, which you might want more than the purse, then yes, go for it!

Check it out, I went to the department store with my rewards certificates planning on not buying the purse. Well, the sales lady told me they were running a sale that if you bring in used but good purse you can get $40 off a new purse!!!!! and the sales lady said I didn't even need the old purse to get the discount because they already had a ton. I think I'll take an old purse up there tomorrow though.

***Okay, I'm going to preface this post with a disclaimer:

I've had a beer or two and I don't have to work tomorrow (Just classes and some accounting adjusting entries --- no biggies). With that being said, here's my post:

Pat Benatar said that Love is a Battlefield, but I say shopping is where the real action takes place. The store is a battlefied. How many times have you been perusing a display or a rack of clothes, only to be interrupted by some woman who comes up and stands in your bubble? She just comes up starts sorting through the clothes or purses that are directly in front of you. She reaches across you and starts sorting through purses. If she bothers to say "excuse me" at all, you know that she doesn't mean it. What she really means is, "Move." Or, "Outta My Biotch." Or simply, "Let's see if I can make you move."

I find it hard to believe that this woman really wants to see the purses or clothes that are in front of me at that very moment. I think it's a power play. I think some women go to stores with the intent of bullying other shoppers by engaging in this behaviour. If you're in a discount store, they push their shopping carts right up to your heels. If you're in a boutique, they're grabbing the clothes off the hangers in front of you. Or, they're grabbing at the itmes you're holding in your hands.

Last night, I went to Target. They had a bunch of racks of clothing on sale. There were cute blouses for $4.98! I got a cute dress for $12!!! Target has cute stuff, but it's kind of trendy, so I don't buy much from Target, but for a discount store, they have a great selection so I was excited to find those awesome sale racks. I wasn't even there for clothes, but I saw 50% off in red and white so I had to check it out.

But, there were other sharks in the water and they swarmed around me, snatching items from my sales rack. Grrr.... One girl came up and starting coughing --- it was the grossest thing. I immediately left the area. Her coughing stopped. That sneaky winch. Great strategy though....

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Originally Posted by Shalot

***Okay, I'm going to preface this post with a disclaimer:

I've had a beer or two and I don't have to work tomorrow (Just classes and some accounting adjusting entries --- no biggies). With that being said, here's my post:

Pat Benatar said that Love is a Battlefield, but I say shopping is where the real action takes place. The store is a battlefied. How many times have you been perusing a display or a rack of clothes, only to be interrupted by some woman who comes up and stands in your bubble? She just comes up starts sorting through the clothes or purses that are directly in front of you. She reaches across you and starts sorting through purses. If she bothers to say "excuse me" at all, you know that she doesn't mean it. What she really means is, "Move." Or, "Outta My Biotch." Or simply, "Let's see if I can make you move."

I find it hard to believe that this woman really wants to see the purses or clothes that are in front of me at that very moment. I think it's a power play. I think some women go to stores with the intent of bullying other shoppers by engaging in this behaviour. If you're in a discount store, they push their shopping carts right up to your heels. If you're in a boutique, they're grabbing the clothes off the hangers in front of you. Or, they're grabbing at the itmes you're holding in your hands.

Last night, I went to Target. They had a bunch of racks of clothing on sale. There were cute blouses for $4.98! I got a cute dress for $12!!! Target has cute stuff, but it's kind of trendy, so I don't buy much from Target, but for a discount store, they have a great selection so I was excited to find those awesome sale racks. I wasn't even there for clothes, but I saw 50% off in red and white so I had to check it out.

But, there were other sharks in the water and they swarmed around me, snatching items from my sales rack. Grrr.... One girl came up and starting coughing --- it was the grossest thing. I immediately left the area. Her coughing stopped. That sneaky winch. Great strategy though....

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See the mistake you made was not having the beers before you went out shopping:lol::lol:

It is not safe to be around a sale rack especially on your own always always travel in a pack it is much safer that way:p

I hate that! that bugs me. what bugs me more is the people who hang around the racks knowing new stuff is gonna be coming out soon and snatch everything before you even get the chance to look!

Not only that they can be down right rude about it as well

Man, I'm sacred to death of Christmas shopping. I hate crowded stores.