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Originally posted by Lis:
The black Irish contingent weighing in on unsightly chin/nipples/Lord knows where else hair. Gotta love fair skin/dark hair.

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heh. I'm Italian and Irish - light, sensitive, easily-irritated skin, and dark, thick hair. I do a lot of hair removal. Now I know why some older ladies walk around with hair coming out of everywhere - they just get tired of shaving/plucking/waxing/bleaching/whatever.

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Originally posted by meggo:
I don't know about unscented baby powder- but I do know they have other scents. I have one that is lavendar I think - and I'm pretty sure I've seen other varieties.

I would think that talc or corn starch would provide the same properties too - without some of the scent?

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Yeah, I would think any kind of scented or unscented talcum powder or cornstarch or arrowroot dusting powder would have a similarly absorbent effect. I think it's pretty easy to make your own scented powder by adding essential oil or fragrance.

Well, I've applied baking soda now for 2 days in a row, and it really seems to work!

How do I find my cervix? What I thought was my cervix turns out to be my pubic bone... that seems to be the farthest I can *ahem* get anything on my own.

Why not just take your time and explore a little?

Acne on chin: usually because of hormones. Or else you touch your chin a lot during the day. Clean your phone too .

Anti baby powder: you can buy unscented talc powder or white clay and scent it yourself. Easy to do! I prefer lemon eucalyptus to lavender myself. Bicarb also works - google it for more info.

Deos and lipbalms being addictive: erm, no. Your body will adapt to antiperspirants as your body needs to perspire to cool off and get rid of toxins... Lipbalms can *appear* to be addictive as a lot of them are made of crap that is not worthy of being called a balm. The ingredients in a lot of LBs let moisture get out of your lips still, so even though you think you've got something on your lips they are rapidly dehydrating so you get "addicted" to lipbalms.

Try to find one with beeswax, candellila (sp) wax, macwax etc and cocoa/shea/mango butters.

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Originally posted by thedivinemissA:
I have yet another question, but this one is not half as gross.

I'm a red wine drinker. After one glass of wine mt teeth are already stained, it looks scary to me when I look in the mirror. Does anyone have any tips to share on how to prevent this?

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I'm not sure if the pocket pal things would work b/c you really have to get in between the crevices of the teeth(that sounds sooo gross) but whitening gum... hmmm...

Is it possible that I'm overdoing the exercise to the detriment of my immune system? I've eased off the exercise and my skin is recovering but I like exercising. What's a good number of exercise days to aim for?

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Originally posted by jpunca:
so no bruises?

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I've always wondered what was up with the one brown fleck in my otherwise blue eyes. According to that site, the problem is my *ahem* vagina.

Well, hmm. I suppose the vagina is covered by my endometriosis, sort of.

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Originally posted by squirrel:
Eckerslie, your problem sounds kind of weird. I exercise up to 5 times a week and my immune system is, if anything, boosted the more I work out. The pimple thing may be because when you exercise you sweat more, and that can clog your pores. I know I break out more if I don't shower right away after I work out. But I don't have any explanations for the bruising. You might want to ask your doc.

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I shower after exercising as I either jog in the am and then shower before work, or dance in the pm and shower before bed. The pimples, instead of just looking like a pimple, kind of weep and are gross and painful and swollen. TMI .

I'm pretty sure that over-exercising can hurt your immune system and for me, post CFS, "too much" is not a very high level. The bruising thing is an old problem for me - I've started taking vitamin c and drinking rosehip tea in a step to help it.

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Originally posted by Eckerslie:
The pimples, instead of just looking like a pimple, kind of weep and are gross and painful and swollen. TMI .

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That sounds fishy... It's really something you should discuss with a dermatologist because it could be anything, really. Your description kind of sounds like herpes (cold sores) which can be triggered by a weakened immune system or a generally irritated skin, but that would normally be in a very specific spot, always the same, typically around the nose or lips. Anyway, you'd first get a painful oozing sore which can look like a particularly hideous pimple, followed by a scab that takes forever to heal.

Eczema, on the other hand, is often triggered by sweat but it doesn't fit your description. Typically, you'd get flat tiny blisters that itch and burn like crazy (and ooze if you scratch them), followed by dry scaly skin that also itches like crazy. But in general, when you suffer from eczema you've been diagnosed as a kid and know what it is.

Another classic immune response is hives: patches of red bumps that itch like crazy and respond very well to allergy medicine. But it's neither painful nor disgusting looking, and you can usually identify a specific allergen: either a new skin product or a new food.