folliculitis

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I can not find the original e-mail on this! also suffered with this and some of them went on to become very deep and painful boils that required meds.. It was just out of control for awhile and she would always get them right before her lichen sclerosis flared. I scrubbed her cheeks with one of those plastic scrubby things and used Aveeno astringent on her cheeks where she was prone to them and kept her skin dry, didn't apply moisturizer, except for Emu oil. I also took her off all sugar and grains and really suspected that this was caused by yeast over growth. If I let her have too many things off her diet, she will get spots back again, but so far none have gone on to become infected and she has not had a boil since the original ones back when she was three

years old.I don't do anything special to her cheeks now, and use olive oil with essential oils as her lotion. In winter I use Aveeno as well.I do want to comment on cotton undies . The adult women on the LS list say they are the WORST for keeping skin moist and most can not tolerate them. Many of them have issues with folliculitis esp where the elastic bands meet the skin. They wear the better brands of synthetic panties that wick away the moisture from the skin. I have recently switched to jockey"no panty line" type. She might like those as the bands are very tiny and almost not there. They do not hold moisture next the skin either. I noticed Warcoal had panties that said they reduced bacteria growth, just read it on the tag, haven't bought or tried them. http://www.wacoal-america.com/panties.html It doesn't say anything about that on the

site, but check out your local upper end retailer, (Btw- their bras are worth every single penny!!!) wears cotton because that's all you can get for a 7 year old and I did notice while in Fl she needed a fresh pair by afternoon or she was itching like crazy from the dampness near her skin. Her cotton panties were doing a good job absorbing the sweat, but the were not drying, or wicking it away, it was all being held right up next to her skin. This is of course is worse where the fabric is doubled such as the crotch and where the seams are turned over to hold in the elastic. When her bottom was bad, she went with out any pants at all. Just a skirt or dress.You might want to check around for other styles of panties for her too. Many of the ladies like the boxer styles which have no leg band at all. If all else fails, maybe a thong? Don't laugh. . they are actually pretty comfortable! And may well

solve her problem. http://dermnetnz.org/acne/folliculitis.html Carol in IL AIM doihavtasay1Mom to seven including , 7 with TOF, AVcanal, GERD, LS, Asthma, subglottal stenosis, and DS.My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me. Join our Down Syndrome information group - Down Syndrome Treatment/ Listen to oldest dd's music http://www.myspace.com/vennamusic

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Benzamicyn is the best antibiotic cream for folliculitis and will rid of itin about 3-4 days, but it needs to be applied with a Q-tip twice a day.Very important It needs to be refrigerated and it has a short shelf life.And again no hot showers for few weeks, the hot water will fire up the folliculitis and you'll get red spots all over.From: Belli West <belliw14@...> Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 1:30:40 PMSubject: Re: Folliculitis

I have also found sun exposure to be very effective in clearing up acne/folliculitis (I wonder how much of this is due to the sun-tanning seeming to "dry out" blemishes, or if it could also be that the sun exposure boosts Vit D levels/immunity so that the body is clearing up these infections more effectively?)But what really worked the best for me, after 10+ years of acne-related misery in my teens and 20's wasting loads of money on benadryl and tetracycline rx's, was discovering the simple raw natural gel from a piece of ALOE VERA leaf.Get yourself a plant or two - they don't need (or want) direct sun - so are very easy to grow

indoors - water only when the leaves start to "deflate" a bit.Cut off a one inch end off a leaf - fillet it open like a book and then use the outer sides of the leaf to hold/smear the interior gel side onto your skin. The cut tip of the leaf on the plant will seal itself until the next time you cut a piece off.The gel dries very dries very quickly on the skin - very clean feeling - like nothing there.I would do this at bedtime and see improvements by the morning.I wish someone had told me this when I was 18 years old.It's cheap, natural, and no side effects - seems to also just make skin look healthier all around, if you use it under eyes, etc.Tea Tree Oil also can be effective as a stronger natural anti-bacterial

- sometimes I would make a paste of the fresh aloe vera gel and a drop

of tea tree oil and use as a salve (or use the tea tree oil topically straight, but it might irritate delicate skin a bit, which is why the aloe vera might help buffer and sooth the skin from the drying effect of the tea tree oil).Hydrogen peroxide (3%) dabbed on with a q-tip will also work well to initially utterly destroy bacteria for folliculitis anywhere on your body, but use cautiously on your face if you have a larger acne-type blemish, until you observe how your own skin generally reacts - excessive oxidation might leave a temporary white patch. (don't re-insert a used/contaminated q-tip back into the hydrogen peroxide bottle - it will degrade the potency). As long as the blemish "fizzes" from the topical peroxide - you know there is still bacteria there (being oxidized). The violent fizzing will also tend to disrupt the formation of new skin matrix, so it's best to use the peroxide only in the beginning if needed on the face, and then use

the aloe vera which is anti-bacterial and also helps heal the skin.

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Benzamicyn is the best antibiotic cream for folliculitis and will rid of itin about 3-4 days, but it needs to be applied with a Q-tip twice a day.Very important It needs to be refrigerated and it has a short shelf life.And again no hot showers for few weeks, the hot water will fire up the folliculitis and you'll get red spots all over.From: Belli West <belliw14@...> Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 1:30:40 PMSubject: Re: Folliculitis

I have also found sun exposure to be very effective in clearing up acne/folliculitis (I wonder how much of this is due to the sun-tanning seeming to "dry out" blemishes, or if it could also be that the sun exposure boosts Vit D levels/immunity so that the body is clearing up these infections more effectively?)But what really worked the best for me, after 10+ years of acne-related misery in my teens and 20's wasting loads of money on benadryl and tetracycline rx's, was discovering the simple raw natural gel from a piece of ALOE VERA leaf.Get yourself a plant or two - they don't need (or want) direct sun - so are very easy to grow

indoors - water only when the leaves start to "deflate" a bit.Cut off a one inch end off a leaf - fillet it open like a book and then use the outer sides of the leaf to hold/smear the interior gel side onto your skin. The cut tip of the leaf on the plant will seal itself until the next time you cut a piece off.The gel dries very dries very quickly on the skin - very clean feeling - like nothing there.I would do this at bedtime and see improvements by the morning.I wish someone had told me this when I was 18 years old.It's cheap, natural, and no side effects - seems to also just make skin look healthier all around, if you use it under eyes, etc.Tea Tree Oil also can be effective as a stronger natural anti-bacterial

- sometimes I would make a paste of the fresh aloe vera gel and a drop

of tea tree oil and use as a salve (or use the tea tree oil topically straight, but it might irritate delicate skin a bit, which is why the aloe vera might help buffer and sooth the skin from the drying effect of the tea tree oil).Hydrogen peroxide (3%) dabbed on with a q-tip will also work well to initially utterly destroy bacteria for folliculitis anywhere on your body, but use cautiously on your face if you have a larger acne-type blemish, until you observe how your own skin generally reacts - excessive oxidation might leave a temporary white patch. (don't re-insert a used/contaminated q-tip back into the hydrogen peroxide bottle - it will degrade the potency). As long as the blemish "fizzes" from the topical peroxide - you know there is still bacteria there (being oxidized). The violent fizzing will also tend to disrupt the formation of new skin matrix, so it's best to use the peroxide only in the beginning if needed on the face, and then use

the aloe vera which is anti-bacterial and also helps heal the skin.