Re: Greetings to one and all

January 27, 2000

Hi Gayle,

I am Jim from Texas. Thanks for the vitamin E tip. I might give the 18K IU

version a try myself, since my problem is mainly hot flushing face with no

bumps. One question - how do you remove the vitamin E from your face the

following morning? TIA.

Jim

Greetings to one and all

> I would like to introduce myself to the group, I am Gayle from Alaska.

> I have lived with cea for about 25 years now, through the good and

> bad I have been reading the posts here for the last couple of weeks

> with great interest and am very glad that I came across this group. I

> have one comment to make for now... I had a bad problem with the

> dry-flaking skin on my face, about two months ago I started using a

> generic external vitamin E oil. (100% Pure 28,000 I.U.) I am extremly

> satisfied with the results. I only have to use it once or twice a week

> now, and in between " treatments " I don't have any flaking at all and

> the itch is gone. Also, I've noticed that the vitamin E oil clears up

> break-outs faster than anything else I've used, my face is not near as

> red, I do not flush as often, and my face is not as hot during a flush.

> It has not " cured " me by any means but it certainly has helped alot.

> The draw-back is that Pure vitamin E oil is VERY thick and sticky,

> almost like honey on the face, which is why I use it before bed-time.

> Initally applying the oil would cause a reaction, but that too has

> lessened. There is also a 18,000 I.U. oil that isn't as thick, and I am

> planning to switch to that now that this flaking-itching thing is under

> control. I haven't come across any posts that mention vitamin E use and

> I'm wondering if anyone else has tried this. If not it may be worth a

> try, it is certainly cheaper than other products I've seen. I guess I

> should also mention that I do not use any other treatments, except that

> I watch what I eat, I gave up on Dermo-Docs a long time back...I may

> however try some of the things that I've been reading about here, some

> sound intriguing.

>

> Looking forward to " meeting " you all,

> Gayle

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January 27, 2000

Hi, Gayle!

Vitamin E is great. It's a powerful antioxidant and taken internally

provides many health benefits. Externally, I agree about the stickiness. My

skin is oily so I tried smearing it on my face maybe twice before I gave up.

But I still think it's a wonderful, non-irritating, beneficial substance. I

hope the oil with fewer I.U.s works out for you. Let us know.

January 27, 2000

Vitamin E also comes in cream form. It goes on easier and is not as sticky

and goopy as the oil. Has anyone tried it? I would like to try it, but I'll

feel more comfortable if someone in this group has had experience with it

thet he/she would like to share.

January 30, 2000

Hi Gayle

I've been using vitamin E oil as a moisturizer for years. It definitely

does smooth the skin, but I've always felt that it promotes the appearance

of new red blood vessels after a time. Because it's winter though, I have

to use it everyday to combat the dry skin. I'm hoping to eventually find

something to replace it with.

Funny thing, I used oregano oil drops under my tongue and had great success

in terms of moisturizing properties. After only a couple days, howevever,

the effects wore off. So, back to the drawing board I guess.

Chris