Something new!

Thought I'd do something new tonight and give a product review! So here we go!

I hate washing my hands. I hate getting wet. But! Having dystonia, which launches frequent assaults on my bladder, I spend a lot of time racing to the potty and naturally - washing my hands a thousand times a day (give or take a few).

The problem with frequent hand washing, is that it removes the natural oils from your hands causing them to dry up, turn to flakes and completely fall off. Naturally, if your hands fall off it's going to be very difficult zipping up your pants after you potty, so over washing isn't a good idea.

In steps Avon's ever so famous Skin so Soft, known mainly to outdoorsmen and hikers as the perfect mosquito repellant! However, this isn't your usual SSS! This is SSS's winter soft hand wash!

This stuff is terrific! Usually after washing my hands, within minutes they dry up like bread in a toaster. But so far, this seems to be keeping them nice and lubricated - like oil on chips! Speaking of which! I'm getting hungry!

Anyway! If you want to keep being able to zip up your pants, give the SSS hand wash a try and let me know what you think! :]

Where skin cells go to die.

Tis the season for sneezing, drippy noses, coughing, and for you, your kids, your neighbors kids, your co-workers and strangers on the street to help spread the merriment by contaminating one another.

Most people's first response to the season is to increase their vitamin intake, start taking echinacea, drink barrels of orange juice and use seventy-two gallons of antibacterial soap a month until the season is over.

It all makes sense, right? Maybe the vitamins, echinacea and orange juice, but not the antibacterial soap. Why? According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, “...it not only kills bacteria, it also has been shown to kill human cells (Eur J Oral Sci 1998 Apr; 106:628-36).”

Men may not care if their skin cells drop dead, but for us women it's a royal nightmare. Think about it, dead skin cells equals prematurely aging skin – the one thing we spend hundreds to thousands of dollars a year to avoid like the plague!

Aside from drying out your skin till you look like an iguana, damaged skin makes you susceptible to possible infections and releases free radicals. The only way to stop free radicals is the use of antioxidants.

If you have to use antibacterial soaps in your job, you can save the life of your hands by using a hand cream that contains vitamins A, C and E. Vitamins A, C and E are antioxidants that work together to disarm, protect and neutralize the damage free radicals cause.

If possible, you should apply it after every wash, especially at night time before bed. Keep a mini-size lotion in your pocket, desk, car or purse so you don't forget to protect your hands.