General Chat

I use Aqueous cream Harry! It was recommended to me by the hospital when I was having radiotherapy, my skin never cracked or even reddened throughout my treatment and I've carried on using it since. If I'm going on a night out I add a little perfume to it and use it as a body lotion. Bargain!

And as someone said earlier Bio-Oil is great stuff too, although expensive. A little goes a long way so lasts for ages.

Dee
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I use Nivea too, mainly on my legs to help keep my surgical stockings up. Dont like putting creams on my face very often but will just put a miniscule dab of Nivea on it now and again. I like the smell of it too.

Tina x

Yes it's a thumbs up from me for...zinc and castor oil cream, astral or nivea, ponds cream too! Bio oil is good as you say and a little does go a long way...so well worth it! I'm off out tomorrow to buy some trex! At this rate by xmas I'll be waterproof.
Great little thread, and I'll be keeping a look out for more beauty tips in the future!
Pam.

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I too use Aqueous cream and have done for 20 years. I suffer badly from psoriasis and was hospitalised for weeks in 1988. Part of the treatment regime was to use this moisturiser after all of the other gunk had been removed with liquid parrafin, at the end of the day. Consultant said it was pure moisturiser with no added extras such as perfume etc and no fancy packaging.

I believe that the "over the counter" version is not as good any more because perfume has been added but I get mine on prescription and it has remained unchanged.

Skin still feels and looks good on my face but unfortunately it has no effect on the saggy bits around my jawline. Can't have it all I suppose. lol

I have to be very careful what i use on my skin, especially my face. On a day to day basis i use "simple" moisturiser, after lots of trial and error it seems to be the only one that doesnt bring me out in spots or irratate my skin.

Now and again especially when under a lot of stress i suffer badly with dry skin on my face and neck, at theses times i always use Aqueous cream. I use it to wash with too when it gets really bad. It contains nothing, just a plain and simple rich moisturisure. We discovered it when it was given to my dad after he had radiotherapy.

Deb X