Bag balm and sweat socks...Nasty but very effective...
Posted By: MT and worn out on 2008-12-09
In Reply to: I like Eucerin, but the trick is - penny
My feet get so dry they crack and bleed, summer or winter. It takes me about 3 days of sleeping in sweat socks, but it works. Also I swear by anything with shea butter in it, especially anything from Bath and Body Works rocks!!!. I also swear by Gold Bond Ultimate Soothing skin therapy lotion. It has shea butter in it too and it rocks too. There is no real smell to it so if you are allergic or sensitive, then this will work.
I wonder if we could somehow augment our MT salaries by being spokespeople for these companies. LOL.
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Have you tried Bag Balm?
Cheap but effective, or even Vaseline with cotton gloves over your hands?
I think it is a movie - don't sweat it.
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Bag Balm is great
Smelly, but it works. I used to use it years ago when I would run around barefoot outside and my heels would split. You definitely have to use that at night with cotton gloves on, though.
Do you put lotion on after every time you wash your hands? That will help, if you don't already. You might talk to your doctor to see if they have any really strong creams that would help during the day. I like Jergens Skin Firming lotion. It's really thick but doesn't leave my hands greasy after I use it. I like the smell, too.
Also, try putting neosporin on the splits at night and then put cotton gloves or socks on. That will help heal them. Neosporin with Pain relief is good stuff.
Bag Balm is the BOMB!!!
I use it on my hands, feet, and even on my lips at the first sign they're chapping. It's an inexpensive miracle in a cool-looking tin.
I'd try applying it to your hands when you go to bed at night with a pair of cotton gloves. I do this with my feet about once a week (using plain white socks instead of gloves, obviously), and in the morning my feet (even my heels) are as soft as a baby's bum.
Hope you get better soon, fellow MT!!!
Oh, sweat wiped from my brow, because
my husband and I are a mixed couple- he is black and I am white and we live in the deep south, right below Atlanta. We just bought a 4 bedroom, 4 bath home and gosh, darn, in the gated neighborhood where we live thought might have to really be watching out for what you are talking about. Really I think for anyone thinking entire south like this thinks probably we still don’t wear shoes either and run moonshine...
Tell her not to sweat the small stuff...
I read recently that wearing red to a wedding is considered bad luck. News to me! (In some cultures the bride wears red!) Does she really think she can control what all the guests wear? If your dress color is such a big concern she should have told you long ago, so it sounds to me that putting you in charge of the guest book is a recent thing. Keep it pleasant, otherwise you'll be blamed for causing a problem, but tell her you'll pass on that responsibility so you can enjoy the wedding.
I swear by Gold Bond Hand Cream. or Bag Balm. sm
I keep a tube of the Gold Bond right next to my keyboard. I am ALWAYS putting it on. It has a really light smell. I use Bag Balm at night with a pair of cheap cotton gloves I got at our local mission store. I also use Bag Balm on my heels aned feet both winter and summer as they are so dry they will crack and bleed. I have also heard of something called "Cornhuskers Lotion". I tried it once and it was too thin and runny. Or perhaps the lotion with the fisherman on it. Norwegian something or other.
yes..much more effective. geeze..
gets on my nerves...we have so many door to door people...
I dunno how effective it is but
from what I could see most of those exercises could be done just as well on an exercise ball, and its a lot cheaper too.
I have heard it is effective but
it is a really strict regimen you have to follow- you have to avoid some kind of chemical, I can't remember what, but its in like deoderant and all kinds of other stuff. It sounds like it would be a pain to go through it but then again it would sure beat hurting all the time.
read somewhere generic is not as effective as brand name
no msg
News flash: NO birth control is 100% effective.
Maybe she was on birth control. Who knows? The Spears' do not seem like intelligent people to me, so maybe she wasn't smart enough to be on birth control, but remember that even the pill is only 99% effective when taken perfectly, and I imagine most women forget a pill every now and then, which lowers its effectiveness even more. I hope and pray my kids don't have children at a young age, but if they do I will accept their children with open arms and try to be the best grandma I can be. Much of life is about making the best of a bad situation. Not everything is picket fences and roses.
right; effective, quick, cheap method; have always believed this; always will
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Has anyone tried The Bean, abdominal exerciser? Effective? Worth the money?
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Socks
and barefoot in summer. 
Oh that is NASTY!!
About the socks
remember that they need to fit appropriately (proper graduated tightness getting looser at the top)or they can do more harm than good.
Elevate whenever you can ... maybe try to switch feet with the pedal so you can take turns getting each leg up.
I had that trouble for awhile (b4 doing MT work), but it went away. No idea what the deal was. I have always been thin and rarely use salt.
Mom of 3 you are one nasty person...
I hope your children dont take after you. Teaching them responsibility is one thing but pure nastiness is another.....
Slipper-socks
Me too! I love slipper-socks. They keep my toes nice and warm and I am able to feel the pedal well. :)
Nutrisystem - that was nasty!
The bars and cereals were okay, but the dinners and chips were awful. I didn't get to the soups. Thank goodness I got them on QVC and could return the unused stuff for a full refund. Never again!!!
I'll stick to healthy foods over that junk. YUK 
Some people are just nasty
Now, having gotten that out of the way, I think negativity exhibited here is out of frustration over what has happened over the last five years or so regarding our chosen profession, or what used to be considererd a profession. We have put hard work into learning our craft and practicing it and corporate greed to a large degree has for many of us destroyed our ability to make a living at it and we're frustrated.
I disagree with you. OP has a very nasty LL
who evicts her immediately after she could not pay the rent on time. I doubt that this is even legal to evict sb immediately after the first time being late with the rent payment. She should talk with the LL, he could be a bit more compasssionate, especially in these times.
I am wearing white socks
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Me, too! Socks for sleeping have to be white! :) nm
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Thick socks. I have the same problem.
Nah...I just tuck 'em into my socks...
Where are the nasty comments. just some very strong
opinions that happen to not agree with your opinion. I thought we were all just discussing. So what if someone doesn't agree with my opinion, that's fine. We are all entitled to our opinion and we just have to agree to disagree. Please don't take this so personally. I don't think any of it was aimed at you. 
You shouldn't be so judgmental and nasty
without knowing all the facts. News flash: Life isn't always black and white, cut and dried. Try to put yourself in her shoes and not be so critical because you don't know any of the details of what's going on. Jeesh.
Need some ideas for some warm socks sm
I know, I know, it isn't even winter yet as my husband would say. It's in the 50s outside and my feet are like ice. Right now I have them buried under the heating pad. Can't use a space heater because then my room gets like 110. Any ideas for some nice, warm, nonbinding socks as tight socks make my legs and ankles hurt and just plain drive me nuts.
sorry, but you do s/l a prude! It is passionate, sometimes both, not always, but not *the nasty*!!!
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Same problem here, I mostly wear slipper-socks.
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For really big plants, I put cotton socks on my hands and just rub
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I wear Berkie sandals with socks now
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I think it's a crock. Either talk radio or nasty
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Ah, the Dalkon Shield. Truly a nasty piece of work! LOL..nm
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Life is too short to deal with nasty people. See mom alone when you
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Vaseline & socks overnight - not sexy but works nm
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Thin socks ALL the time. Can't use my pedal barefoot or with shoes. nm
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Dirty store and nasty workers. Wanted to clarify
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sweat pants or loose light cotten pants - sm
sometimes put on makeup but usually just brush hair and pull it back and get to work!
I use a nonalcohol screen cleaner for my LCD screen and it leaves a film all over it. Nasty and
it is made for LCD screens and a well known name. Any suggestions. I have to use clean water on a wipe to get the film off.
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