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17 Year Old with Irregular Periods
Asked by L.J. from Seattle
on December 7, 2008
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I have a seventeen year old that was told by a chinese herb doctor that because of her acne her periods are irregular. She gave her some tea that she suppose to drink ...
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- Hi L., Acne is hormone related, which is why many people treat their acne with BC pills. Arbonne has balancing creams that help balance these hormone fluctuations. I...
- If nothing else works I would suggest talking to her doc about low does bc pills. I have been on them since I was 14, and it saved me from scaring on my face and miss...
- I say don't worry about it!! I had acne until I was in college (I tried several medications prescribed by my dermatologist but growing up seemed to work best), and I ...
Advice for Teen Acne
Asked by P.K. from San Diego
on May 28, 2008
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Hi All,
I have a 12 year old daughter that up to recently has had good skin. In April she and a friend made facial masks with gaucamole, olive oil. honey, oatmeal a...
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- Hi Pat - Melaleuca makes an excellent acne care system called Zap It. It works great (it contains tea tree oil which is excellent on acne) and it is so inexpensive! Y...
- I can safely say that I know an amazing solution that is 100% organic and will resolve your daughter's problems!!! I know of one of only a handful of 100% CERTIFIED or...
- Dear P., I know of a great product called 'clear.now' and the 3 part system is available for $49.95. I use it when I have a breakout and it is very gentle. My gra...
Help with Eczema
Asked by S. from Chicago
on May 10, 2008
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My 5 month old has a small patch of eczema on his cheek. I've used hydrocortisone cream, aquaphor and eucerin. Sometimes it goes away a little but always keeps coming ...
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- Please go to freederm.com!!! The picture of the kid with the red cheeks was my daughter at 6 months. We havent had any problems since.
- I agree with using soaps - both laundry and what you bathe him with are fragrance, dye and chemical free. These are known irritants to anyone's skin and certainly mak...
- On thing that can cause eczema is the soap you are using. Make sure you are using a very mild soap better yet home made soaps with not additives of any kind. Foods c...
Anti-itch Cream During Pregnancy
Asked by H.M. from Phoenix
on January 14, 2013
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Hi mommies,
I am 13 weeks pregnant and have developed these itching red-bump on my belly. Has any one of you hAve this during pregnancy? if yes, please share you...
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- Try PURE coconut oil . The kind you buy in a health food store.. It's really good for dry skin and sloughing it off as well... Also, it's completely natural.. good ...
- I remember that phase. So not fun! I used Aveeno. Didn't have to worry about hydrocortisone because Aveeno uses oatmeal instead. I used a lot because I used it eac...
- I am currently 23 weeks pregnant and had this early on in my pregnancy. I got little bumps and it itched sooo bad. I think it was just the skin stretching! I know i...
Eczema Advice
Asked by J.F. from Boston
on March 8, 2010
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My 9 month old has had eczema for several months. It is only on his cheeks, but sometimes looks like little white or blackheads. He is breastfed, so at his last doc ap...
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- Hi J.! My son has sensitive skin and also has what is called Kerotosis Pilaris...little chicken skin look on his arms etc...and sometimes on his cheeks. Does your so...
- Have you tried the Aveeno Baby Eczema cream? I love it for MY hands when I get an eczema flare up. It's not "all natural" but neither are hydrocortisone cream and Eu...
- Both my daughters had eczema, it was mostly on their cheeks and behind their knees. My doctor also recommended switching to soy milk. I was also a little skeptica...
Need Advice to Treat Skin Execma
Asked by E.B. from Kansas City
on March 30, 2008
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My son started getting rashes on his skin around 3 months. I've taken him to the doctor twice. The first time they told me it was execma and to put lotion on him to ...
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- I would insist on seeing a specialist at this point. I would want to see a dermatologist and an allergy doctor. They may think he is too young--at that point I would f...
- my son is 6 1/2 months old and he also has execma. we use a steroid cream when it gets bad and i use Arbonne Baby Care Body Oil. It is amazing. You can't use baby oi...
- E., Hopefully it will go away soon. My daughter too had it and we did the same routine you did. Don't worry about any prolonged use your son will be fine. I too ...
Poison Ivy Help?!?!?!
Asked by H.M. from Dallas
on June 12, 2007
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Heya Mama's!!!
I had a little 'mishap' on friday with my weedeater...LOL :) I won't go into detail, but my bare leg lost the battle and is healing ok now...had a sc...
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- My son is very allergic to poison ivy and the only thing that really clears his up is ivarest. It is an over the counter medication found near the calamine lotion. T...
- H., I am so sorry to hear about you and the weed wacker not seeing eye to eye. LOL. I keep Burts Bees Poison Ivy Bar Soap on hand when we go into the woods. This...
- H., My 16 year old son just had poison ivy for the first time. While it somewhat responded to a topical medication called Zanfel, it became systemic because of a s...
Yeast Infection & Diaper Allergy?
Asked by S.P. from Boston
on April 30, 2008
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I have an 8 month old daughter. She has had a yeast infection for about 5 weeks now! I took her to the Dr. at the beginning. When she had the rash for 3 days. He pre...
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- My daughter had a reaction to the cheaper diapers and seems to get a rash very easily. Start by only cleaning her with warm water and white wash clothes. The white...
- Hi S., My name is M. and i have 4 children ages 17, 13, 11, and 7 months. I was unaware that traditional disposable diapers are processed with many chemicals. try c...
- My first child got a rash from store brand diapers so I never tried them with the rest. I stick with pampers, luvs and huggies and don't have a problem.
Tween on Adderall, Pupils Dilated?
Asked by C.C. from Raleigh
on December 12, 2012
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Hi all, my 11 yr old is on Adderall for ADHD. We increased her dose from 5mg to 10mg about 2 weeks ago and her moods have been so extreme. Very happy and hyper one d...
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- Call your daughter's doctor. This is the sort of thing that your pediatric neurologist expects you to call her immediately about when there are any changes in the med...
- ADD / ADHD IS NOT Addison's Disease. They are 2 wildly different disorders that have almost zero similarity. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001416/. For ...
- The mood swings would concern me enough, but I would absolutely call her doctor. It's an amphetamine, so her pupils would react, but I would call, just to be on the s...
Men's Skin Care - Help Please!
Asked by R.R. from Dallas
on January 30, 2012
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My hubby is having a horrible time with his face lately. He is 48, if that matters. The problem is an allergic reaction to something. He was fine until I bought him...
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- Have you switched back to his old shampoo? You mention using a non-Axe shampoo but not whether or not it's the same one he used before. If you haven't gone back to his...
- I would try Cetaphil on his face and see what happens -- it is really gentle. Or, if he's comfortable with not using any soap for a bit he could just rinse his face in...
- I use Gillette Fusion razors and gel. Have him stop shaving for a few days to give his face a break. If it happens again after 2 or 3 days of not shaving (for some ...
