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PALSUM SALVE (Spelling?) Anyone Ever Heard of This?
Asked by M.C. from Dallas
on March 31, 2008
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Anyone ever heard of " PALSUM SALVE " (spelling?)
My Grandmother used this on a rash my Brother had ages ago (30 or so years ago and worked great) and I have been t...
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- I'm willing to bet that what your grandmother used was an old herbal remedy that lots of people swore by--Balsam salve. Google it and you will find lots of references...
- I think you're looking for the old-fashioned skin remedy called Balsam Salve, made from Poplar buds, and also known as Balm of Gilead. You can purchase what someone el...
- I think what you are looking for is called salve palms balm. or just udder balm...hope that helps look it up on msn search just to be sure though ...good luck M. B.
"Need Advice on Scarring After Stitches"
Asked by S.A. from Seattle
on February 18, 2008
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Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep scarring to aminimum or none after stiches. My husband removed them himself and I have been using neosporin everyday, but I ...
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- Hi there. I had surgery in November, and my doctor recommended Mederma. It's sold over the counter at most drug stores. It's a little spendy, though. A small tube ...
- Vitamin E works great. I used it on my C-section scar and several other surgical scars.
- several years ago, my mom had an extensive surgery for carpal tunnel on her wrist. they cut from the middle of her palm to almost halfway down her forearm. She used vi...
Should Anyone 'Go There'?
Asked by A.M. from Chicago
on May 15, 2008
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Last week I received an e-mail from a not-so-close friend who thought I needed to know that my daughters are whiny and overly dependent. She and I had been on a Moms &...
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- I would like to start off by saying I am sorry that you have had to be the recepient of an e-mail like that. I was also and I was deeply hurt and angered by it. I wa...
- As a younger mom, I get more unwanted "advice" often because many assume I too young to know how to raise my son. I learned to ignore the ones who don't know my son h...
- Consider the source. Also, apply the 20 year rule. In twenty years, will this really matter, or just be an interesting, rather amusing, story at family gatherings? ...
Advice on Toddlers Face Rash
Asked by R.L. from Seattle
on February 28, 2008
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My daughter is 20 months and she has this rash on her lower part of her cheeks on both sides, has anyone ever come across this? If so, what do you suggest? I was told ...
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- It's very possibly allergies. My son is allergic to eggs and peanuts and that shows up as a rash, which is better than breathing problems, but still difficult to deal ...
- My daughter used to get like that when she was about that age. I took her to the doctor and it seemed it was from the water at swim lessons, I used the gerber face bal...
- You should try putting just plain vaseline on her cheeks. I know it sounds strange but it really works. My 8 month old son gets a full body coating before bed and ha...
