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Large Rash on Body
Asked by M.J. from Austin
on November 23, 2008
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Hello moms! i have been having problems with a rash for almost a week. It looks like poison ivy but it does not act like it. there is no weeping and i have not been in...
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- it is possible to develop food allergies at any time of your life, as well as sensitivities to other substances (new laundry detergent? even those dryer sheets can ge...
- Check out pityriasis rosea (I have no idea if I spelled that right!!!) and see if that's what it looks like. I had that a while back...they gave me antihistimines and...
- I went through a similart thing with my husband. He had a huge rash under his arms which turned out to be a candita infection. The candita infecton was due to an overa...
Help! How Do I Deal with the Neighbor Childs Lack of Hygiene
Asked by P.R. from Grand Rapids
on November 24, 2008
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My daughter plays with the neighbors daughter shes 9 and my daughter is 6.The issue is most of the time she comes over she smells musty. My daughter also sweats and be...
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- Hello P., This is not the girls issue, but her parents. I was raised in a very discusting enviroment also, so I can speak from experience. Do not embarrase this girl,...
- no child needs deodarant until puberty. if they stink then they need a bath. i dont think you can do anything really.
- Most girls odn't need deodorant, just good hygiene, unless she is developing early. I would be concerned about giving your own daughter deodorant at the age of 6, the...
Help for 10-Yr Old Son Who Has Inflamed Welts on Armpits
Asked by C.M. from St. Louis
on July 28, 2009
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My son came home from a sports camp tonight and has extremely painful big red welts in his armpits. He was wearing a new loose-fitting polyester soccer shirt...I'm not...
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- You got some great advice here - but I saw someone else with a similar response so I thought I would chime in! We use Boudreauxs Butt Paste on my 5 year old who gets ...
- my sons & husband all get that in the summer. They use... are you ready??.....Desitin (diaper ointment)! It works! Their problem is not so much the armpits, but c...
- Have you tried Benadryl? That may give him some relief. Good luck.
How to Get Rid of Bumps
Asked by J.S. from Springfield
on February 15, 2007
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This is going to sound really nasty (or incredibly humorous, depending on the person), but I've tried everything I can think of. My skin is really bumpy on my underarm...
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- I would suggest using men's shaving cream like the unscented. It works well and it is thicker. I know that this sounds funny have you tried using diaper rash cream t...
- Have you tried using an unscented deoderant? It may be a reaction to the perfumes.
- Definitely wax!! I've just recently started waxing that part of my body and I absolutely love it. I used to get bumps too, hence why I started waxing - it's the only...
Rash
Asked by N.H. from Pittsburgh
on July 16, 2009
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I have a rash that is on both sides of my body starting under my armpits. What is strange is that it is symetrical on both sides, and only in those areas. It is kind...
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- Off the top of my head, reading your discription of the feeling and placement of the rash I want to say it might be shingles. It usually only shows up on one side tho...
- Is your rash horizontal, following along your ribs? It may be shigles. It hurts very badly, looks almost like bad pimples. Taking L-Lysine (an amino acid) can help tre...
- What do you use for deodorant? Could you have gotten really really sweaty so that it ran down from your armpits and you had an allergic reaction? Witch hazel and...
Six-year Old Underarms. . .
Asked by K.J. from San Francisco
on September 3, 2008
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Six year old, needing deodorant
My six-year-old daughter is very active, in school, swimming as well as gymnastics and I have detected an odor under her armpits. S...
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- Hi K., I would feel exactly the same for my child. I would not use an antiperspirant because sweat is a good cleansing thing - wait til she is older for that. An...
- There are a few natural deodorants. You probalby don't want her to use anti-persperant at her age, it clogs the sweat glads. Just a regular deoderant should be just fi...
- Hi K., You may want to try essential oils. These are totally natural and contain no aluminum, like anti-perspirant. The best and safest to use would be lavender. M...
"Skin Tags!" EWWW
Asked by L.U. from Seattle
on April 25, 2009
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My husband has a LOT of skin tags around his neck and armpits. And these are not little guys! They are not HUGE, but they are definitly big. It kinda grosses him ou...
Bumps in Armpit
Asked by E.S. from Fort Collins
on July 1, 2009
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Okay, I know this is a really weird question. Ever since I started shaving under my arms, I have had little bumps on my skin. It almost looks like chicken skin (gros...
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- There's a product called TendSkin that you apply after shaving that might help you. Not sure where to buy it, but you can get it online - http://www.tendskin.com/inde...
- I would sure like to know how to get rid of mine! Actually i have noticed that if I use a really sharp razor I do not get them as bad. i have also noticed that my hus...
- Maybe try waxing your underarms. I used to get bumps and irritated in general everytime I'd shave. I LOVE the results from waxing, smooth, REALLY hairless and it doe...
Red Armpits!
Asked by E.S. from Denver
on July 1, 2009
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Help! I have recently noticed that my armpits are red and itch a little bit. It happened a few weeks ago, seemed to go away by itself but now it is back. Mostly it is ...
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- I have a weird body and my body composition apparently changes all the time--I can't wear any deodorant for more than 2 weeks at a time or my body develops an allergic...
- I have ran into the exact same thing, I went to see the local walk in. They took a scrap and come to find out I was allergic to the deodorant I had used since I was 1...
- This so seams like a yeast infection to me. I get it every time I am pregnant on my armpits, sometimes on my chest, and at my bikini area. Since my last child was born...
Itchy Armpits After Pregnancy While Nursing
Asked by L.F. from Los Angeles
on June 2, 2009
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This is a very weird question, but I want to know if anyone else has experienced this issue. I figure it has something to do with hormones, but I am not sure. After ...
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- Oh my goodness! I have the same thing. I assumed it had something to do with the energy your body needs while nursing, almost like your slowly sweating. You're probabl...
- I had the same thing but I also had soreness. I ended up going to the dr. because it was so persistant. He explaind to me how the mammary tissues goes into your armpit...
- I had that too... I don't know why... I just thought that maybe I got sweatier after I had kids and was breastfeeding and I noticed that my skin (arm pits) would get m...
