Hi Kel,

Thanks for sharing your favourite skin care products, they sound good.

I also have taken Roaccutane in the past, nasty stuff......really messed with my body (now what do they say about hindsight?).

I found it interesting that you now suffer from dry skin (the link with Roaccutane) cause I did too until a Dr stumbled across that I was severely deficient in vitamin D and was gravely concerned about the osteoporosis risks of this.

So I started taking a vitamin D supplement that he recommended and a lovely side effect I wasn't expecting happened.  The painfully dry skin I had disappeared, I was left with soft almost dewy skin as a result of taking vitamin D (I've since learnt dry skin is listed as a symptom for vitamin D deficiency), I'm not big on taking supplements but this really did identify to me that there is/was a problem rather than accepting it on face value that there really was a severe deficiency because of some figure on a peice of paper as a result of a test.

Why the vitamin D deficiency?  My gut feeling is Roaccutane is responsible for this.  Roaccutane is a synthetic form of vitamin A.  Both vitamin A and D are fat-soluble vitamins, we only need small doses of fat-soluble vitamins (because they get stored in the liver and fatty tissues and are eliminated slower than water-soluble vitamins) unlike water-soluble vitamins which we need to consume on a regular basis.  So I am wondering if these toxic levels of synthetic vitamin A that are quite likely still in my body have effected the balance of other fat-soluble vitamins in my body.  Or another theory is the toxic levels of vitamin A have damaged the gut therefore effecting good absorption of vitamin D to utilise.  I'm on the case , I'll be discussing this on my next specialist's appointment.

I kinda hijacked your thread, sorry .  I just had a ahha moment when I read that you have once taken Roaccutane and now suffer dry skin, possibly related.

Warmly,
Blue Nelly

hi blue nelly,
thats really interesting about the vit d, i never knew about that , thanks so much!  i will certainly give that one a go....
please keep me posted about that topic whenever you get something new
 
cheers
kel

SE  try to avoid using hot water or cold water-tepid is best, on your skin,very drying...and don't splash your face with water,that is also drying... remove your cleanser or clean your face with a gently facial sponge,or wash cloth,as a beauty therapist/make upartist,this is my suggestion to you...and try to seal your oil in with a cream or lotion over the top,this will help to encourage the skin the stay hydrated...and when your skin is dry,only exfoliate once per week..any more than that and you will be stripping your skin of precious oils and moisture...

i wouldn't encourage 'stripping your skin of oil'...all that does is dehydrate the surface levels of your skin,and the oil tries to overcompensate by producing a shiny dehydrated skin,and causing an imbalance of the skin...best to retain the moisture of your skin,no stripping precious moisture....if you continue to strip the skin of moisture,it will become increasingly shiny andunhealthy,with possible breakouts sensitiviy  and fine lines...gently gently...

hee hee,so glad you're not doing that then...lol....won't hurt to leave a little residue of rosehip oil on your skin though...

*laughing loudly*.....so true...oh that raw food,makes yer yella......look at that sweatin fella....

what !! not the johnsons holiday glow...nay just lots of carrot juice,wow you must've been downing the liquid gold....motherwytch is seriously a lover of the old carroty juice too....

i've only ever had a tinge of yellow around my mouth,but not an all over glowing carroty tan,now i'm really chuckling....heh heh

heeh hee,you are a cool chick SE,yeh gs does help the skin department for sure...