Dry skin. During the winter the skin on my feet gets painfully dry. I have tried lots of creams and while they help, they don’t eliminate the problem. I would pay $400 a year to fix this issue.
Edit: I have learned that my dry skin is caused by Raynaud’s syndrome and the solution is to not let my hands and feet get cold.
According to the Mayo clinic swimming in clorinated water is a risk factor for dry skin. To me that suggest this might be an issue that’s about the bacteria that live on your skin.
https://ubiome.com/ used to provide a skin kit but might not do it anymore (their website currently only shows the gut product).
It might be possible to develop a probiotics solution.
As for money, it’s a complicated question, since ChristianKl contributed (I didn’t know about chlorine as a possible problem) and you’d need to gamble by getting the filter.
If a fliter works and you feel like sending me $100/year, I won’t turn it down.
My point wasn’t the direct effect of chlorine on the skin but that it kills the native bacteria on the skin and thus different bacteria might have it easier to populate the skin. Those might then create problems.
I’m not sure whether showering has similar effects than swimming in the first place because the average shower won’t match swimming polls that are chlorinated to kill bacteria even without a shower filter.
I predict your toiletries are the problem. Next time it flares up, try showering without soap or hair products for one week—only use water. It may sound gross, but this is a needed experiment.
If I’ve correctly identified the problem and your feet feel better, I think it would be fair if you gave $200 a year (or a $2,000 lump sum) to the charity of my choosing, don’t you?
Disclaimer: I do not receive any compensation or services from my recommended charity.
Dry skin. During the winter the skin on my feet gets painfully dry. I have tried lots of creams and while they help, they don’t eliminate the problem. I would pay $400 a year to fix this issue.
Edit: I have learned that my dry skin is caused by Raynaud’s syndrome and the solution is to not let my hands and feet get cold.According to the Mayo clinic swimming in clorinated water is a risk factor for dry skin. To me that suggest this might be an issue that’s about the bacteria that live on your skin.
https://ubiome.com/ used to provide a skin kit but might not do it anymore (their website currently only shows the gut product).
It might be possible to develop a probiotics solution.
If chlorine is the problem, there are shower filters that take out a lot of the chlorine.
http://showerfilterscompared.net/
As for money, it’s a complicated question, since ChristianKl contributed (I didn’t know about chlorine as a possible problem) and you’d need to gamble by getting the filter.
If a fliter works and you feel like sending me $100/year, I won’t turn it down.
Ha.
My point wasn’t the direct effect of chlorine on the skin but that it kills the native bacteria on the skin and thus different bacteria might have it easier to populate the skin. Those might then create problems.
I’m not sure whether showering has similar effects than swimming in the first place because the average shower won’t match swimming polls that are chlorinated to kill bacteria even without a shower filter.
I predict your toiletries are the problem. Next time it flares up, try showering without soap or hair products for one week—only use water. It may sound gross, but this is a needed experiment.
If I’ve correctly identified the problem and your feet feel better, I think it would be fair if you gave $200 a year (or a $2,000 lump sum) to the charity of my choosing, don’t you?
Disclaimer: I do not receive any compensation or services from my recommended charity.
Good idea but I’ve tried it already. I furthermore never use shampoo and just wash my hair with water. (I’m no poo.)
You say you have tried no-soap as well, why did you stop?
I didn’t help my dry skin and I thought using soap was healthier.