tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110414520315056509.post1982895958962828696..comments2023-08-04T13:19:28.135-07:00Comments on Dave's Topical Steroid Withdrawal: March 25, 2014 - I Have Hope In My SoulDave Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03938134400893131673noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110414520315056509.post-72097985285164459382014-03-26T12:32:27.969-07:002014-03-26T12:32:27.969-07:00This is the title...Magid TouchMaster Cotton Glove...This is the title...Magid TouchMaster Cotton Glove, Men's Jumbo (Pack of 60 Pairs)....buy the ones that say Sold by Amazon.com LLC. Pay for quicker shipping if you aren't a prime member so you don't have to wait forever to get them. Yes, get these jumbo gloves. My hands are like yours and possibly smaller. They shrink big time when washed and dried. When you get these in the mail be sure to wash first before using them. Wash in hot water with very little detergent (safe natural detergent is best), add a few drops of tto if you have it, and wash on double rinse cycle. Then dry in medium to hot heat. The key here is to make sure they have no chemical residue on them from your detergent since they will be in constant contact with your skin up to 24 hours a day. I promise you'll love wearing these so much you won't want to not wear them when you don't have to lol.<br /><br />A nice plus about these gloves too is you can apply witch hazel to your hands and put the gloves on and lightly press them against your skin. After an hour or so every little open or oozing spot becomes scabbed over with hundreds of tiny cotton fibers stuck to the scabbing. If my hands are flaring like they were up until just recently I would do this at night before going to bed and wake up to healed hands every morning. <br /><br />I also will do the same thing with water diluted tto on certain spots instead of the witch hazel, all depending on how many spots there are, or whether it's oozing or sore spots from scratching. I use the witch hazel for the oozing and the tto for the sore spots when I scratch. When my skin is scabbed and healing I don't wear them at all at night. But almost always during the day to protect them from the elements. I probably change gloves an average of 30 times per day. There have been periods when I was able to not wear them for days at a time but waiting for those days to return at the moment. I think I'll get there soon! I sure hope so as I'm so sick of dealing with this. I wear these (ebay item 130603214676) in x-lg over the cotton gloves when needed but I see that size is currently out. Any brand will do but need to be x-lg as well and not latex.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567005251093371248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110414520315056509.post-51056307684404703542014-03-26T11:50:54.005-07:002014-03-26T11:50:54.005-07:00Thanks Dan! The gloves I have are just something ...Thanks Dan! The gloves I have are just something my wife picked up at Walmart. I've been meaning to ask... the ones you recommend on Amazon say "jumbo", but my hands are medium at best. You think they would still fit okay?Dave Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03938134400893131673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110414520315056509.post-64583430346635602402014-03-26T10:24:17.181-07:002014-03-26T10:24:17.181-07:00HI Dave, thanks for the acknowledgment. I truly ap...HI Dave, thanks for the acknowledgment. I truly appreciate that. A couple of tips. I only wear vinyl gloves over my cotton ones when I use my hands for something that requires dirty work or water. They always get wet after 10-20 minutes. You might try one night with just the cotton gloves only. And, the super thin cotton gloves only available on Amazon are the very best ones to use. The thicker and very small Cara brand sucks. I can't remember which ones you got but I think they are the thin ones from Amazon I hope. Also, out of all the natural moisturizers available, sunflower oil is one of two of the safest to use, so good choice. The other one is the organic Spectrum brand shortening which is pure white palm oil.<br /><br />I found that atarax is only effective for me if I take 50mg before bed and only once to twice per week. Anything more than twice a week it doesn't work for me. It has been an invaluable tool for the nights I know I don't want to scratch at all. I too had symmetrical symptoms and think this runs true for many people in tsw. Glad to hear you are doing better and especially happy to hear you are going to see your mom!Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08567005251093371248noreply@blogger.com