Sort of spin off to Gina's facial question

MrsDtoBe09 Posted: Oct 13, 2009 06:47 PM

Sort of spin off to Gina's facial question

I have seriously rough skin on my elbows. I put lotion on it every day but it looks like elephant skin on my elbows! I'm totally not a primping type of girl so I dont know the answer to this. Is there something I can get done at a spa to reduce the look of my elephant elbows? They look terrible to me!

dazies1011 Posted: Oct 13, 2009 06:56 PM

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Try vaseline

Karsav7096 Posted: Oct 13, 2009 08:31 PM

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How bout a loofa sponge??

eternitybride Posted: Oct 13, 2009 08:34 PM

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Putting on vitamin E oil, vasoline or a heavy duty lotion is good to soften the skin. You can also do an exfoleant, like a salt or sugar scrub, to help get some of the dead skin off.

At a spa this would usually be part of the body treatment, where they use a scrub with oil on your skin to help exfoleate (or however you spell it)

Since its cold, put the oil or vasoline on at night, and a lotion under long sleeves during the day. I would get this when I was a kid and it was partially from putting my elbows down on things

MrsCM Posted: Oct 13, 2009 08:45 PM

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Get a really good body butter at Sephora or something and start rubbing it in twice aday and it will get better!

nell1279 Posted: Oct 13, 2009 08:47 PM

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I'm not really the primping type either, I'll go with mom for a facial every once in a while but that's it. Last time we went for like a spa day and they did this body scrub - it was awesome!!! It removed all of the dead skin and had an oil in it that moisturized so well - my skin came out sooo smooth. You should try it!!

MrsDtoBe09 Posted: Oct 13, 2009 08:50 PM

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Thanks girls. Maybe I'll go to Sephora and pick up some stuff.

KittyGags Posted: Oct 13, 2009 08:52 PM

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This might sound nutty and I've never tried...but what about the foot creams that are made for the rough rough skin on your heels? I bet that'd work...I have a Dr Scholls night time one that I use and its AWESOME...

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Scholls-Ultra-Overnight-3-5-Ounce/dp/B000FKHHN8 (just so you know what to look for in the feet aisle!)

BarbieGrl10 Posted: Oct 13, 2009 09:16 PM

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I use this in the winter...Looove it!

MrsDtoBe09 Posted: Oct 14, 2009 07:59 AM

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Posted by KittyGags

This might sound nutty and I've never tried...but what about the foot creams that are made for the rough rough skin on your heels? I bet that'd work...I have a Dr Scholls night time one that I use and its AWESOME...

http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Scholls-Ultra-Overnight-3-5-Ounce/dp/B000FKHHN8 (just so you know what to look for in the feet aisle!)

That makes sense! I'll try it! Thanks!

LadyDuda81509 Posted: Oct 14, 2009 08:10 AM

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is it itchy?? i get dry itchy patches around my eyes every now and then, so everyday i put hydrocortozone cream on them...it just prevents it from coming back if i do it everyday

KerriJohnS Posted: Oct 14, 2009 08:55 AM

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Posted by LadyDuda81509

is it itchy?? i get dry itchy patches around my eyes every now and then, so everyday i put hydrocortozone cream on them...it just prevents it from coming back if i do it everyday

That could be from an allergy. When your eyes get like that ... you could be allergic to something. And it could be ANYTHING and it just affects the eye area. That happened to me... sometimes it was mild and then others it was INSANE!!!