Recipe for delayed sleep

[velvetpage]

1 body's worth of dry skin (by dry, I mean scaly and itchy in a number of spots - we've been out of body lotion for four days.)
1 new bottle of brand-name body lotion for extra-dry skin, with a lovely floral scent to it.

Oops.

Usually, I can handle scented lotions. I have mildly sensitive skin, but a bit of fragrance won't have me breaking out in hives or anything. However, scented lotion on very dry skin is a bad idea. My legs have been on fire for fifteen minutes (get your minds out of the gutter! For shame!) and are just now starting to feel normal from the inside.

From the outside, they felt nice and smooth as soon as the lotion went on. If this stuff works, I'll never buy the cheap stuff again. And I can put up with the burning for a while, if it stops the itching.

I'm never quite sure which I prefer - my oily summer skin, with its breakouts that make me look seventeen again, or my dry winter skin, tight and uncomfortable but looking quite good if I use enough lotion. It's a tough call. Usually, when I'm in the middle of it, I prefer the other.

Okay, that's better. Time to get to bed.

Comments

[iamradar.livejournal.com]

If you're looking for a regular healthy moisturizer that doesn't have stuff in it that'll make your skin react, try plain ordinary aloe vera. It comes bottled or if you have a green thumb, you can grow your own. (It's also handy to have around for burns...both from cooking and sun exposure.)

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

I've tried that before, but I found it sticky and annoying. It's also really expensive for daily use. I used to have a plant around, and it was great for little burns, but I didn't like using it for anything else.

I think I have some aloe vera lotion around, in a cupboard from last summer. I avoid the sun as much as i can (I'm a fair blonde, and I never tan - I go from white to red to white again.) I may dig it out.

[iamradar.livejournal.com]

I'm a fair brunette, so I understand.