Sunday, September 6, 2015

Sunday Soap: By the Sea


 The itch is still upon me. The nasty rash that is covering most of myself hasn't budged an inch. I'm surviving by treating the symptoms every few hours which means lots of Benadryl and cool soaks in the tub with my extra mild tea tree, kelp and sea salt bars.



 I've also concocted bath bombs from all my soothing soap ingredients. Thank goodness for them.


What's really helping is the sea salt soaks.


 It's given me such relief that I've been using it on the itchy old Maltese who suffers so at this time of year from seasonal allergies. If left on her own, she will chew herself raw in minutes. Poor thing.



I went online and bought her the new spiffy cone of shame and some pricey sea salt meds for her hot spots. I'm tempted to use them on myself-minus the cone. What I need are mittens to stop myself from scratching in my sleep. If this keeps up I just may have to break down and pay the doctor a call after the holiday. Ugh.
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7 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2015 at 4:22 AM

    Hope the itchies go away soon.

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  2. Delighted HandsSeptember 6, 2015 at 7:43 AM

    Too awful. Your body goes into overdrive and just makes things worse.....perhaps a course of Steroids will give you relief because it breaks the cycle. (Lovely ingredients you've collected!)

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  3. WanderingcatstudioSeptember 6, 2015 at 1:09 PM

    I agree, if it doesn't get better soon, get your butt to the doctor. As Delighted Hands said, steroids are a HUGE help. I don't think I would have survived the poison ivy with out them.

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  4. kathy bSeptember 6, 2015 at 1:26 PM

    Huck used to have terrible fall allergies. I used to give him benadry. The vet prescribed it, but I came to realize that dogs get a much bigger dose than humans. THey process the drug differently. He got lots of baths and reinforcement for leave it when I caught him chewing.

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  5. kathy bSeptember 6, 2015 at 1:27 PM

    Not sure if you got my last comment. Huck had terrible fall allergies. Baths, limiting time on grass and benadryl kept him just ok. Lots of posittive reinforcement for LEAVE it when he stopped licking on command.

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  6. JanetSeptember 6, 2015 at 3:01 PM

    So sorry you're still having trouble. I hope you find relief soon.

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  7. Judy S.September 6, 2015 at 7:08 PM

    Bummer! Sure hope those itches stop torturing you soon!

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