Back to basics

For years, I've been plagued with skin problems on my hands , as you can see in the second entry here.  I've tried every treatment that I and/or my dermatologist could think of:  prescription medications, non-prescription medications, lotions, creams, and/or ointments.  I've added more healthy fats to my diet, and have started using olive oil or sunflower oil directly on my skin.  All to little avail.

Until my husband had a hunch:  "Maybe it's the soap."

So, as an experiment, we switched from commercial sensitive-skin bath soap and liquid hand soap to all-natural and 100%-vegetarian-ingredients glycerine-based bath soap and liquid hand soap.

Within about two weeks, my skin condition improved dramatically.

Leading me to wonder why I'm paying my dermatologist when I get better skin-care advice from my favorite CPA.

Proof of the pudding is that, now, I notice that my skin hurts whenever I wash my hands at the office.  I intend to take a bottle of glycerine-based liquid hand soap to the office after Pesach.

If you, too, have skin problems, try using glycerine-based soaps (unless you're allergic or sensitive to glycerine, of course).  Like chicken soup, it can't hurt.