Can I use this for skin rashes?--snip--
Can I use this for skin rashes? I have used many creams over the last 12 months and none of them made any difference. Now I have decided to go
for nuclear option and use Isopropyl Alcohol. I have a litre of it in my workshop where I do most of my work of refurbishing PCs and laptops. I thought I could daub some of it using clean cotton wool and try to
remove infected/dead skin that is causing itching.
Can I use this for skin rashes? I have used many creams over the last 12 months and none of them made any difference. Now I have decided to go
for nuclear option and use Isopropyl Alcohol. I have a litre of it in my workshop where I do most of my work of refurbishing PCs and laptops. I thought I could daub some of it using clean cotton wool and try to
remove infected/dead skin that is causing itching.
Can I use this for skin rashes? I have used many creams over the last 12 months and none of them made any difference. Now I have decided to go
for nuclear option and use Isopropyl Alcohol. I have a litre of it in my workshop where I do most of my work of refurbishing PCs and laptops. I thought I could daub some of it using clean cotton wool and try to
remove infected/dead skin that is causing itching.
Can I use this for skin rashes? I have used many creams over the last 12 months and none of them made any difference. Now I have decided to go
for nuclear option and use Isopropyl Alcohol. I have a litre of it in my workshop where I do most of my work of refurbishing PCs and laptops. I thought I could daub some of it using clean cotton wool and try to
remove infected/dead skin that is causing itching.
On Mon, 5/5/2025 6:30 PM, Polysaccharide wrote:I fought rash in center of my chest half the winter. Finally tried
Can I use this for skin rashes? I have used many creams over the last 12
months and none of them made any difference. Now I have decided to go
for nuclear option and use Isopropyl Alcohol. I have a litre of it in my
workshop where I do most of my work of refurbishing PCs and laptops. I
thought I could daub some of it using clean cotton wool and try to
remove infected/dead skin that is causing itching.
There are a number of chemicals you can apply to unbroken skin,
and then they are a win. For example, a hand cleanser can attenuate
things on the very surface of your skin.
Chemicals which are quite powerful, they can actually kill skin cells,
and make things worse. Mercurochrome or tincture of iodine, are not
something you should be carelessly splashing around. Broken skin could
take quite a bit of damage, if the skin cells are weakened.
With a rash, the cause of the rash is now living in your dermis. Pouring
IPA on top, does not get to the ones living inside the skin and below the >broken layer.
If your doctor is not helping, see a pharmacist. They can sight recognize
a couple common conditions. If the pharmacist tries to sell you
"1% hydrocortisone", that means the pharmacist does not know what
you've got. But on one occasion, the pharmacist was 1000x better
than my skin specialist. It took the pharmacist only 20 seconds
to help me. That's not going to happen, very often.
If you have been outside the country, in a tropical area, some
of the rashes then, are macroscopic and not microscopic. Some
skin conditions are actual things living inside you, and the rash
is one of the reproduction stages of the thing.
Family doctors just don't want to "dig in" when it comes to rashes.
I expect there isn't a good flow chart for the analysis. They don't know
what question to ask first. And it might be a violation of their
"do no harm" oath.
That's why, if a pharmacist is just up the street from me, they're
worth a shot. It can take two years to get into the hospital-based
skin specialist clinic. They use real science on things, and don't
fool around like a lot of the others. Skin specialists in private
practice, are a mixed bag. The private practice ones, will
"try one anonymous white cream after another", to no good effect.
It's a bit like witchcraft, as the whole time, they have no suggestion
at all for what the root cause is. I might as well be asking a lamppost
for road directions.
it's the same with dental. I went to a university dental clinic
where they train dentists. And they are good at diagnosis,
so you won't get scammed by a dentist that just runs up a bill.
But I'm not near them any more, so I can't use them now.
If all the creams you've tried over the last 12 months are
"white creams", then I think I know what kind of treatment
you've received. Ask your family doctor which hospitals
have skin specialist clinics. The idea is, the more professionals
present in one place, the less likely they will be to waste your
time.
Paul
Polysaccharide wrote:
Can I use this for skin rashes? I have used many creams over the last 12
months and none of them made any difference. Now I have decided to go
for nuclear option and use Isopropyl Alcohol. I have a litre of it in my
workshop where I do most of my work of refurbishing PCs and laptops. I
thought I could daub some of it using clean cotton wool and try to
remove infected/dead skin that is causing itching.
You should go see a dermatologist.
Also, try and see if you can figure out what's causing the rash.
On 5/6/2025 7:00 AM, John C. wrote:
Polysaccharide wrote:ÿ Common sense. What a great idea. :)
Can I use this for skin rashes? I have used many creams over the last 12 >>> months and none of them made any difference. Now I have decided to go
for nuclear option and use Isopropyl Alcohol. I have a litre of it in my >>> workshop where I do most of my work of refurbishing PCs and laptops. I
thought I could daub some of it using clean cotton wool and try to
remove infected/dead skin that is causing itching.
You should go see a dermatologist.
Also, try and see if you can figure out what's causing the rash.
Can I use this for skin rashes? I have used many creams over the last 12 months and none of them made any difference. Now I have decided to go
for nuclear option and use Isopropyl Alcohol.
On Tue, 5/6/2025 11:03 AM, Newyana2 wrote:
On 5/6/2025 7:00 AM, John C. wrote:
Polysaccharide wrote:ÿ Common sense. What a great idea. :)
Can I use this for skin rashes? I have used many creams over the last 12 >>>> months and none of them made any difference. Now I have decided to go
for nuclear option and use Isopropyl Alcohol. I have a litre of it in my >>>> workshop where I do most of my work of refurbishing PCs and laptops. I >>>> thought I could daub some of it using clean cotton wool and try to
remove infected/dead skin that is causing itching.
You should go see a dermatologist.
Also, try and see if you can figure out what's causing the rash.
The problem is, the medical system isn't really prepared to
help you. The number of qualified doctors for that job, is
too small for the size of the queue. And it's probably
always been like this (like when I was younger).
It just takes a long time, to see someone.
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