Skin woes.

From Mondays to Fridays, I am usually clad in a simple top and jeans because my office (thank god!) does not have a dress code. I am in the arts industry and am very fortunate to be working for an awesome and down to earth company. We don't really dress up to the nines cept maybe during important meetings and events. We are work horses not show ponies :)

One thing I look forward to during weekends, is dressing up. I guess that's the good thing about not dressing up for work, when weekend comes and I get to dress up when I go out, it's actually pretty fun! Thing is I've got really sensitive skin and travelling to cold countries will give me rashes. I've got it pretty bad when I went to Switzerland three years ago and Paris two years ago. Whenver I wore dresses or skirts, I have to wear tights to cover the scars :(

It's only recently that I discovered that tea tree oil body wash works wonders. seriously. I've only used the oil for my pimples but two months ago, my sister bought it and I just gave it a try and boy did it work! The scars are lightening, the rashes are slowly disappearing and the itch is slowly going away. I'm on my third bottle now. I've only been using the one from The Body Shop, it's been working quite well I'm hesitant to switch brands. I can't wait for the day that all the marks are gone so I can have the confidence of wearing skirts and dresses again.

Comments

[Jess]

Be careful with the tea tree products if you have kitties - there is a naturally occurring terpenoid in them that is very toxic (deadly) to cats. They don't just have to ingest it; if the cats walk around in the bathtub after your shower, they can absorb it through the skin of their paw pads. It's very similar to turpentine.

[Irma Suzanna]

I do not have kitties but I do love to play with them...thank you for the tip! I didn't know tea tree is deadly for the felines... will be careful not to use it when I'm over at a friend's place who has cats. I've got PLENTY of cat lovin friends :P