Lubriderm used to be the simplest, purest skin moisturizer (or lubricant) there was. Basic ingredients: Water and mineral oil. Secondary: and emulsifier. Then maybe a preservative
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Urea is also in sweat. It a completely water-soluble and skin-absorbed molecule, thus presumably a good base to get the lotion into the skin. The stuff is in freakin' everything.
But it can also be a skin irritant (WTF Lubriderm!), so yeah.
You know what else? Urea is supposed to be good for combating foot odor. I have heard that some podiatrists recommend you standing in the shower and PEEING ON YOUR FEET, waiting a bit, then showering and washing it off, and it helps. At least at that point you would know who's wee it was. There are also other meds/ointments developed with urea in it, namely Premarin, which is an estrogen cream developed from PRegnant MARes' uRINe. Lovely, huh?
Yeah, I don't know what's up with all the additives in things, I think its competition with other better smelling and fou-fou stuff out there. I second the coconut oil suggestion above, unless you have nut allergies.
Being naturally crafty, I have to ask, have you considered making your own? This recipe looks pretty manageable, if you're used to baking. And this one is even easier.
I'm tempted; there's some investment in supplies up front, but once you find the oil and herbal essences you like best, there's no worrying that your brand will be "improved" or discontinued (hate that!)
Oh, and EEEEEEW. The more I think about it, the more I'm a bit grossed out by the Urea thing. It's probably pig pee, or something, too...I don't know if that's better or worse than thinking it's human
That's a lame-assed change. At the very least they should keep making the original and add a new line.
Lubriderm is one of the lotions my tattoo artists recommended using.
Maybe like with "New Coke," if you complain enough, they'll bringback the original - and let you pay $0.25 more for the pleasure of using "classic lubriderm."
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But it can also be a skin irritant (WTF Lubriderm!), so yeah.
Yikes.
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Yeah, I don't know what's up with all the additives in things, I think its competition with other better smelling and fou-fou stuff out there. I second the coconut oil suggestion above, unless you have nut allergies.
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I'm tempted; there's some investment in supplies up front, but once you find the oil and herbal essences you like best, there's no worrying that your brand will be "improved" or discontinued (hate that!)
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Lubriderm is one of the lotions my tattoo artists recommended using.
Maybe like with "New Coke," if you complain enough, they'll bringback the original - and let you pay $0.25 more for the pleasure of using "classic lubriderm."
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