Friday, October 21, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tea Tree Oil
For those of you with piercings like me, let me let you in on a little secret: Tea Tree Oil!
It's incredible! For under $10 at most pharmacies you can pick up a bottle. I use it for the occasional piercing issue. (Hypertrophic scars: A lot of people develop these excessive tissue build up or "bubbles" on their piercing sites: especially if you have any type of nasal or cartilage piercing. Many people confuse Hypertrophic scars with Keloids, but they are not the same! Keloids are typically much more serious and often need to be surgically removed. The vast majority of piercing "bubbles" that most people develop are really Hypertrophic scars. The great news about these is that they can be easily treated in most cases and will go away! One of the best treatments for them is to apply a small amount of Tea Tree Oil to a q-tip and apply it directly to the Hypertrophic scar site once a day (Only once a day so that you do not cause irritation to the skin and dry out the surrounding area too much. If you're not sure you can handle a full strength application, dilute the q-tip with water. For reference, my skin is fairly sensitive, but I can still use a full strength application!)
I have a tiny little spot on the back of my tragus piercing and have been using Tea Tree oil on it once daily for the past week- it is almost gone now! (I'm good about not touching my piercings, so I think I must have developed the little spot just from moving around in my sleep at night). Typically, I clean my piercings twice a day (Once in the shower with Provon soap, and once at night with H2Ocean spray (that stuff is AMAZING, especially on piercings that can be in a difficult area to clean, like a tragus!). I've never had an infection, thankfully!
Tea Tree Oil is not only for piercings though, it's fantastic for other uses! You can use it for cuts, blemishes, bug bites, canker sores, dry scalp, ear aches, hives, hair conditioning, house plants, washing machines, humidifiers, and the list goes on and on!!!
It's incredible! For under $10 at most pharmacies you can pick up a bottle. I use it for the occasional piercing issue. (Hypertrophic scars: A lot of people develop these excessive tissue build up or "bubbles" on their piercing sites: especially if you have any type of nasal or cartilage piercing. Many people confuse Hypertrophic scars with Keloids, but they are not the same! Keloids are typically much more serious and often need to be surgically removed. The vast majority of piercing "bubbles" that most people develop are really Hypertrophic scars. The great news about these is that they can be easily treated in most cases and will go away! One of the best treatments for them is to apply a small amount of Tea Tree Oil to a q-tip and apply it directly to the Hypertrophic scar site once a day (Only once a day so that you do not cause irritation to the skin and dry out the surrounding area too much. If you're not sure you can handle a full strength application, dilute the q-tip with water. For reference, my skin is fairly sensitive, but I can still use a full strength application!)
I have a tiny little spot on the back of my tragus piercing and have been using Tea Tree oil on it once daily for the past week- it is almost gone now! (I'm good about not touching my piercings, so I think I must have developed the little spot just from moving around in my sleep at night). Typically, I clean my piercings twice a day (Once in the shower with Provon soap, and once at night with H2Ocean spray (that stuff is AMAZING, especially on piercings that can be in a difficult area to clean, like a tragus!). I've never had an infection, thankfully!
Tea Tree Oil is not only for piercings though, it's fantastic for other uses! You can use it for cuts, blemishes, bug bites, canker sores, dry scalp, ear aches, hives, hair conditioning, house plants, washing machines, humidifiers, and the list goes on and on!!!
Saturday, October 8, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Oh Anne...
This cracks me up every time I see it! Gotta love Anne Hathaway haha!
(Be sure to silence the music in the side bar so that you can hear this video! :) )
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Look what the cat drug in....
I'm pretty sure Lucky has become accustom to me referring to him as "that damn cat". At this point, he may just think that it is his name! He is always doing strange things around my house! He's been living here since August (my sister had to move and was unable to take him to her new home). Since he's moved in, there has not been a dull moment! He has taught my other two cats how fun it is to jump onto tables, counter-tops, and cabinet tops too! (Something that makes my slightly OCD self flip out at the thought of pet fur on my table or counter tops! Ahh thank goodness for Clorox wipes and good cleaning products!)
Onto today's little "adventure"... Lucky has decided recently that he fetches...mostly random items of sorts...a dog toy here, a piece of paper there a stray flake of cereal, an occasional ink pen.
Today, Lucky moved onto a new challenge...scavenging the basket I keep in the guest bathroom. A little bit of background: my sister's children stay with me often since they home-school. So, I keep a cute little open basket in the guest bathroom with toiletries for them (toothbrushes, toothpastes, dental floss, bath bombs,deodorants, TAMPONS....)
You can pretty much guess what happened next....
Lucky decided that tampons make excellent toys! I was sitting on my couch watching television when Lucky comes running into the living room and stops right at my feet. He then proceeded to sit a tampon down in front of my feet like he was presenting me with a prized mouse or toy! I almost stroked lol! He was so proud of himself!!! I am still laughing myself silly over this. I'm just glad he didn't do this during a dinner party or a date!!! Can you imagine?? Hahaha... Needless to say, there is never a dull moment in my home!
Onto today's little "adventure"... Lucky has decided recently that he fetches...mostly random items of sorts...a dog toy here, a piece of paper there a stray flake of cereal, an occasional ink pen.
Today, Lucky moved onto a new challenge...scavenging the basket I keep in the guest bathroom. A little bit of background: my sister's children stay with me often since they home-school. So, I keep a cute little open basket in the guest bathroom with toiletries for them (toothbrushes, toothpastes, dental floss, bath bombs,deodorants, TAMPONS....)
You can pretty much guess what happened next....
Lucky decided that tampons make excellent toys! I was sitting on my couch watching television when Lucky comes running into the living room and stops right at my feet. He then proceeded to sit a tampon down in front of my feet like he was presenting me with a prized mouse or toy! I almost stroked lol! He was so proud of himself!!! I am still laughing myself silly over this. I'm just glad he didn't do this during a dinner party or a date!!! Can you imagine?? Hahaha... Needless to say, there is never a dull moment in my home!
In case you were wondering, Lucky is a Tampax Pearl kinda guy!
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