Comments on Hobo Mama: Conversations with myself

I am so glad people gave all these great recommend...

2009-11-22T02:22:10.768-08:00

I am so glad people gave all these great recommendations & comments. I wondered if anyone would bother responding to a post on Vaseline! :)

Rachel (#1): I just did the eyeballing thing, because I had a squirmy 2-year-old in arms and didn't want to try it on. I still haven't, but I'll let you know if I chose correctly! And if the trick works.

Rachel (#2): Before I forget, I would love your spreadsheet help. (email: mail AT hobomama.com) And I could guest blog for you sometime next year if you want it!

Bibliomama: My post wasn't insightful and intelligent, so I take full blame/credit for random comments! I normally don't like greasy, so why do I loooove petroleum jelly? We may never know.

Olivia: I think Carmex has petroleum jelly as a base. But I'm not judging, because I use it, too, straight up!

Lisa: Yeah, I figure that if petroleum jelly were routinely causing infections and such, they'd pull it.

geeksinrome: So. Cool.

Swistle: I am bowing to Mother Earth! Yes, I am.

I think I know how you could create that spreadshe...

2009-11-14T21:47:43.747-08:00

I think I know how you could create that spreadsheet. Let me know.

I'd like to see how your guest blogging goes. I can't volunteer but wish I could and really want guest bloggers.

I'm hoping to get a new job and my fantasy is that I'll only work during the work day. Then I can blog at night!

my lips cracked and peeled (ew!) after my little g...

2009-11-14T18:49:37.260-08:00

my lips cracked and peeled (ew!) after my little guy was born...and the only thing that worked was burt's bees medicated lip balm. all the other natural/bee balms did nothing. i tried them all since my friend at a health food store provided me with free samples!

I love Un-petroleum Jelly!!

2009-11-14T16:56:41.859-08:00

I love Un-petroleum Jelly!!

We use Prevex -- it's a glaxal base -- but onl...

2009-11-13T17:30:55.586-08:00

We use Prevex -- it's a glaxal base -- but only because I can't stand the feeling of petroleum jelly. I have a hysterical dislike bordering on terror of having greasy things touch my hands. I can't even use body butter because it's called butter and... ew!
(Not quite the intelligent, insightful comment I was hoping to repay yours with. I should probably be barred from commenting on P.D. days)

It seems like by using up a byproduct you're b...

2009-11-13T16:54:33.743-08:00

It seems like by using up a byproduct you're being GOOD for the environment. What else is going to be done with it? Dumped in the trash? You are bowing to mother earth! And so am I, when I use petroleum jelly on my poor children's sad, sad winter skin on the advice of their pediatrician who says petroleum jelly is Teh Bomb.

I like Carmex for my lips when I really need long-...

2009-11-13T09:04:04.861-08:00

I like Carmex for my lips when I really need long-lasting moisture, but I don't know the ingredients. Could be as bad as petroleum jelly. For my feet and other chapped areas of skin I use Bag Balm.

In am totally with you on the petroleum jelly...it...

2009-11-13T08:39:04.179-08:00

In am totally with you on the petroleum jelly...it's a wonderful thing!

Thanks for entertaining me. My pre-pregnancy boob...

2009-11-12T23:10:18.621-08:00

Thanks for entertaining me.

My pre-pregnancy boobs were perfect. Now they sag, but you know what? I still really like them!

I love Vaseline, too. Yes, I call it Vaseline even though it's the store brand. Nothing keeps the moisture in like it does. I also use Burt's Bees lip balm, and I like it a lot, but it doesn't do quite as good a job. And it IS so great for soothing a sore nose. Even though it's a petroleum by-product, it's considered to be totally non-toxic. I'm curious about these other lip balms mentioned, though...

I make my own lip balm: melt in a double boiler (n...

2009-11-12T22:53:59.581-08:00

I make my own lip balm: melt in a double boiler (not too high a temp. b/c the wax can catch on fire) equal parts beeswax and almond oil (or olive or any other nice oil), stir then pour in a tiny wide-mouth jar or a used empty cosmetic cream jar.

You can also add flavoring to it at the melted stage like lemon or peppermint or whatever.

i have a similar obsession with the palmer's cocoa butter swivel stick. i have warm fuzzy memories of stealing my sister's stick because she's the coolest. they're also good for dry chapped skin all over. i find them in with the african american hair care products.. actually, i mailed my sister one a few months ago because she hasn't been able to find one (i guess i owed her anyway). and they're usually less than $2.50 and last forever and a day.. dunno why so expensive on amazon..

I know what you mean about the Vaseline. My mom u...

2009-11-12T19:59:54.372-08:00

I know what you mean about the Vaseline. My mom used to keep a big tub in her kindergarten classroom and would hand it out on q-tips to kids with chapped lips. I used it myself until I found something better, which is lanolin. The same stuff used for nipples. They only sell it in a $5 tube, but it's so big that I, for one, could never use it all on my boobs. I read in the Lansinoh reviews that it's good for chap stick (kids and adults), among other things. (Some of my friends use it to re-lanolize their wool diaper covers.) Anyway, I love it. It's thicker than Vaseline and it stays on longer. The one drawback is that it's not vegan, if you care about that. (I don't.)

Oh, the trouble with petroleum jelly... I am not ...

2009-11-12T18:55:41.761-08:00

Oh, the trouble with petroleum jelly...

I am not a big fan myself (I'll say for eco reasons, but it's really more of a texture/sensation thing shhhh), but I do have troubled skin, mostly on my hands. I've ordered some shea butter stick stuff for using on my excema from plainjaneskincare.etsy.com. The seller is very friendly & helpful, and she has some lip products with natural ingredients. HTH!

OK, that trick with sewing the band size smaller? ...

2009-11-12T18:51:31.872-08:00

OK, that trick with sewing the band size smaller? I was JUST wondering about that the other day in a clothing store, which per usual did not have anything in my actual size. My eyes keep being drawn to the bras that look like they have the right cup size, but the band is of course several inches too big. So I was inspecting the thing wondering whether it would work to just shorten it up in the back.

I just wonder if there's a better way to gauge whether it is in fact the right cup size than just eyeballing it. (Safety pins in the dressing room, maybe?)