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A Brief Commercial Announcement
Jul. 15th, 2008 12:37 pmLet me interruptmy STP narrative to plug a couple of products. The first is what we called 'Magic Oil', though the real name is Aches and Pains oil, which is almond oil infused with arnica, st. john's wort, and lavender oil. I used it liberally Saturday and Sunday night, rubbing it into calves, thighs, feet and hands. (I actually did it twice, once right after my shower and once right before bed.) My hands had been cramping up but the massage relaxed them and I ended up with no night cramps at all. Since I had bad cramping the last two times I did long rides in 90 degree heat, this was amazing to me, absolutely 'magic.'
The other one is Burt's Bees Aloe and Linden After Sun Soother. If you look at the ingredients, it seems like a mixture of every home remedy for sunburn that you have ever heard of. But I've used it with the last bad sunburns I had from cycling, and by the next morning, it has cleared up and was a regular tan. Plus I love the way it smells.
The jury is still out on the mineral sunscreen I used. I did get burned on my arms just like always, even though I reapplied at every rest stop. I was thinking of switching back to the chemical sunscreen I'd brought about the time I bailed on the ride, and I would have had to wash the mineral stuff off first, as we'd seen bad reactions from combining the two a couple of weeks ago. I think in part using the mineral stuff contributed to a few of the concerned comments I got on the second day, as the mineral part made me look peaked and blotchy. (well, either that or zombie-like, but maybe that's the same thing.) I still reacted to my own sweat, so I have lovely goosebumps calming down today, but that's pretty normal for me from most sunscreens. At least it isn't serious hives.
The other one is Burt's Bees Aloe and Linden After Sun Soother. If you look at the ingredients, it seems like a mixture of every home remedy for sunburn that you have ever heard of. But I've used it with the last bad sunburns I had from cycling, and by the next morning, it has cleared up and was a regular tan. Plus I love the way it smells.
The jury is still out on the mineral sunscreen I used. I did get burned on my arms just like always, even though I reapplied at every rest stop. I was thinking of switching back to the chemical sunscreen I'd brought about the time I bailed on the ride, and I would have had to wash the mineral stuff off first, as we'd seen bad reactions from combining the two a couple of weeks ago. I think in part using the mineral stuff contributed to a few of the concerned comments I got on the second day, as the mineral part made me look peaked and blotchy. (well, either that or zombie-like, but maybe that's the same thing.) I still reacted to my own sweat, so I have lovely goosebumps calming down today, but that's pretty normal for me from most sunscreens. At least it isn't serious hives.
