Skin S.O.S. - Scar Remedies

I have some Tropyl-Active, but am really more interested in the Lugol's for my most recent set of scars. If the Tropyl folks say you shouldn't expect to see results for 6 months, WTH?? That's normal scar maturation time!

I am allergic to adhesives on tape so that doesn't work for me. I've been using pure vit. E oil which comes in a roll on stick that costs 5.95 per stick. I get itbat my local health food store. It has made dramatic improvement in my scares and I have only been using it for a month. I roll it over the scars twice a day and let it dry for a few minutes before I put on my cllothes. It's called Natural Roller E made by Golden Way of Louisville, KY. I prefer to use natural products and if I can't pronounce it I don't use it.

Linda:  I hope the topical treatments work so that you don't have to anything more extreme.  I do think they have lazer for scars but would only use this as a last resort.  The lugols should help but can be slightly drying so if you use it with a scar cream this should help.  Hugs!

AnneW - I had to order Lugol's, I couldn't find it in any store.  I think I ordered it from Amazon.com.

MBJ is the 'expert' on Lugol's.  I bought the lowest concentration and it worked fine for me.  The higher the concentration, the more it dries out the skin.  I think MBJ bought both but I can't remember which one worked better for her re the scars.

Lugol's protects from radiation????  Wow, now I have heard everything!  I preferred the lower dose, too.  the stronger didn't do much ad it is much more drying.  Do use some kind of cream if it dries out your skin like the bio oil.

You need to ingest iodine for it to get into your bloodstream and saturate your thyroid. When it saturates your thyroid, the radioactivity cannot, thus your risk of thyroid cancer after a nuclear fallout can be hopefully avoided.

A doctor on the Today Show said that there's no reason for people in the US to be ingesting iodine because the radiation from Japan will not affect us.

Abnerb:  You are correct in that the liquid, over the counter type with alcohol is for topical use only.  The problem with liquid iodine is you have to build up over time.  I was told to take 50 mg of Iodoral in the pill form (www.breastcancerchoices.org) until the threat was no longer.  We are experiencing slightly hightened radiation levels in So Cal according to a person with level testing equipment in West Hollywood.  We are at about 50 and should be at 25.

Whitedove:  I just did a google search online for the least expensive one, which fluctuates like pill prices.  I just take a cotton ball and dab it on.  Where gloves if you want to avoid yellow fingers   Also, wait until it dries so it doesn't stain your clothes.  If you want to add cream, also wait until it dries.  Same for using the scar gel afterwards.

Update. Breast scaring almost invisible after using Roller E on scars for 6 weeks.

Snobird,

Is that like roll on Vita E?...if so, what is the difference in it and pure Vita E oil?

This isn't for scars, per se, but I recently bought some exfoliating lotion from Avon to try to get rid of that leathery feel to my radiated skin. It worked great with the very first treatment! (No, I don't sell Avon). It's Anew Advanced Dermabrasion System. Just a thought for anyone with irradiated skin as well as scars.

It didn't hurt. It's actually marketed for facial use, and exfoliating scrub doesn't = sand blaster. LOL.