Female Personal Hygiene

[ChotooMotoo]

I'm lonely. I've been pretty well house bound for the last few weeks, and only one lady called me I e-mailed another lady and invited her to my house, she hasn't called me yet. I'll try another sister today. Even my neighbor hasn't stopped by to see me. Are people really that busy, or do I have the plague?

Anyone have any ideas about how I can meet people, make friends, or otherwise lure people to my lair for tea?

[kellyjaz]

Still single *burps* ( gross? like omG totally)



Wachya all doing?

[Sha_]

Originally Posted by Nailah

You should start using it on alternate nights.
Make sure you are applying only a thin layer, and also you must wait at least 40 minutes after you shower to apply it.
If that doesn`t help, stop using it and look for your dermatologist.

So the benzyl peroxide gel...I was gonna follow this advice but I'm just gonna quit.

I used it three times:
Day 1: Felt a bit itchy, after washing it off, I scratched like crazy, went all swollen
Day 2: Used at night only (less hours of having it on my face), scratched my face at night but less. Slightly swollen. All my marks looked darker and more visible, skin felt tightened, as if some drying out happening.
Day 3: Used at night only, next day face even dryer. And STILL developing new spots?!

SO dry it felt sore, and like I couldnt move my face. I was applying moisturiser all day, both Olay and Aqueous cream and STILL felt dried out. My skin was literally FLAKY. I Didn't use any last night, skin is still tight and dry, have covered myself in vaseline twice already. And My chin looks all wrinkly and granny like, I look dark and burnt .

I hate hate HATE the Drs SO much argh!
The ones at my surgery are always so keen to 1) get rid of you 2) have a go at you 3) not prescribe anything/re-prescrible stuff that you know doesnt work

She didnt even look at my skin. I think they just prescribe the common meds for whatev the common cause of acne might be. But since the cause of acne can vary a lot, I think she should have refferred me to the dermatologist after one year of trying different medicines. eg. I think the gel she gave was for acne caused by oily skin...but she didnt even ask me if I had oily skin etc. But cuz I've tried facewashes for oily skin which have eccessively dried out my skin and I've still gotten spots, I know that thats probably not my main spot causing problem most of the time. But yea I didnt even know we had a dermatologist! But finally alhamdulillah she is going to refer me. (After EIGHT years!).

[the_only_one]

ok...ive done something super embrassing it was a sheer experiment on my part. i dont have long eye lashes. so i had heard that if you clip 'em..they might grow longer..i cut 'em almost a week or so ago. and i haven't seen any growth and im kinda petrified what if my eye lashes don't grow. but they should right? they're just like any other hair?.

edit: this site might be a help CareFair.com - Does Vaseline Really Make Your Eyelashes Grow Longer?

mashaAllah sumiyia's eyelashes are just

[moonlightrose]

Originally Posted by Caramel_Candy

This is a friendly reminder to all drivers to please use caution when entering pedestrian safety zones [i.e crosswalks]. I was on my way to a friends house today and was stopped at a red light and this guy to my left began to walk across the street...he had just walked past the front of my car when the light turned green and a car to my right came [driving maybe 10-15 mph] and HIT him...Subhan'Allah i've never been so fearful for a mans life in my entire life...everything happened so fast that you don't have time to think you just have to react..nearly half of his body was underneath the car and the first thing I wanted to do was jump out of my car to see if he was hurt/alive/dead [while the girl who hit him just sat in her car with her hands on her face in disbelief/shock]...Alh Alh he wasn't hurt and he was able to walk away from that virtually harmless..a truly blessed man. Witnessing something as scary as that makes you realize how death can come at any second, to anyone, at any time, and nobody is spared.

I call upon myself and each of you to be conscious of God [before its too late]. Be conscious of the creator of the Universe. Worship him before death comes to you for death is something we can not escape from. Whether you are young or old, poor or rich we all will have a taste of death. So be devoted to Allah and secure your place in Jannah, iA. Devote yourself to him by doing what he asks and leave behind everything he forbids. May we earnestly implore Allah to help us reach the month of Ramadan safe and sound and to enable us to fast diligently for his sake, iA.

Ameen.

Beautiful reminder, jazakallah khair.

[afrakabob]

Originally Posted by the_only_one

ok...ive done something super embrassing it was a sheer experiment on my part. i dont have long eye lashes. so i had heard that if you clip 'em..they might grow longer..i cut 'em almost a week or so ago. and i haven't seen any growth and im kinda petrified what if my eye lashes don't grow. but they should right? they're just like any other hair?.

i imagine they grow back (otherwise, with all the eyelashes we lose on a regular basis, we'd have none left at all)
but how short did you clip them

[the_only_one]

Originally Posted by afrakabob

i imagine they grow back (otherwise, with all the eyelashes we lose on a regular basis, we'd have none left at all)
but how short did you clip them

well, if my eyelashes were let's say 6 cm long, i cut three centimeters..

[afrakabob]

Originally Posted by the_only_one

well, if my eyelashes were let's say 6 cm long, i cut three centimeters..

6 cm would have been a pretty long set of eyelashes
dont worry though. i think they'll grow back. in the meantime, i guess... wear mascara

[moonlightrose]

Originally Posted by Sha_

So the benzyl peroxide gel...I was gonna follow this advice but I'm just gonna quit.

I used it three times:
Day 1: Felt a bit itchy, after washing it off, I scratched like crazy, went all swollen
Day 2: Used at night only (less hours of having it on my face), scratched my face at night but less. Slightly swollen. All my marks looked darker and more visible, skin felt tightened, as if some drying out happening.
Day 3: Used at night only, next day face even dryer. And STILL developing new spots?!

SO dry it felt sore, and like I couldnt move my face. I was applying moisturiser all day, both Olay and Aqueous cream and STILL felt dried out. My skin was literally FLAKY. I Didn't use any last night, skin is still tight and dry, have covered myself in vaseline twice already. And My chin looks all wrinkly and granny like, I look dark and burnt .

I hate hate HATE the Drs SO much argh!
The ones at my surgery are always so keen to 1) get rid of you 2) have a go at you 3) not prescribe anything/re-prescrible stuff that you know doesnt work

She didnt even look at my skin. I think they just prescribe the common meds for whatev the common cause of acne might be. But since the cause of acne can vary a lot, I think she should have refferred me to the dermatologist after one year of trying different medicines. eg. I think the gel she gave was for acne caused by oily skin...but she didnt even ask me if I had oily skin etc. But cuz I've tried facewashes for oily skin which have eccessively dried out my skin and I've still gotten spots, I know that thats probably not my main spot causing problem most of the time. But yea I didnt even know we had a dermatologist! But finally alhamdulillah she is going to refer me. (After EIGHT years!).

I kinda went thru the same thing when I tried proactiv couple of weeks ago.
BP (from proactiv) was crap for my skin, It made my skin super dry and my skin started peeling. ouchhhh it was soo painful and it also made my acne marks much more visible by making them darker.
And when I say super dry, it was so bad that no amount of lotion/moisturizer could help it. When I touched my skin, it felt rough. yuck

so now I have ditched BP and much happier.

[Cucumber09]

proactive isn't all that good. try noxema. (can't spell)

off topic but i have a question,
Im 17 and I can't cook...is that bad? when should I learn how to cook? now or later on.

[the_only_one]

i don't appreciate being called stupid you know... MOMMMMMMY. jk'g

Afra: I thought they were quite short..i hate putting on mascara. ive tried diff brands. but all of them make my lashes look so unnatural.

cucumber: don't pressure yourself into anything let alone cooking. you'll eventually find a need to cook. you'll catch up. at the age of 17, i didn't know how to boil eggs. now, im almost a pro. (mashaAllah ) that's b/c my interest and need grew to make my own fav receipes..references upon request..but i suck at baking though.

[Sapphire]

9ct white gold pink and white cubic zirconia necklace - The Diamond and Watch Specialist - Ernest Jones

omg
my friends bought me that for my bday
i love them mA

[afrakabob]

Originally Posted by the_only_one

Afra: I thought they were quite short..i hate putting on mascara. ive tried diff brands. but all of them make my lashes look so unnatural.

the trick (at least for me) is only to swipe the mascara once (or at MOST, twice) along your eyelashes. then they look naturally fuller and darker, but without excess amounts of goop on them. my lashes are pretty long/thick anyway (mA ), so it might not work for everyone
but i don't understand how people can pile on a lot of mascara. having six really thick eyelashes on each eye is NOT attractive.

[the_only_one]

Originally Posted by afrakabob

the trick (at least for me) is only to swipe the mascara once (or at MOST, twice) along your eyelashes. then they look naturally fuller and darker, but without excess amounts of goop on them. my lashes are pretty long/thick anyway (mA ), so it might not work for everyone
but i don't understand how people can pile on a lot of mascara. having six really thick eyelashes on each eye is NOT attractive.

yeh thats disgusting..it must be avon.. i used to wear mascara almost every week back in the HS and i think i aws too lazy to take it off with the makeup remover..it could be the cause of my short lashes now, now they keep shedding and rarely grow back..

that could be a possible explanation for my lashes, i don't know what can i blame my less fuller eyebrows with? genetics? *cough* ive inherited my dad's gene and the skin color..he has the same problem.. i invested in the 'eyebrow brush' it didn't work for me..and the thought of eyebrow pencil seems too tacky for now..

[khadeeja29]

I wanted to go shopping sometime this weekend, since there's nice sales going around b/c of labor day..but everyone has other plans it's a long drive out to the outlets, and i don't really think it would be wise to drive with a raging toddler in tow.. gah.