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Cetraben, has it changed?

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ChrissieM
ChrissieM

Just wondering if anyone else uses cetraben as their emollient cream. I have used it from early days with LS because it was the only thing I could tolerate and that really worked.

But I recently started a new pot and it stings so much when I put it on that I nearly go through the roof! Still keeps me comfy and itch-free once the sting has worn off, but it's not very nice!

Has anyone else had a similar problem? I wondered if the ingredients had changed, but I've thrown the last one away when it was empty so I can't compare.

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  • andrea58721
    andrea58721 ChrissieM

    Posted

    I've never used Cetraben but I've had the same experience with another emollient cream. Eventually I couldn't use it at all. I was told I'd developed a sensitivity to it and I ought to try something else. Now I use fresh-pressed virgin coconut oil and it works fine. I think it's pretty neutral and wholesome. 
    • ChrissieM
      ChrissieM andrea58721

      Posted

      Yes, I wonder if that had happened. It just happened that I started the new pot at the same time that I had a flu-type virus earlier this month, and I was achy all over and my skin on my torso was so sore I couldn't even wear a bra. Perhaps that's what caused the sensitivity - but it didn't get better when I did!
    • andrea58721
      andrea58721 ChrissieM

      Posted

      My original cream was full of antioxidants and other good stuff, but it also contained a carrier oil. It was the carrier oil my doctor said would be a problem. But I tried the same stuff but with a different carrier oil (rose) - and it created the same problem - and it didn't matter where I used it on my body. I'm starting to think the antioxidants and vitamins and other good stuff have to come to the LS through food, not direct application of cream.
  • ChrissieM
    ChrissieM

    Posted

    I've just read the label on the cetraben. I knew it mainly contained white soft paraffin and liquid paraffin, but there is also a warning on the label that it contains cetostearyl alcohol, which I have had problems with before in other products. But I notice that's also in my face cream, which doesn't upset me at all. Just one of life's mysteries I suppose.
  • DLB129
    DLB129 ChrissieM

    Posted

    Hi there - I have two tubs of Cetraben - one older than the other - and yes the ingredients have changed.  I think I've had some irritation too. Strangely enough though, it seems that they've taken out the parabens from the old ingredients.  I don't think I can post photos here - when I have time I'll type them out for you in a message - quite a long list!
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