+Green Toad Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I apologize if this has been asked and answered, but, as a guy, this is question that I have no answer to. What do people do pre- or post-caching to take care of the skin on their legs? Many of the caches that I have recently visted have many sticker bushes resulting in many scratches. Especially since I do not like to wear long pants, I always wear shorts if I can get away with it! My wife told me to use Vitamin-E lotion on my legs for my scratches/cuts/etc. What do other cachers do to protect their skin? Other than obviously wear long pants? -Stroh Quote Link to comment
+sept1c_tank Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I usually just bleed a lot. Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I often go out in shorts too and get my legs all scratched up. I usually don't do much about it though. I have a lotion I got at Bath and Body Works that has oatmeal in it. It is pretty soothing on scratches, so I put that on sometimes. I suppose the vitamin E lotion is as good a sugesstion as any. Maybe aloe gel would be good too since it is soothing. Quote Link to comment
+Stunod Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 There was an earlier thread where someone mentioned convertable hiking pants. I picked up a pair and am very happy with them. They are made of a light breathable fabric, but are still rather durable. I wore them last weekend in 90 deg heat with high humidity and was comfortable. "Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand." Quote Link to comment
+hmarq Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I normally just bleed and scab ... occasionally if I have a lot of dings, I'll wipe my legs down with a bactine wipe and use a little triple cream and a bandaid on anything particularly nasty ... Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Peroxide and lots of rubbing alcohol. Yeeeeeouch! "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Oddly, my skin seems to heal on its own, without any treatment or prompting. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote Link to comment
Swagger Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Criminal:Oddly, my skin seems to heal on its own, without any treatment or prompting. Neanderthal. (just kidding ) -- Random quote: Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I have to agree with the majority on this one. As it turns out, I'm generally self-healing. Quote Link to comment
+Logscaler and Red Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I usually ignore anything less then fountains of red stuff. Sooner or later the edges kinda grow back together. Sorta. Maybe. Once and a while. Just consider the scars as battle souvenirs. It looks kinda cool when you have the date of the incident tattooed next to the real wicked ones. Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 You could try Emu oil. I use a version of it that has MSM in it for shin splints after dancing. I have read that it is also good as a skin conditioner and can help heal scratches and bug bites etc. I love the stuff as a topical pain reliever for muscle sorness. Quote Link to comment
+Nurse Dave Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:Peroxide and lots of rubbing alcohol. Yeeeeeouch! _"Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry_ I go with this one. It allows me to relive the experience all over again. ---Real men cache in shorts. Quote Link to comment
+TMAN264 Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I would have used gasoline and a match if I found another tick on me on my trip south.... Make a sanity check. Quote Link to comment
+Planet Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I'm supposed to take care of it? I use water from a stream or soap and water at home. My skin replenishes itself. But if you feel you must put something on it use aloe, or vitamin E or Bactine, or hydrogen peroxide, or carry alcohol swabs, or a first aid kit, or wear gaiters, or the convertable pants, or chaps, or push the branches out of the way with a hiking stick (this works well) or just bleed and wash itself out. Cache you later, Planet So many caches, so little time. Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 If it's bad enough to get infected I'll clean it out with alcahol. I think Hydrogen Peroxide works better these days. Other than that nothing. I've heard the Vitame E thing though. Just never did it. Quote Link to comment
Bender Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I just bleed alot too. It's fun to go into a stab and grab all bloody and watch em all freak out. Maybe I oughta take the ski mask off first? Bender Searching, for the lost Xanadu Quote Link to comment
+Web-ling Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 I don't worry too much about scratches, cuts, etc., I heal pretty quickly. Poison ivy is another matter. Ivy Block before I go out, Tecnu after I return. You know you're a geocacher when you can point to a scar, name the cache you were hunting, and tell what you traded Quote Link to comment
+haggaeus Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:Peroxide and lots of rubbing alcohol. Yeeeeeouch! Good to hear that the rubbing alcohol is good for anything: last Friday night I have noticed too late that we are short of fuel for our alcohol stove and rubbing alcohol was the only substance I managed to buy before the start of the trip. When mixed with the remains of denaturated alcohol, it burned ok, but still have a lot of it left... Czech caching in US. Quote Link to comment
+Verboten Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Web-ling:I don't worry too much about scratches, cuts, etc., I heal pretty quickly. Poison ivy is another matter. Ivy Block before I go out, Tecnu after I return. You know you're a geocacher when you can point to a scar, name the cache you were hunting, and tell what you traded I just got some nasty poison something on my arm and hand. Irritation, blisters, puss and the like. Poison ivy and oak are both ground dwellers, no? What did I get? Anyone know? I didn't stick my hand anywhere near the ground. -Vb Quote Link to comment
+15Tango Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I usually pre-treat with either Deep Woods Off or 3M Ultrathon (gotta support the local economy!!!), and let it heal naturally afterwards. If I do happen to get into some itch-weed, I've found that Band-Aid brand Itch Relief Gel Spritz works well--of course, being a manly man, I had to get over the word "spritz" in the title. "Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other?"--George Eliot Quote Link to comment
+hmarq Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Verboten: quote:Originally posted by Web-ling:I don't worry too much about scratches, cuts, etc., I heal pretty quickly. Poison ivy is another matter. Ivy Block before I go out, Tecnu after I return. You know you're a geocacher when you can point to a scar, name the cache you were hunting, and tell what you traded I just got some nasty poison something on my arm and hand. Irritation, blisters, puss and the like. Poison ivy and oak are both ground dwellers, no? What did I get? Anyone know? I didn't stick my hand anywhere near the ground. -Vb Yikes! Do some homework! Poison Ivy Org ... it climbs, gets bush like, creeps, and has all kinds of leaf variants ... you don't need to be near the ground to get a PI problem. Quote Link to comment
+Verboten Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Yeah, I'm flippant like that. I guess it's ivy. Second time in 32 years, and a lot of time in the woods. I'll live. Thanks for the link, -Vb Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 quote:Poison ivy and oak are both ground dwellers, no? What did I get? Anyone know? I didn't stick my hand anywhere near the ground. Poison ivy can grow low to the ground, as a bush, or as a climbing vine. I have a tree in my yard that has the PI 20+ feet in the air. Look for the tell-tale "hairy" vine climbing a tree and you're usually in poison ivy country. I don't think poison oak is an issue in the northeast. At least I've yet to see it. It's practically everywhere in parts of California. "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 Besides climbing poison ivy, You could have gotten into nettles, those can grow quite tall. Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Haggaeus: quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:Peroxide and lots of rubbing alcohol. Yeeeeeouch! Good to hear that the rubbing alcohol is good for anything: last Friday night I have noticed too late that we are short of fuel for our alcohol stove and rubbing alcohol was the only substance I managed to buy before the start of the trip. When mixed with the remains of denaturated alcohol, it burned ok, but still have a lot of it left... Czech caching in US. ...and it can also help you squeak your car through the emissions test. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ Quote Link to comment
+Polgara Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Criminal: quote:Originally posted by Haggaeus: quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:Peroxide and lots of rubbing alcohol. Yeeeeeouch! Good to hear that the rubbing alcohol is good for anything: last Friday night I have noticed too late that we are short of fuel for our alcohol stove and rubbing alcohol was the only substance I managed to buy before the start of the trip. When mixed with the remains of denaturated alcohol, it burned ok, but still have a lot of it left... Czech caching in US. ...and it can also help you squeak your car through the emissions test. http://fp1.centurytel.net/Criminal_Page/ I used to use it at work to clean DNA that i extracted, "The more I study nature, the more I am amazed at the Creator." - Louis Pasteur Quote Link to comment
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