Winter Skin

Magical mystical hemp forest.

All right, y'all. I have a totally Felix Unger-ish "condition" called Cold Urticaria, which is basically hives brought on by the cold. An allergy to cold air, if you will. How lame is that? I get red, bumpy, itchy hives on my neck, face, chest, and arms. Whatever is exposed to the cold. It's ugly and uncomfortable. When I got it diagnosed maybe 20 years ago, the doctor paraded me around to all the other doctors in the complex to show me off. His little medical anomaly. They were all very impressed. He put me on antihistamines, which didn't work, and I just suffered through it the rest of that winter. It never happened again until this year! WTH???? Now it's back. Thank goodness it's not on my face this time, but it's all over my chest, arms, and lower legs.


This time I'm trying to cure it (or at least minimize it) at home with all natural stuff. So far I've tried lavender, rosemary, and clary sage essential oils, homemade calendula-infused sweet almond oil, and the ponderosa pine-infused oil I made awhile back that's supposed to be awesome for skin conditions. The only thing I accomplished with those is to further irritate my skin. Finally, I went back to the tried and true: HEMP SEED OIL. I swear to god, this oil is magic. It cures EVERYTHING!