HERB - Re: cornstarch vs talc

[Maggie MacDonald]

At 10:19 PM 8/23/00 -0500,Walter J. Wakefield said something like:
>Of course, if one is allergic to corn and corn starch, as a friend of
>mine is, I would recommend caution, especially on broken skin.  I have
>not heard of an allergic reaction to topically applied cornstarch, but it
>could happen....

The only other caution I would have regarding cornstarch is where you're 
dealing with a rash that could be yeast based.  When doing the multiple 
rounds of yeast infections on the butt after antibiotics with my kids, I 
would find that using cornstarch simply fed the yeast, and made the skin 
inflammation worse. SO, just be reasonably sure of what you're dealing with 
before you apply cornstarch.

Regards,
Maggie MacD.

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