Hi. I just want to post this as I think I have found a solution to the dry itchy skin that I was having on my arms, and want to put the info out there so it might help others. I had never had eczema before, so it was really bothering me, as I know it’s affected a lot of you out there too.
I have recently looked into Aspartame, the artificial sweetener, and have found that there are many levels of reactions to it; one of which is eczema and/or increased dryness of the skin. On this note, I have cut out EVERYthing with Aspartame in it: diet sodas, lo-cal everything, and including my childrens’ Flintstone’s vitamins (why they put it in kids vitamins I’ll never know)! Well, my dry patches are going away, the itchiness is leaving, and the skin on my arms is getting SOFT and clear again.
The thing is, in layman’s terms, it seems that Aspartame is tackled by your liver, which works hard to handle this kind of odd molecule created by man, and then your overworked liver doesn’t handle other things as well. Your liver is directly related, of course, to your other organs and glands, and so your thyroid can be effected (hypo-thyroidism), which can cause you to have weight gain (even though you’re eating all diet foods!–Catch22)! There are tons of websites about the harms that Aspartame can do, and then one big website by the Aspartame producers who say that “nothing is proven and so leave us alone”. This topic is huge, and I don’t think that I have done it justice, but I wanted to let you all know to maybe do a little research and see if this is for you. I’m usually not very political, but I think that this is HUGE, from everything I’ve read, and you might want to try to cut out all products for 2-4 weeks and see if this is for you too!
So, lol and have a great day!