Ladies how do you get rid of that crepe paper look on your arms??
 

ladies you ever notice on your arms that crepe paper look with all those wrinkles?? I have tried every cream on the market and still see them?? Haven't even been sun or pool so can't blame it on that?? How do you get rid of it other than working out at gym which I do and still see it??

We are either too young or too old. THE BABY BLOOMERS
 

Heartnsoul.....You belong to the Baby Boomers Club and that is where you are going wrong. If you join the Baby BLOOMERS club, you are either too young to have that problem, or have grown through worrying about it and are just having fun and letting that loose wrinkled skin just fly around on the dance floor. OR..any other place polite people don't mention.

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You are correct in staying out of the sun down here!! I use Witch Hazel every night for toning and Pond's Cold Cream...nothing fancy or $$. Olive oil works wonders, too.

You are a girl person? I was thinking you were a boy person.

My grandmother always used Pond's Cold Cream and her skin was great.

Me, I try to not go sleeveless.

Our skin looses its elastic quality as we age. Its a fact of life. Certainly you can strengthen or bulk-up your muscles in your arms which will expand space but it will not change the consistency or "turgor" of your skin. Your skin will continue to have a crepe-paper quality. But it might look better if more taunt with muscle than without. Skin that is lax can be re-shaped by surgery.

I was a bit confused by the name of this thread. Thought I might have to wash my eyeballs after reading


Later edit: Well now my comment makes no sense since you changed the name of the thread.

Me too....
 

Once I opened the thread, I thought, "Hmmm...this person surely was an advertising genius or something similar!"

i just left out the Rid of in the thread how do you get rid of?? yes i'm too young to have it but still see it. Don't see really any good answers though other than what I am doing - working out. I am 59

Me too. I was thinking it was gonna be "R" rated. I was drawn to it at once.

Sometimes I just can't be good.

I just want everyone to know that if they have crepe-y skin and misplaced eyebrows I will not consider that a detriment to friendship and is one of the reasons I moved here. AND if you look like the cover of Seventeen, go sit somewhere else.

Go Bloomers!

I don't think you're too young to have it, maybe you just got lucky.

Yeah. I bet most people think you look 59. Don't worry.

What a provocative subject line! By tonight there'll be several thousand hits. I know I was curious.

First we'll address the inside:

Making sure you are hydrated may help a bit.
You may also be a bit devoid of vitamins and minerals in your diet, especially if you microwave a lot. A good balance of nutrients can only help, whether they be in fresh food or taken as supplements. (high quality, food sourced supplements) A good nutritionist or some internet research may be of help.

Now the outside:
Look to using soaps/bodywash that do not contain:
Sodium Laurel Sulfate
Sodium Laureth Sulfate. (both of these are very harsh on the skin)
Synthetic Perfumes (very drying. Leave chemical residue. Often in an alcohol base, which removes skin oils)

Be careful with things like hairspray or room deodorizer that you don't mist your arms as well as your hair or powder room.

Natural emollients (like Shea butter) or real plant oils (almond oil, olive oil and such) can be applied after you shower to lock in moisture for awhile and camouflage the crinkleys.
Plus, it's a nice way to nurture yourself!


Some of it may be hereditary and I do think that sleeping positions can crumple us up a bit if they are habitual.
But Gracie is right.... GO BLOOMERS. (that's exactly what she said.) :jester:

Sometimes I have to come here...TOTV, just to lighten the day and get a chuckle. :laugh:

That is what I said. And we are all grown ups. Usually fun occurs when that happens.

NOW I am in trouble.

When I get thrown off of here for this and all of the political things I said today, will you all come visit me on facebook? Facebook isn't anywhere near as much fun as this forum!!

The bad news is skin won't change. You can tone the muscles under it and perhaps improve the overall appearance, but the skin will never change. No creams and lotions, expensive or el-cheapo, will change it. On the bright side, there's always surgery. And on the really bright side, most of us have it and we all understand each other. C'est la vie!

I must say after reading through all the depressing, beat to death threads on other forums, I read the title and thought "X-rated!" Yea! Cool! Lets have some fun. Can you imagine my disappointment when I found out this was about crepe paper skin? :cry:

Katie

Me too! :D

I was thinking there might be a real bzzz to the posts. :2excited:


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Between this and what do you do after your colonoscopy, I have to go to sleep now.

I just wear shorts and people will notice my varicose veins so much the don't even notice my crepe paper arms.

Mostly I have more important things to be concerned about....such as the economy, the world situation etc. Haven't given much thought to crepe paper skin lately.

I have heard olive oil mentioned in regards to healthy skin. So you mean you actually use olive oil on your face???? Just seems strange to me.

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The best solution for crepe paper arms is a good sense of humor.

Or long sleeves (just kidding).

This thread is just a great way to start the day, I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.

Now to get serious, if you are worried about the Florida sun there is a line of sun products made in Arizona that actually work. I have a girlfriend in Arizona who recommended them to me. Sun Care & Sunblock | Sun Tan Lotion & Sunscreen Lotion by Arizona Sun - Arizona Sun

Has anyone heard of Jean Robertson the humorist? She is 70-ish and has some great videos on the effects on aging on the body Jeanne Robertson humorist speaker Official Site Book for business meetings, conventions, keynote speeches. Toastmasters Golden Gavel award winner for funny stuff. Online humor store books, videos, audio tapes.. Watch her stuff and then don't worry about your arms coming round and slapping you silly!, and you could always get one of those filmy floating gauzy shirts which cover you from head to toe and look so romantic. Wear that with a huge floppy hat and massive shades and no one will be able to see the real you! You could float through the Squares like a movie star, BUT what you gonna do with the old guy on your arm?

Thanks for the sunscreen info!
SO glad you like Jeanne Robertson- she is one of my absolute favorites!!!
Love YOUR humor too!!

No gracie, girl person and I can prove it!! :wave:

(although this is a bit off the original topic,)
I absolutely do use olive oil. Have been using it alone for over 10 years- for cleansing and moisturizing my face and neck.
BUT- it is a water soluble olive oil specially formulated for this use made by DHC. In addition, their olive oil moisturizer has smaller molecules than regular olive oil. Better absorbed that way.
I order it online.

I began to use it after becoming hypersensitive to many products. It was recommended by my eye doc who was Japanese. (DHC products were developed in Japan.)
Works well for me.

ha ha ha........funny. Goodnight........get your zzzzzzzzzzzz's...

I'd say don't worry about your aging skin and just decide to age with grace......can't turn the hands of time back to when we were teenagers with perfectly unflawed skin.

But.......there's a faction out there someplace that believe olive oil is bad for you.....go figure. I'll bet my Italian grandmother used olive oil.

As I mentioned earlier, just "age with grace".....and forget about it.

Very good response. I thought you were a guy.

As long as our eyeballs are not wrinkled, we will all be fine.........

"The eyes are the windows of the soul"..........

Who really cares about a little crepy skin?????
I'd say be glad we all still have our brains and our minds are functioning.

I remember what she looked like (from back when I was a kid).
Creepy not just crepy. Almost like she was embalmed. Too much "work" ?????

All people should just try to age gracefully........as my mom would say,
"Youth is wasted on the young"..........we all have to age and nothing stays the same. But we are more than our "exterior" unless one is with a very "shallow partner"............

I have also used products with olive oil as I believe it's good for you also. What is the name of the product you use??

coconut oil
 

....has anyone tried it? You know the one that is bought and is solid at room temp...not the sun tan kind. Dr Oz recommends it and I thought I might try it at night.

For sun screen in the water we use Bulfrog sold at many stores including Walgreens. It was recommended to us many years ago. It has a high sunblock and is water resisitant. We were told this is what the surfers use. All I know is that there has been many times when our kids would forget a small area say on their back and that small area might be beat red but the rest of their body not at all. I have found it is the only product that keeps me from burning...I am fair complected.

Some people's choice is to "go natural" into the golden years, let their hair grow gray, and enjoy life rather than worrying about their looks or a few extra pounds. But it's hard looking in the mirror and seeing your grandmother. Some people choose to color their hair, exercise two hours a day, use botox, and go the way of Lifestyle Lifts or whatever. Just look at Goldie Hawn at 68 years old!

I don't think there is a right or wrong answer. As with religion and politics, everyone makes personal choices and walks a different path.

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I haven’t seen Goldie in a while but we always enjoyed her back in the 1960’s in Laugh In, followed by very very funny movies........a natural comic.
A little birdie just told me that she’s had a lot of plastic/facial surgery and Botox........so lets just say that she’s had a little help.

The circle of friends and neighbors we have..........NO ONE has had botox or plastic surgery. But then, none of us are out to snag a new husband.
Letting one’s hair go completely SILVER is actually very liberating..........I finally just did it. Even the kids like it.

My own 40 something children are starting to go grey.
Now, theirs is the “natural generation”...........but you are right, “to each his own”...........I totally agree that each one walks their own path in life. It just seems so trivial to worry about a some dry skin when there are such greater problems in the world today, or even in the lives of those around us, which we might not be aware of........

p.s. Everytime we see that "Lifestyle Lift" commercial, we both laugh. It's so phony it isn't funny.

Gracie's original post, at the beginning, was hilarious but so true.........not that anyone would want to look like that cartoon..........just a little levity.

My peers and I feel that we are right where we should be at this stage in our lives and glad to be alive, glad to have raised great adult kids and happy to now be enjoying all the new grandbabies, elementary school aged grandchildren plus older ones...........that's our reward.......

Also, any of the Italians out there know that with our traditional oily skin, we rarely, if ever wrinkle up..........so maybe it's just not a concern that seems overwhelming............oily skin may be a problem in our teens.........but in the long run, our skin does stay younger looking longer..............

Senior,

I don't think it is trivial to want to have a measure of self esteem in your appearance, whether it be toning arms or covering a radical mastectomy with a fantasy tattoo, or something else. It is, or should be for your comfort alone. ( I am talking about mentally healthy people, not those with obsessive fixation disorders)

One can indulge in that kind (or any kind) of 'trivial behavior', in addition to thinking of loftier ideals or tragic world events.

It bothers me to think someone should be made to feel guilty for wanting to feel better about themselves.