Malassezia: A Controversial OIL Experiment (PT1)

                                     

                                      ( May 2012 )          

     Malassezia Yeast and a Controversial OIL Experiment

                                              

      

                     * A Most Regrettable Experience!..*

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                                                         ( 6 Oct 12 )

                     A question revolving in my mind ever since has been:

                 “If crystalline shards did not stick and if no lesions followed,

                       then how come i ended up having to keep applying 

                                  More and More and More Lotion?

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                  Suspicion and Confirmation that Malassezia Grows in Oil?

                 

                                 

                                   

                                                    Providing Oil

                                 The Question Becomes the Answer:

                                       ‘ More and More and More!… ‘

                                                  And at a Price!

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                                    ( May 12 ) 

     In conjunction with a near three month Acidophilus Trial 

i decided to start a New, Controversial and Risky Experiment.

 

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      Malassezia Yeast – Oil and Lotion Experiences

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Having read that Malassezia is a Lipophilic creature,

            i.e. Loves Oil and Thrives in it  

    and having gone in the past, to my great regret

through several applications of disinfecting /antiseptic Oils

      such as Tee Tree, Eucalyptus Oil etc 

            and other Greasy Ointments

in desperate attempts to eliminate it and having found instead

that it had got worse and was attracted to those areas 

like Bees to a Honey Pot, making it harder and harder

                to either clear and heal these areas 

logic was clearly pointing to the absurdity of my decision

                  to undertake such Experiment.

 

 

            Risky because it has taken me a long time, tremendous effort

     and a lot of Physical as well as Emotional pain and financial Fortune 

    to Finally arrive to this much more Manageable and Tolerable level,

                    compared to the Absolute Hell and Torture

                              of the Initial 2009-10 outbreak.

 

                                      I took the risk because:

 

a) Having  two showers a day with hard brush scrubbing, as well as

    as pool chlorine exposure, my skin had come to feel tremendously dry

    moisture depleted, stretched to the point of tearing like weak old fabric

                             and was ‘crying’ for some relief.

             (Had stopped applying Neutrogena all over the body

                        due to the Salicylic Acid / Blood Thinner 

                                    causing me Lung Bleeds,

                   and Spontaneous Bruising – Blood vessel bursts)

 

b) I had reached a point i could not think of anything else

 

c) I had a rather crazy idea or hope that perhaps if i provided Malassezia

    what it needed, it could change its behaviour back to less aggressive, 

    more natural, the way it used to be before the commencement

    of long term antibiotics – as part of their natural body flora

    when i was not aware of its presence.

 

d) I have an open mind and i am ever ready to challenge all theories,

     including my own, on all i have known and considered as undeniable fact,

     if there is still something i have not tried methodically

     or have not yet reached the end of that road

     with either 100% certainty or found a 100% effective solution.

     

   Armed with all these reasons as justification i went ahead

   implementing the plan despite all previous experiences.

 

Another reason i initially used to apply these Oils was mainly their Disinfectant qualities against breathing in any bacteria or viruses

during the cold / flu seasons.

 

From memory, i recall that while the disinfecting effect

and strong smell of the oil were present, 

there was some apparent short time of deceptive quietness

but when this effect subsided

it seemed like the OIL attracted it back

like a Corpse attracts the Vultures.

 

The message finally, after a lot of pain and expense, sunk in

and i stopped believing in the favourite “Lollipop’ theory,

widespread on many websites, presenting and or promoting

                        these Oils as a solution.

 

I could speculate such theory could have some merit to it

if one could isolate and totally immerse the creature

-be it Malassezia or Demodex-  completely in the Oil 

and Long enough * – and without any other provision 

such that would afford it ability to complete its cycle,

something which is impossible for anyone to achieve on the body

 

     due to 

 

a) Being invisible to observe and follow its behaviour

 

b) Sinks below the Skin surface and gets protected by the outer membrane

   (see photos of impregnated follicles in photos section)

   (and there are so many areas impossible to apply anything at all)

 

c) How long is Long enough* 

 – if it does not die and /or has the ability to pause and hibernate,     

 – and can Benefit from the Oil which it uses 

   as a medium for growth and multiplication 

   despite oil’s disinfecting qualities?

 

So having said all that, the last thing that would make any sense

would be for Me deciding to go on a new experiment 

of ‘what else’ but …  ‘Applying Oil in Body Lotion form’ on my skin, 

              and watch more closely what follows

     (and be ready to jump off a bridge if backfired 🙂 lol!)

                  but… that’s exactly what i did!

 

                                           OCT 12 :

Not many times in my life have i considered myself an utter fool 

but this once … i completely deserved it for acting beyond my usual

logical, conservative side  and comprehension …

Desperation, it seems, does funny things to people’s brains…

 

Some of the reasons i took that risk i have already mentioned above

and there had been a lot of collective data in my mind

about people mentioning that ‘this or that’ ‘helped’…

initially of course   … but then ?…….etc … …

                                 

There was also a memory of an elderly pool friend some time back

-before i had developed the problem myself or even knew it existed-

that went really frantic searching for a replacement of her body lotion 

when  finished and was unavailable at the stores, 

 because her skin was  “dry and …itchy …and was driving her crazy!”

 

I am wondering now if it was a ‘body lotion feeding her natural yeast’ 

and providing her with relief from the symptoms… hard to confirm of course.

 

So … i bought myself a Natural –as can be- Oil Rich Body Lotion

and Hair Conditioner and when applied some on my body

i admittedly experienced some absolutely heavenly bliss

that millions of women all over the planet have known

         and experiencing for thousands of years…

 

I have never been a lotion girl!… could never stand greasy feeling

always preferred my skin in its natural condition as it never gave me trouble.

 

Now i could absolutely relate to the ‘it helps’ statement

   as meaning … ‘It provides Relief’…

                                 

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                      But “ Who or How ” Did it Really Help???

                             … because what Followed ….

                    Somehow for Me turned Outright Ugly!..

 

                                   ( Part 2 to Follow )

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