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Sooo. I think I'm done raving about kinesiology tape. xD

I did a lot of research this morning.

Apparently it really does help pain. Like an advil. It masks the pain. If you really can't do anything about your pain, it's probably better than nothing. But it can also pose a risk. Your body is telling you that you have pain in an area for a certain reason. Masking the pain you think, okay, I'm fine. Your body was letting that area rest and compensating elsewhere. But now your body doesn't feel the pain so it's putting the pressure/wear back on the area that hurts.

I think for me with fibro it probably isn't as big a risk. I'm in pain for no good reason mostly. There isn't anything seriously misaligned in my case. Misaligned enough for pain, but not really injury. I'm not on any restriction now.

There is a lot of mixed studies on the KT. Some say they have proof it helps with pain and some say it's a placebo. Some can explain how it works, and some can say that isn't accurate. xD

I'm really anti meds and it seems to me it isn't gonna do worse than a pill would. But if you do have an underlying problem, you aren't helping it and continuing to mask the problem only makes it worse.

So I'm iffy on it now. I dunno. I know I won't be recommending it anymore and probably won't use it as much. But I probably won't stop using it for good unless I run out and decide by then it's a waste. It really seems to help me for 1 full day, then when I wake up it feels uncomfortable. It didn't do that before. xD But then there's wondering if that's the placebo wearing off. I really hate to think I can fall for a placebo but it doesn't reflect intelligence. Anyone can fall for a placebo, the mind is a tricky thing.

So I'd just be cautious, weigh the pros and cons and look into it for yourself.

Sorry if I gave you some kinda bad advice before. sad My chiro really thinks KT is amazing and he had me convinced. But hey I've had docs do worse. xD I definitely still recommend Epsom salt baths. I'd avoid lavender cause there's some controversy on that when pregnant. Actually you probably should avoid most essential oils until after the baby is done breastfeeding. I know for sure Lavender and peppermint should be avoided, cause I wanted to see if those could help you. But looks like no. sad I never realized natural things could hurt a baby like that. Some people of course say it's fine. xD Everything is just so up in the air in the health field, isn't it? You'd think we'd know more about humans health by now.

Yes, peppermint really helps with pain. I make my own peppermint cream. Just gotta be really careful with peppermint cause it burns your eyes. Never use it pure, always mix it and always wash your hands after you're done. But it's going to help a lot more than anything else for pain. It gives a tingling and almost numbing effect. This picture shows how to dilute oils. Some can be used pure, some can be used at higher percentages. I use 5% peppermint when I have severe pain, and it's not recommended to ever use more than that. For mild pain I use 2% or 3%. I mark my bottles 1, 2, 3, 5. Haha. I give them out for free a lot.

I don't get many zits, never did. I use a soap that Seventeen Magazine rated #1 face soap probably when I was 17. xD It's called "Oil Free Acne Wash" by Neutrogena. I just use the basic orange one but apparently they have others that have extra moisturizers. I have used it a long time so maybe that's why I have good skin, haha. I also use lotion on my face everyday before I put makeup on. My favorite has been one I got from someone who didn't like it. xD She said it was too thin. I like that. It's an oil free age defying facial lotion made by CVS. I can't find it online and I just recently ran out. But the title was basically just what is was. Age Defying Oil-Free Lotion or something.. no fancy name. It's a rip off of a Neutrogena product ironically, so I guess I really like them, haha.