Re: [Philmont]: Replacement for Desitin

You are correct. Aveeno labelling indicates that "natural oatmeal" is
an ingredient. I personally strongly doubt if oatmeal is very
attractive to bears, and again, this stuff is a heck of a lot better
than Desitin on the odor front. But even if it really is
all-but-scentless, it's still probably safer to use it like any other
smellable - that is, before the afternoon smellable cutoff.

Mike Bingley wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Dr Bob is quite right that Aveeno is fantastic for all kinds of rashes
> (I first encountered it about 15 years ago when I had the unfortunate
> incident to having poison ivy over 65% of my body - hint, don't burn
> it). The up side with it is that it works fantastic!
>
> Now, there is a down side to it. My brother, who is allergic to oats,
> can't use it because one of the active ingredients is: oats! Weird, I
> know, but it could very well mean that to a bear you would smell like Dr
> Atkin's nightmare walking down the trail. You might not, and American
> Aveeno might be different from Canadian Aveeno, but iit's something I
> would check out if I were you.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mike
>
> On 13-May-04, at 3:59 AM, Dr. Bob Klein wrote:
>
>> While shopping for a shakedown hike this past weekend (we're doing a
>> trek in the Sierras this summer), I was pointed to a new product,
>> called "Aveeno", another white cream diaper rash product manufactured
>> by Johnson and Johnson. [The labelling claims it has been around for
>> 60 years, but if so it was a stealth product for me, anyway.] It is
>> touted as being scentless, and (as best as my sniffer can tell after
>> 30 years of chemistry labs) that claim is accurate. It is my
>> recommendation that anyone carrying Desitin replace it with Aveeno.
>
>

-------------------------------------------------------
Scouting E-mail Discussion Lists @ usscouts.org
Subscribe/Unsubscribe at http://usscouts.org/lists/
Listserv Commands at http://usscouts.org/lists/lc.asp
-------------------------------------------------------
Send listserv commands to: listserv@troop47.com
Send postings to: philmont@troop47.com
List FAQ found at: http://usscouts.org/lists/faq.asp
List Administrator: philmont_owner@troop47.com
-------------------------------------------------------
As you gather around this virtual campfire with fellow
Scouts and Scouters, do your best to be trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient,
cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
-------------------------------------------------------

 
Received on Thu May 13 17:20:04 2004