Dr. Rose’s Remedies – Week 2

Week two of the product testing with Dr. Rose’s salve has gone well. I’ve continued to wipe off the areas where the rain rot had set in at least every few days because it can get very dirty. Toward the beginning of the week, I noticed that the area had become smoother and not quite as “chapped” looking. The salve seems to have really soothed the skin on that area.

One thing that I noticed, and haven’t quite figured out how to deal with, is that the salve never completely dissolves. There is always a little bit of a stickiness on the areas that the salve has been applied to. I’ve tried wiping the area with wet and dry paper towels, using my fingernail to get some of the goop off and even using a stiff grooming brush (very carefully). I haven’t been able to get the area dry yet.

Toward the end of the week, I stopped applying the salve once a day and switched to every other day. This seems to have cut down on the stickiness mentioned above but still hasn’t caused the salve to completely dissolve. I don’t want to discontinue it until I feel that the rain rot has had a chance to heal more though, so I plan to keep doing what I have been doing for week 3!