Some Badger Sunscreens Recalled for Contamination

badger sunscreen lotion

Some Badger Kid and Baby sunscreens recalled

Since I recommend this sunscreen as one of the best for SolveEczema.org users, I just wanted to post this voluntary recall information:

“Some Badger sunscreens are being recalled after potentially-dangerous bacteria and fungus were found during testing….”

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57604845/badger-kids-sunscreens-recalled-for-bacteria-fungus/

 And for Canadian users (thanks to Julie for the link!):
Here’s the link directly to the Badger site with the UPC and lot #s:
Please check your sunscreen right away!  I have used this sunscreen for years — love it! — and think they are doing the responsible thing by letting consumers know.
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(Okay, I still have no idea how Twitter really works, or if saying @solveeczema or #solveeczema even gives the right information to people who want to do so!  I will post the recall link from the Badger site there, but since I just started there and have no followers on Twitter yet, I’m not exactly sure for what purpose…  Kind of pathetic, huh?  Refer to my “I am not a Luddite” missive below…  )

 

 

 

 

Catching up … if my computer will cooperate …

Well, when I drop off the face of the earth for awhile, at least relative to my blog, I feel like I should catch up before posting more.  But I’m not someone who writes well about the usual slogs of life, so — my apologies!  I am still wrapping up from the crowdfunding and cleaning up after a particularly long season of computer troubles.   (I didn’t win the Changemakers healthcare competition, by the way — I didn’t expect to — but take a look at the winners who did, and some who didn’t, it’s both eye opening and inspiring.  Links on my last post.)

I heard somewhere that Steve Jobs had an employee whose job was just to take care of all the time-consuming technical hassles so that all Jobs had to do was use his computers for their intended purposes when he wanted.   (I need that guy!!!!!!!)  Barring that, I sure wish the computer industry was paying attention to what the rest of us slog through that keeps us from using our computers the way WE intend to use them…

Anyone at Apple have eczema?  I’m happy to barter some expertise…

Social Competition Entry: Ending the eczema and allergy epidemic, without drugs or expensive interventions

I have entered SolveEczema.org in a healthcare competition – Innovations for Health – sponsored by the Ashoka and Robert Wood Johnson Foundations. It’s unlikely to win, but if the entry is well-received, I may make good connections or find resources to help further work in the future. The organizers have told entrants to reach out to our social networks for comments, that they make a big difference.

Please make a comment to the competition entry, or contribute to the discussion. Early finalists will be announced March 19.

The entry:
“Ending the eczema and allergy epidemic, without drugs or expensive interventions”
http://www.changemakers.com/innovations4health/entries/ending-eczema-and-allergy-epidemic-without-drugs-or-exp

To learn more about the competition in general, please see:
http://www.changemakers.com/innovations4health/

Thank you for a successful crowdfunding effort!

Thanks for all the support for the crowdfunding effort that ended February 29, 2012! I will be working on a scientific paper and a book for SolveEczema.org.  I will soon be putting up a newsletter capability on the blog to send out progress notes.

In the crowdfunding goals, I didn’t promise the medical paper in addition to the book, because time to publishing a scientific paper can be unpredictable (especially since I am outside traditional academic circles), but I believe publishing in a more traditional outlet and getting the discussion going in medical circles will do a lot to move this work forward.  I have to do the research anyway for the book, so I plan to finish both.

Although the Indiegogo crowdfunding project is ended, further donations will go to good use, to support the work, website costs and improvements. http://www.SolveEczema.org/donate.html 


				
					

Postcript on affiliate marketing (or not) on SolveEczema.org

In December, I suspended affiliate marketing for SolveEczema.org for a number of reasons, including that the time it took for it to provide enough support to be helpful took directly away from the site work.

I removed the pages and most of the links, but apparently forgot the Amazon aStore link (links?) from the recommendation section of the SolveEcema.org Solution page.  Amazon lets affiliates make their own “astores” with stuff they recommend, so I carefully sifted through what I could find that met my site criteria.  It wasn’t easy, as Amazon – for all its advantages – is not the easiest place to purchase personal care products, and some of the most effective products I have found aren’t for sale through Amazon.  I found out the aStore was still there after receiving a surprise email from Amazon that there were earnings – about $40 for the quarter.  When people shop from that link, Amazon remits something like 4%, sometimes slightly more.

Since the link is there, and since the aStore took time to set up in the first place, and people who write to me still ask for the convenience of something like this, I’m going to leave it up, but I felt I should let everyone know.  It’s not going to make a huge difference in covering the costs of the site, but because of it, I did give myself permission to buy a book, not available in the library, about cleaning products and marketing, something that will help the SolveEczema book research.

New Developments for SolveEczema.org

1) A Video Slideshow Overview of SolveEczema.org (see previous blog post)

2) Suspension of affiliate marketing/the shop page. It’s purpose was to find support to focus my time on the work, but I found being success at monetization would have taken far more focus, thwarting the original intent. The work of the website takes precedence.

3) A crowdfunding project on Indiegogo.com to support the work so that I can focus on finishing a book at a minimum, and take whatever concrete steps toward a medical study that the project support allows.

I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND/OR HELP SPREADING THE WORD, if possible. Even small donations will help! The crowdfunding project ends in February; the earlier the support, the better!

http://www.indiegogo.com/solveeczema

A.J. Lumsdaine