Sticky Skin

[StickyDeb]

I desperately need HELP!  I have a horrible skin condition.  My skin is sticky all over and there is a waxy sort of film.  My hands and feet are the worst.  It feels like soda or honey is coating my hands and feet, with a lighter feeling on the rest of my body.  My socks stick to the bottoms of my feet.  It is worse after showering, washing hands etc. I use a green kitchen scrubber on the palms of my hands and soles of my feet but it doesn't get the film off.  My skin does not absorb anything; water, lotions.  Soap seems to not wash this off my skin yet at the same time seems to stick to the film.  My hair is also affected.  It does not absorb anything, the soap seems to stick to it and not rinse off.  Same with conditioner.  And my hair is either falling out or breaking off, I'm not sure which.  I also have a coating on my toungue.  I can't taste properly.  Everything tastes bitter.  And I constantly have a bitter taste.

  It began about eight months ago and has gotten progressively worse.

I also have a fingernail and toenail fungus.  I am afraid that the fungus has moved to my skin.  

I went to the dermatologist for the first time yesterday and she merely gave me a prescription lotion for extremely dry skin.  This actually made the stickyness worse.  I applied it to my hands and it just sat on top of this film and became even more sticky.  I washed it off, which took two rounds of washing, and the stickyness was worse.

I feel like this sounds crazy.  It is debilitating.  I find it difficult to do much of anything because I stick to anything I touch.  And I certainly don't want to pass this along to anyone else.

Has anyone else had this?  

[No_choices]

I have only recently been bothered by waxy hands. I notice it in the shower before I wash. They feel sticky/waxy and the water repels off them, Then after I wash, it disappears.  Another website says it is too much sugar in the body and prediabetic. This makes sense with all the mold & candida comments, as sugar feeds mold. My son, when he was little had issues.. waxy grey scales that appeared in his hair and chronic athletes foot. Head & Shoulders works for keeping hair under control. No prescription lotions worked for erasing the foot problem. We did experiment with eating no sugar or carbs for 2 weeks. His foot fungus cleared up perfectly. It did return, but after research, I am convinced that to rid your body of fungus, the treatment must last for 4-6 weeks, just like the lotion applications would, if you picked the fungus up and it was topical only. In our case, it has gotten into our system. My son had to wait until he was 16 to take the anti-fungal pill, because it is not safe for your kidneys, but it did work = foot fungus gone.
Back to my waxy hands. I have taken on drinking fresh squeezed lemon juice in warm water every morning. I thought maybe this had some part in the cause of my problem. I am perplexed by the Vitamin C fix, as this would  seem the opposite to me. I am not aware of mold in my home, but I know it can lurk behind walls. We have had moldy hose smells coming out of some of our water lines, so who the hell knows! May God bless us all and grace us with healing! I also appreciate people sharing as they look for answers. I also did have bad acne as a teen and used Accutane. I found that washing my face with warm water, scrubbing gently with wash cloth and using salicyclic acid face wash 2 times per day works pretty darn great for keeping face skin clear. My teenage daughter just came downstairs now and said she just started having sticky waxy hands in the same way I described, just until she washes her hair.. she says she has had this for 1 week now. OMGHelpUs!

[No_choices]

I also wanted to add that my brother swears by Lamisil cream for his past chronic foot fungal issues. I have not tried it.

[Chavella17]

It's an absobic acid defiency or vitamin C deficiency, called scurvy
. The cure 2000 mg of vitamin c 3 times a day for a month. U will notice a difference in a matter of days.. I also soaked in vitamin c. All my hair , eyelashes, eyebrows even pubic hair came out.I had 7 eye surgeries, 2 nose surgeries, the and an abundance of dental work.. it was on my teeth and even in my ears and navel. I will warn you, you have no idea how bad it is until it starts to go away..

[Chavella17]

And put virgin coconut oil to prevent it from returning

[Nik07271]

Hey chavella17 .. my son is nine months old and my daughter is 4. My husband is 24 and i 23 .we all have sticky skin,irratated eyes with film hair is falling out and breaking off.. we believe we are contagious because this stated with us now other family members and friends have the same symptoms . This has been going on for a year doctors say may be sebborheic dermatitis and eyes blepharitis .. we have tried almost everything but not vitamin c... other then what we get in our diet i was wondering .how much should i give my children because you can overdose on vitamin c . Where would we get vitamin c wash ,and did your eyelashes ex.. fall out after you used the vitamin c ??? We have hairloss and breakage already and our eyelashes have changed color.. doctors really think we are crazy and more help u can give will be much appreciated

[bubba55]

Have you found and answer Nik07271?

[Nik07271]

no..either environment, the water ,morgellions,fungal infection,mites, or mold illness. we are still very lost on this and not many answers... and I'm sorry for the very delayed response we need a better site for communication cause I don't get alerts on comments like I should. I just now seen this one

[dura2]

I have had this problem for about 2 months-I will try the body wash also. Let you know how it works!

[SEE999]

This may be seborrheic dermatitis, which does have a yeast connection.  I've had similar issues.  My derm took a biopsy and that was her diagnosis.  Hair loss and scalp flaking are common even with sticky or oily hair.  Talk to your dermatologist or research online, there are treatment options.  I know this is an old post but others may find it with an Internet search.  Good luck and don't be disheartened.

[Nik07271]

Plz help if u can ..if its seborhec dermatitis excuse my spelling how can me my two babies and my boyfriend have it .. This is terrible going g on two months.. I'm on the brink of loosing my mind we are extremely oily our skin feels waxy and is sticky when wet or damp ..we got lots of hairloss and our eyebrows are falling out we got films over our eyes and green stuff comes out in the morning our eyes have ev end swelled shut .. We got a yellow or orange tint to out nails .. And breathing problems and respiratory infection that antibiotics haven't touched ... We are all very sick and nasty feeling idk what to do how to cope or where to go for help someone somewhere plz help.. I wish I had a doctor or scientist in my family ..I have cried and prayed and prayed somemore this has consumed our lives someone please help sticky deb did u ever figure out what this is plz somebody

[cwz]

Everyone stop!!!   Just completely stop I have sticky skin syndrome and that is linked to mold,. I know for certain when 100%  and I have proof, so glad I found this website tonight and that others are going throufth this. I'm sitting in my car scrubbing my beard and skin raw with  cotton swabs and alcohol.  
This has been consuming my life for the last two years it's killing me and it killed my dog. I knew that apartment is killing us it was contaminated with mold even after they said they repaired it. I complained for your street that mold was growing in the kitchen cabinets under the sink management denied it and sent maintenance just wipe it down with bleach  but it would only grow back.
So within the two-year timeframe I've been to multiple emergency rooms doctors dermatologist with no help and they're just concerned looks accusing me of being on drugs. I thought's friends that would believe me I've wiiped all of my money out trying to save the dog. My job is let me go I'm almost in the streets. I'll because I've been breathingin the forms of black veiny mold green fuzzy mold yellow story mold.  The apartment had a leak in the ceiling slow leak that's living in California the mold was growing in the cabinets on utensils.  they said they cleaned it sealed it off in the wall that's not true tough conditions related to this. The carpet will turn waxy Like an oil slick came over it.
Only New York and California recognize that Molde is deadly  people and clearly this forum of people chatting right now all have been exposed to mold even if they haven't   Realized or discovered it yet. I've lost everything  but most of all is that I lost my beloved dog Liam because he was terribly sick and exposed to it more than I was I spent everything I owned on vet bills and I still lost him.  I'm so ******* angry right now because I complained complained nothing was done for over year about it . Go search for places for mood  people that it's ******* killing us.

[Oskfish]

I think you are exactly right and doctors are not worth a **** (excuse my swearing) but its true !  I know exactly when i get sticky hands and feet , cant wash it off no mattet what and i do believ its mold related . I even get the film over my eyes and the surface of
My skin feels like its on fire !!  Its MOLD . I havent found the actual source cuz i dont jave it in
My house only when i am close by in other peoples places that have mold i become hypersensitive . Hot flashes , sticky coated skin , coated eyes , and fatigue . And forget about tryin to get a medical doctor to help cuz are useless ignorant boneheads . They dont care . They want to diagnose something that theres a PILL for . Glorified drug reps . Its a damn shame tho that nobody takes us seriously . They just dont understand how annoying it is !!!

[reesesonline]

This is my exact story, my dog suffered for two years and just passed. Apartments evicted me for complaining to city and state, citing I damaged the air handler by altering the state of the drain pan... I had cleaned it. I was the only one to get evicted that day, with CDC's halt on evictions. My son was diagnosed with rhinitis and asthma during my lease there. His mother started keeping him from me because of it. It's been four months since I've been able to have him on my time, everything in storage is ruined and my car that I'm living out of it covered in it. Tree oil was the best treatment for me so far, but it goes so quickly. Been unable to control it and it's slowly killing me and my bank account.

[Redawebb]

I am glad to hear I'm not alone. My sticky skin started with just my hands about 6 months ago but now I feel it on my arms and the last 2 days it feels sticky around my mouth. It's scary and embarrassing. I've been wondering if it was a mold issue because our front-loading washer has mold issues and I'm the main one that does the laundry. I have tried tea tree oil under gloves at night but it hasn't helped. I'm going to try the Neutrogena body wash you mentioned since that can be used over the entire body. Thank you everyone for being open enough to post possible solutions and talk about this problem.