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Traute Klein, Editor of Natural Health, promoting life in harmony with creation.

Desperate situations require unusual remedies, and yesterday I had occasion to find a substitute for one of the items in my First Aid Kit. I was suffering from a terribly itchy and burning underarm rash. I first tried Penaten Cream, a staple in every German household. It contains only healing zinc oxide and herbs. If worked fine, but it has a tendency to mess up clothes. Slices of raw garlic did the trick as well, but I had no way of keeping them attached.

I had run out of vitamin A which would have been most likely to succeed. The itching was unbearable. No way would I get any sleep. I looked over my vitamin bottles and found one with tiny halibut liver oil capsules. Squeezed a capsule on the skin. It soaked in immediately and the itching stopped in seconds. I slept well. Have applied more capsules of the oil every few hours and have not felt any discomfort whatsoever.

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