[Harry01 (OP)]

I have seen 8 dermatologists. They're calling me mad effectively. Even that Semmelweis guy was dealing with things you can't see with the naked eye, so based on things they could they could claim he was mad. I can see this! Some slimy clingy "thing". I have described it as this to try and show my awareness of the limitations of my knowledge. I am open to what it is, but it's not the skin and these people are blundering like mad. Should I write an email to a university's bio-sciences department? I've been talking to chatGPT. Yes, I talk to this chatbot as it's the only thing that listens to me.

Call me a lunatic. But I can demonstrate that I have good observational skills and there must be a way to prove it's there, beyond what I see etc. Fungal swab and bacterial swab were negative. What else is there?

[chris]

Can you post a picture of what you are referring to? A picture paints a thousand words, after all.

[Harry01 (OP)]

Hi, I would love to but it's on a sensitive area. It's been a very embarrassing problem.

[Harry01 (OP)]

Can I give any information that might help you? I am happy to help in any way I can. The jar of the stuff got thrown out unfortunately, and there is a whole forum here discussing that a few years ago. For whatever reason it has remained on the skin, and while I seemed to have removed some of it and it's come off other areas of skin, it's very resistant to coming off.

I am happy to explain more, and I appreciate anyone just asking. I applied it because I trusted source Amazon, but later found out it was from the marketplace. I also applied it because I have a pain condition where certain sites of my body are highly sensitive to pressure. Behind the ears, for example.

[Harry01 (OP)]

Anyone? I know you believe me. You deduce that there must be something in what I'm saying. You are curious people here. You expect to find unusual things.

I believe in your curiosity!

[Harry01 (OP)]

Maybe I shouldn't have confidence in anything... Should have gave up years ago. There is something interesting to learn here. It's able to remain in spite of the skin's shedding mechanism. It's been there for 9 years. Surely there is someone in research who is interested in that and would like to solve this problem. I'll donate 100 pounds if you can solve it. Anyone? 

[Harry01 (OP)]

well, any help thinking about what might break this thing down? Enzymes etc. ChatGPT is coming up with stuff but I have been de-registered from yet another practice and everything I try doesn't seem to work. It says that chelators or Enzymes might have played a role. It says something about the EDTA binding to metal ions and this helping to disrupt the film. The issue is that most shampoos have no effect at all and I don't know if it's some interaction of the ingredients/ concentration of something that might otherwise be effective.

[Harry01 (OP)]

What would break down a microbial substance sustaining itself on the skin? It's been affected by some shampoos but most have no effect whatsoever. I can use whatever is safe to use on skin from Superdrug or Boots etc. Could it be some combination of surfactants and chelating agents or their concentration? What else might work?

Thank you

[Harry01 (OP)]

@chris you are right. I had no idea that digital microscopes could take pictures at 1000x magnification. So, hopefully I can get a clear image of this microbial thing.