I am allergic to Patchouli
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
December 11, 2015 2:33am CST
I am apparently allergic to patchouli. It is a bit of a shame because I like the smell. I bought soap with it in a few months ago but I thought it was one of the other active ingredients that made me itchy with dry skin. Apparently not as a deodorant I've been using for over a week has started to make a rash on my skin. Well that's unfortunate but I suppose I'll have to find another natural alternative.
The deodorant is Pit Paste, a brand I got off of amazon. I'll look to see if there are other alternatives within that brand and if not I'll go to etsy.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Dec 15
it is just odd to me that it took a little while of using it before the reaction.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
13 Dec 15
@just4him Allergies to food are a lot more dangerous as well.
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
12 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum That's not odd to me. I have food allergies to chicken and peanuts, but didn't realize either of them until I was in my teens. With chicken my parents thought I had motion sickness since I was always getting sick on the way home from Grandma's. For peanuts I was a lot older still. When we eat, we don't eat just one thing, we eat many things together, so it wasn't until I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich only that I figured it out. At least you didn't wait years before you found out.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Dec 15
I am just glad there are so many natural alternatives to choose from.
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@celticeagle (189802)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Dec 15
That is a bummer. I like patchouli. Thank good for Etsy, huh?
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Dec 15
yes I love it! It also makes me feel connected to my late mom somewhat as she was a crafter. Around this time of year she would make soaps for gifts.
@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Dec 15
It's a shame you're allergic to patchouli but good that you found out what is causing your rash. Sometimes these things are hard to pick.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Dec 15
It was the only recently new item that I've used, so I knew it had to be it. I'm glad I didn't have to go through a trial and error to see what it was.
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@JudyEv (381837)
• Rockingham, Australia
11 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum Sometimes it takes a very long time to work out what is causing an allergic reaction.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Dec 15
@JudyEv I am trying to think of a time that I have ever been allergic to something and not known it pretty fast. I can't think of anything off hand but then again i am not allergic too much.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
12 Dec 15
Bar soap tends to make my skin dry and itchy anyway. I guess it's all the product they have to put in it, but it just cakes on my skin and makes me itchy. I haven't found any laundry soap that has made me break out or be itchy but I hate the smell of them pretty much now.
I don't stock the aisle regularly, but sometimes have to stock the aisle with all those soaps and dryer sheets. Makes my sinuses clog up.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
13 Dec 15
@T_gray It is really cheap to make your own laundry soap as well, which is an added bonus.
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@T_gray (7772)
• Salina, Kansas
12 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum I am not a fan of the smell of laundry soap either. My best friend actually makes homemade laundry soap and gives me some...it is scent free...i love it.
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 15
most of my friends that burn that stuff do so as it's supposed to disguise the smell of weed.
My brother in law bought into that before doing three years in jail for a cannabis factory
@Mike197602 (15504)
• United Kingdom
12 Dec 15
@ScribbledAdNauseum I had hair tests, blood and pee tests.
Pee tests three times a week for 2 years...very annoying.
annoying but it did save me so cant complain
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Dec 15
Patchouli is the actual ingredient. When I used teh soap it wasn't too bad but with sensitive skin at the arm pit, it's worse.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
11 Dec 15
I am using a shampoo bar with patchouli and it blackens my hair, and promotes hair growth as well. I like the herbal-ly smell too.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
11 Dec 15
I didn't realize patchouli blackens hair. I am glad I never used it as a shampoo then. I hate I am allergic to it as I love the smell.
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