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Out of nowhere my frags are giving me rashes!

post #1 of 18
6/24/12 at 4:29pm
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Has this ever happened to anyone? The past 2 weeks my frags are making my skin break out in a itchy rash, once it goes away i try another frag and boom another rash. Id hate to just spray on my clothing but idk what to do.

Has this ever happened to anyone and if so what did you do? Thanks
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post #2 of 18
6/24/12 at 5:29pm
Thankfully this has never happened to me through almost four decades.
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post #3 of 18
6/24/12 at 5:56pm
Where on your skin are you spraying?
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post #4 of 18
6/24/12 at 8:30pm
Oh, please don't let this happen to me! :O

You know, I have had rashes from very recent fragrances when the vintage versions of the same fragrance don't give me rashes. Who is the IFRA really protecting?
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post #5 of 18
6/24/12 at 8:46pm
did you change detergents or soaps?
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post #6 of 18
6/24/12 at 9:41pm
Have you just started a new medication? It happened to me, this week in fact. I'm not blaming the fragrances until every other possibility has been explored!
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post #7 of 18
6/24/12 at 9:48pm
Now that it's summer, are you spending time out in the sun? I've heard a lot of people say that exposing perfumed skin to sun can cause rashes.

In fact, I think this happened to me on Saturday, when I went out to play tennis. Normally I wouldn't wear perfume, but I got the tennis invitation at the last minute and had already spritzed myself. My forearms broke out in a bumpy rash, but the other places I'd sprayed were fine (and covered!). The rash is gone now, by the way.
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post #8 of 18
6/24/12 at 11:15pm
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Originally Posted by Kagey View Post

Now that it's summer, are you spending time out in the sun? I've heard a lot of people say that exposing perfumed skin to sun can cause rashes.

In fact, I think this happened to me on Saturday, when I went out to play tennis. Normally I wouldn't wear perfume, but I got the tennis invitation at the last minute and had already spritzed myself. My forearms broke out in a bumpy rash, but the other places I'd sprayed were fine (and covered!). The rash is gone now, by the way.

This sounds like classic photosensitization. We've discussed this on some other threads recently. Also, you can google "fragrance photosensitization" for some more info.

On one of the threads, I talked about the slight skin discoloration on the sides of my neck - presumably from using years of colognes and aftershaves in those exact spots, while rarely wearing sunscreen. It may have been aggravated by medicines - but then, who doesn't take medicines?

I gotta say, this really is a teachable moment about industry self-regulation, IMO. Personally, I'm glad that somebody is paying attention to this, even if I may blow hard on occasion about their having messed with classic formulas.

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Originally Posted by Dirtyylicous View Post

Has this ever happened to anyone? The past 2 weeks my frags are making my skin break out in a itchy rash, once it goes away i try another frag and boom another rash. Id hate to just spray on my clothing but idk what to do.

Has this ever happened to anyone and if so what did you do? Thanks

You can spray under your clothing as well. I've never had a problem with skin under clothing, although I avoid places where there might be a lot of chafing of skin against dry or stiff cloth.

If you have longish hair, consider spraying some into your hair as well. Hair can give great performance - a lot of women swear by this technique.

And if you aren't at least trying some of your frags partially ON clothing, you're missing the extreme longevity and extra-long topnotes that you get that way.
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post #9 of 18
6/25/12 at 12:22am
It's happening to me too No new meds, but a tendency to get rashes of late anyway). However, where I spray gets itchy and if scratched welts up - indicating possible allergy. I'm also not tolerating cleaning products. I'm spraying on clothes and further down on my belly, which seems ok.

The only thing that's really changed is my stress levels have been way up, so hopefully getting things in general under control, and giving those affected areas a break will do the trick..... Hopefully the OP will find the same
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post #10 of 18
6/25/12 at 12:44am
Clean up your skin from soap reallly good at the end of shower, especially your neck .

Worked for me , as this has been happening with me as well for the past couple weeks .
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post #11 of 18
6/25/12 at 2:34am
This did happen to me once, with a favourite fragrance too. Thankfully, so far, it has proved to be a one-off
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post #12 of 18
6/25/12 at 3:59am
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Originally Posted by Redneck Perfumisto View Post

On one of the threads, I talked about the slight skin discoloration on the sides of my neck - presumably from using years of colognes and aftershaves in those exact spots, while rarely wearing sunscreen.

Actually, it is really a topical occurrence. I made a tincture of Earl Grey Tea (with bergamot) and applied it to my hand. After a day of driving, that spot became discolored for over a week! It's gone now, but it's still quite interesting to see how strongly bergamot discolors skin.

Jarling gives me a lovely rash right when I first put it on, but I wear it anyway.
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post #13 of 18
6/27/12 at 6:46am
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Sorry for the late response

I usually spray my neck and chest, my routine hasnt changed. Dove body wash and the body shop body butter moisturizer, also
doesnt matter if im in the sun or its dark out
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post #14 of 18
6/27/12 at 12:53pm
It happened to me once, I lightly applied some frag in the morning, then had a yoga class in the evening. The frag was barely noticeable so I didn't shower first and ended up with a really bad rash all over my body that came and went over a couple days. This, along with getting sensitized to some chems like iso-e super, and I had one incident where a frag gave me a sore throat, is leading me to be wary of frags.... I have become much more interested in all natural frags.
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post #15 of 18
6/30/12 at 1:00pm
I have a similar problem.
Both my forearms have broken out recently in small itchy red bumps. I have recently tested several fragrances, but sadly think that it's the vintage Mitsouko extrait that started the problem. It seems worse now when I am in the sun or apply any fragrance. I am going to try some steroid cream and eucerin moisturizer. If/when it clears up, I think I'll do a "patch" test with Mitsouko, and find out for sure if that's the one. I sure hope not.
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post #16 of 18
6/30/12 at 4:30pm
There was another thread about this problem recently with vivid photographs. People gave lots of advice.
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post #17 of 18
12/21/12 at 5:08pm
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All of my frags are doing this except for la nuit.

I don't like to spray on my clothes so does anyone have any advice? Most of my scents I've been wearing for years and never had any problems.
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post #18 of 18
12/21/12 at 5:33pm
I had something similar to this recently. I found moisturising the skin on my neck that I was spraying on before spraying seemed to fix the problem - I think the problem was probably due to the drying effect of the alcohol. You might also trying using zinc - either in pill form or in a cream - since it's good for skin healing.
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