oh, joy.

[archersangel]

not long ago i was reading an used book that smelled of perfume & now i have small, itchy bumps on the backs of my hands.
unfortunately, this is not the first time it's happened. it's the reason i can't use the soap in public bathrooms (note: i do wash off my hands with the hottest water available) and i can't look at clothes at the local goodwill any more (they now spray them with some kind of stuff. disinfectant?)

i may have mentioned in another post that i'm allergic to artificial scents, dyes & preservatives. usually my reaction is either a runny nose, watery eyes or a "tingling" or kind of itching around my nostrils & the tip of my nose. the worst reaction i had is on my one & one trip to washington d.c. where the left corner of my mouth was burning & the left side of my face swelled up (that's the side i was laying one) from the chemicals the motel used to clean the bedclothes. luckily we took some over the counter alergy pills with us & that helped a lot.

so for this current problem i've been taking over the counter allergy pills (which helps some) & using some kind of cortisone cream on be bumps. there's not much more that i can do, except wait until it runs its course.

Comments

[delphia2000]

I don't have allergies that severe, but I have stopped wearing perfume in public except to church on Sundays and even then, it's a light scent that evaporates quickly. I work at a library and when working with the public, I think it's important to be sensitive to our patron's needs. I secretly call our patrons 'Cologne Monsters' when I can smell them before I see them LOL!.

[archersangel]

those people need to learn that less is more.

[lanterne_rouee]

i may have mentioned in another post that i'm allergic to artificial scents, dyes & preservatives.

me, too. i think they should be banned.

^that's my tolerant remark of the day.