Allergy Relief Expert

If your clothes bother your skin or cause skin rashes, you may suffer from detergent allergies. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, contact dermatitis (a skin rash) is an inflammation of the skin caused by direct contact with an irritating or allergy-causing substance. This type an allergic reaction may cause a rash that can linger up to 48 hours after exposure.

Certain detergent products are labeled as soap making label reading paramount to preventing allergic exposures. As a general rule, the more added ingredients, the more potential allergens.

Detergent Allergy Strategies

• Visit an allergist. They can help you determine what substances or chemicals you may be allergic to. Keep a journal of your allergic reactions prior to visiting the doctor to help them identify possible culprits. If the source of your allergies cannot be easily identified, your doctor may recommend skin-patch testing.
• Consider using corticosteroid skin creams which are known to reduce skin inflammation.
• Seek out dye- and perfume-free detergents and fabric softeners. Consider clear types since color and scents are chemicals known to cause allergic reactions.
• Get a second recommendation if your doctor cannot help you improve your skin irritations within two weeks. An allergy doctor may prescribe oral steroids as a short-term treatment for severe cases.
• Use the extra-rinse cycle to fully wash out any detergents use.
• If your water is soft or normal, then don’t use fabric softener.
• Purchase allergy-free detergents which are 100% free of petroleum-based or other hazardous ingredients, fragrances, phosphates, animal by-products, dyes and other common triggers for allergies.

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I recently discovered that I am allergic to products containing coconuts.I’m actually pretty sure that this is the cause since I break out on my face when using the products and don’t when I discontinue them.

Am I crazy or does coconut really cause allergies?

Best Answer:

Searching for soaps and other products which are free from coconut ingredients can be a challenging task. You are certainly not crazy; there are many personal care products out there which contain coconut products and you can’t always tell just be reading the label.

Here is just a partial list of potential coconut derived additives and ingredients:

• 1,2 Octanediol
• 2 Phenoxyethanol
• Ammonium Lauryl Sulphate
• Capryl Glycol
• Caprylic Acid
• Caprylic Glycol
• Caprylic/Capric
• Caprylyl Glycol
• Ceteareth-20
• Cetearyl Alcohol
• Cetearyl Glucoside
• Ceteth-20 Phosphate
• Cetyl Alcohol
• Cetyl Esters
• Cocamide MEA
• Cocamidopropyl Betaine
• Cococaprylate/Caprate
• Cocomide DEA
• Coconut Oil
• Disodium Cocamphodiprop
• Emusifying Wax
• Glyceryl Caprylate
• Hexyl Laurate
• Isopropyl Myristate
• Laureth-3
• Olefin Sulfonate
• Organic Sodium Cocoate
• Phenoxyethanol
• Polysorbate 20
• Sodium Cocoate
• Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
• Sucrose Stearate
• Sodium Laureth Sulfate
• Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinat
• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
• Sodium Stearate
• Sorbitan Stearate
• Stearyl Alcohol
• Vegetable Cetearyl Glucos
• Vegetable Glycerine

Luckily, there are more and more manufacturers making hypoallergenic personal care products that do not contain coconut based ingredients such as Kiss My Face and others.

We have found that people who have coconut allergies to skin care products normally do not have an allergic reaction to coconut in their diets and believe this is due to the manufacturing process for coconut-based ingredients.

Source: Yahoo Answers

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