Guest guest Posted April 20, 2002 Report Share Posted April 20, 2002 on 4/20/02 2:36 AM, naomi smith at nagrow@... wrote: > I was wondering if others had dveleoped reactions that occur immediately, as > opposed to the delayed reactions that are normal with rosacea. > An example of this is I walked into the hairdressers, by the time I had > finished, my face was bright red, raw, very swollen, dark circles, covered > in tiny flakes and millions of bumps had appeared in the space of just over > an hour....... When I react to something it is usually fairly immediate (stinging, burning) I think reactions that are either immediate or delayed are both considered typical for rosacea and sensitive skin. I'm sorry about your reaction in the salon. It sounds pretty bad; worse than I have ever experienced. Even before rosacea, I could not tolerate all the junk in the air of hair salons and or use any kind of hair spray. Hope your face recovers soon, carrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2002 Report Share Posted April 22, 2002 on 4/20/02 5:36 AM, naomi smith wrote: > I was wondering if others had dveleoped reactions that occur immediately, as > opposed to the delayed reactions that are normal with rosacea. > An example of this is I walked into the hairdressers, by the time I had > finished, my face was bright red, raw, very swollen, dark circles, covered > in tiny flakes and millions of bumps had appeared in the space of just over > an hour....... Absolutely! My biggest trigger is chemicals - especially fragrances or other " fuming " chemicals. A hair salon is rampant with chemical fumes from the perfumed shampoos, the perms, colorants, etc.! In fact, on a support group I participate in for chemical sensitivity, many people were beauticians before they got sick! It is one of the biggest triggers for chemical " overload " leading to chemical sensitivity. I can be just fine face-wise (if that's a word!) - and someone with perfume on can walk in the room, and within minutes my face gets RED hot and BEET red! It's very painful and lasts quite a while, even after I get away from the exposure. The same thing happens if I go to a gas station. Which makes sense because perfumes contain many of the same chemicals as gasoline! And when we breathe them, they go straight to our brains; when put on our skin, they get absorbed into our blood streams. I don't want to bog down the list with this info(!) but if anyone wants to learn more, I have a web site set up to educate people about this (not selling products or anything - just giving away info!) - the fragrance information section is at: http://www.ourlittleplace.com/perfume.html Take care, Jacki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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