tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post3555609091000882939..comments2024-03-28T04:23:30.371+00:00Comments on Bonkers about Perfume: Quick (and slow!) skincare fixes: Part 2 - 'The eyes have (had) it': my brush with allergic contact dermatitis (aka eyelid eczema) prompts toiletries triage and cosmetics cullVanessahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-55576521275311084682016-09-29T13:56:12.166+01:002016-09-29T13:56:12.166+01:00I highly recommend the book No more dirty looks by...I highly recommend the book No more dirty looks by Siobhan O'Connor and Alexandra Spunt. It tells the truth about the ingredients in conventional skincare and it's not nice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-56065412152819117642016-09-28T16:13:21.318+01:002016-09-28T16:13:21.318+01:00Hi Poodle,
Thanks for stopping by and sharing you...Hi Poodle,<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and sharing your own remedies - sorry to learn that you have had similar trouble. You have reminded me to take antihistamines more regularly. I was going to investigate Aveeno Baby Cream next as it happens, and having googled your Desitin it also looks promising. Thanks for the tip!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-56190071597556664052016-09-28T00:48:01.795+01:002016-09-28T00:48:01.795+01:00I've had similar issues now and then. It'...I've had similar issues now and then. It's awful. The thing I've found that works pretty well is, believe it or not, diaper rash cream. The ones with zinc in them like Desitin. It works better than the hydrocortisone for me most of the time. That and Benadryl. <br />Poodlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-79257863603959270372016-09-27T14:00:12.543+01:002016-09-27T14:00:12.543+01:00No worries, I think I got the gist! ;)No worries, I think I got the gist! ;)Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-8283515678239368772016-09-27T13:49:19.506+01:002016-09-27T13:49:19.506+01:00Ah, shame about that shower gel, but at least it i...Ah, shame about that shower gel, but at least it is a thing of the past. I have a gardenia (Monoi) one by Yves Rocher that Tara gave me and it is happily free of the dreaded 'MI' villain and in current use. I wonder if we are talking about the same one? How many gardenia scented ones can they do? ;) Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-64288509229950751922016-09-27T13:47:05.310+01:002016-09-27T13:47:05.310+01:00Dear Undina,
Your sympathy is gratefully received...Dear Undina,<br /><br />Your sympathy is gratefully received. I will keep being cautious and am trying to remember to wash my hands every time I touch something a bit untoward, from metal objects to dishwasher tablets, because inevitably my hands stray to my eyes at some point, if only when I am asleep!<br /><br />Yes, hydrocortisone is pretty good, and I especially liked the ointment. I had to Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-55028588758075333352016-09-27T08:24:50.684+01:002016-09-27T08:24:50.684+01:00I just read my comment now and I wonder how you ma...I just read my comment now and I wonder how you made any sense out of it - I seem to have lost parts of sentences there. :) I guess it was too early for me. ;)Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-87639869815203919702016-09-27T07:57:19.777+01:002016-09-27T07:57:19.777+01:00Dear Vanessa,
I sympathize a LOT with your suffer...Dear Vanessa,<br /><br />I sympathize a LOT with your sufferings and I'm glad that you got better. Please keep being cautious.<br /><br />I've never had it as bad as what you've bravely demonstrated but I recognize the look of that skin: I had a reaction similar to what's on your first picture. OTC hydrocortisone cream helped.<br />It's too late now (and I'm just off the Undinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05292100499371921334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-25528490222826022012016-09-22T02:18:51.808+01:002016-09-22T02:18:51.808+01:00They are being banned here in North America, too.
...They are being banned here in North America, too.<br />Was just checking the ingredients of an Yves Rocher Gardenia shower gel which is no longer made. Imagine my disappointment to find the evil Methyliso-etcetera listed. <br />Happily, Yves Rocher is finally listing actual ingredients of the majority of their products their web site and it appears the evil one has bitten the dust in any of theirAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-60071112268600678932016-09-21T13:32:46.569+01:002016-09-21T13:32:46.569+01:00Pleased to say that those microbeads are being ban...Pleased to say that those microbeads are being banned with effect from next year over here. It was announced just the other day.Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-14740309730256138872016-09-21T00:59:05.607+01:002016-09-21T00:59:05.607+01:00Thank you Pia for your response to the issue of pa...Thank you Pia for your response to the issue of parabens. I share your understanding. It is sad to see more and more products going "paraben free," but not better.<br />Also sad/bad is the growth of exfoliants using plastic micro-beads. Every line has to have one. May not hurt our skin but makes fish die when they mistake the beads for food.<br /><br />-- LindalooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-52180803623412929962016-09-20T22:22:38.688+01:002016-09-20T22:22:38.688+01:00Hi Blacknall,
Ooh, commiserations on the hives. I...Hi Blacknall,<br /><br />Ooh, commiserations on the hives. I had not heard of either of those products you recommend, and see that Embryolisse at least is available over here, whereas Complex 15 seems to be confined to your side of the pond.<br /><br />Kind of you to say I look okay without makeup. Tonight I had a bit of a flushing incident while chopping raw onion and garlic and peppers AND Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-36413861371492153692016-09-20T22:17:28.254+01:002016-09-20T22:17:28.254+01:00Hi Pia,
Thanks for dropping in! I was so glad to ...Hi Pia,<br /><br />Thanks for dropping in! I was so glad to get your take on this, as an industry insider with a much greater knowledge of what goes into all these products.<br /><br />I quite agree that essential oils are a bad idea in facial skincare products for those with sensitive skin - I remember using a Dermalogica exfoliating product that was meant to be gentle and had lavender in and Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-84471214619541553822016-09-20T15:58:02.190+01:002016-09-20T15:58:02.190+01:00Ouch Vanessa, that looks very uncomfortable.
I&...Ouch Vanessa, that looks very uncomfortable. <br /><br />I'm happy to hear that you think you may have isolated the offending additive which I'm not going to try to spell. I have not had eczema but hives many times usually from makeup or sunscreens. <br /><br />I love Embryolisse which I've used for years, and Complex 15 which is scentless,simple, and never causes me to break out. IBlacknall Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10481392513383253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-30531216525289703182016-09-19T23:28:25.548+01:002016-09-19T23:28:25.548+01:00Oh, you poor thing - I had no idea you have been f...Oh, you poor thing - I had no idea you have been fighting this! :( Very glad to hear you have found some passable solutions for the moment at least.<br /><br />FUNNY thing: I adore some Clarins products, but all of their cleansing things have always given me some kind of a reaction! Don't know why. So I just stick to some of theirs, occasionally. <br /><br />As much as I love fragrance (and, Piahttp://www.volatilefiction.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-39558003698338969692016-09-19T17:12:00.785+01:002016-09-19T17:12:00.785+01:00I am not surprised you weren't feeling like a ...I am not surprised you weren't feeling like a 'sweet cartoon character', and I chuckled at 'load of eyelids' in the light of your earlier commennt. ;)<br /><br />I don't think the parabens are bothering me, certainly and this MI stuff seems much harsher. My skin is 'quiescent' at the moment, thanks, but fingers crossed. Every day I wake up without two storey Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-71833996705419063282016-09-19T17:03:30.855+01:002016-09-19T17:03:30.855+01:00My laser therapy photos were certainly a shocker! ...My laser therapy photos were certainly a shocker! I remember my boss at the time saying that the purple dots made me look like a sweet cartoon character (in an attempt to make me face working the wards at the hospital). What an absolute load of eyelids! Aherm.<br /><br />Yes it's definitely worth sharing the horror re allergens. I think they should bring back common use of parabens. There is Sarah Waitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225799091497587153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-35038088721411821142016-09-19T12:00:26.564+01:002016-09-19T12:00:26.564+01:00Hi Lindaloo,
Thanks for your lovely comments - I ...Hi Lindaloo,<br /><br />Thanks for your lovely comments - I read about your own skincare experiences with great interest. I read up on that 'MI' chemical on Paula's website and there is a lot about it on the Net generally. I don't seem to react to parabens, which get everywhere, I see, unless you hunt down really quite obscure brands and products.<br /><br />Oh I say, I didn'tVanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-57625554990745350852016-09-19T11:42:55.357+01:002016-09-19T11:42:55.357+01:00Hi Tara,
I am following your nut exclusion trials...Hi Tara,<br /><br />I am following your nut exclusion trials with interest, and I hope you get to the bottom of it. If you think dairy could be the suspect, you may have to do some tests with that, just changing one element at a time so you know what is what.<br /><br />I am very scared to do acid exfoliation at the moment as those products are by definition a bit strong. My go-to acid toner Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-17013184816662553272016-09-19T10:54:49.114+01:002016-09-19T10:54:49.114+01:00I'm very sorry to hear you have been going thr...I'm very sorry to hear you have been going through this.<br /><br />Thank you for the article and the pictures. I agree that you look great without makeup. Just a lipstick can do a lot to brighten a face.<br /><br />It's ironic that Methyl-etcetera is a replacement for the allegedly evil parabens. Fortunately I had read about it on Paula's website and avoid it in anything even Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-40066480745287543232016-09-19T10:18:16.508+01:002016-09-19T10:18:16.508+01:00Hi Jillie,
Thanks for your wise and helpful comme...Hi Jillie,<br /><br />Thanks for your wise and helpful comments - the more I think of it, the more I realise that age has a big part to play in all this, and in fact the doctor said as much. He's seeing an epidemic of middle aged women suddenly manifesting all these problems, due in part to cumulative use of loads of different products, with a particularly irritating ingredient sometimes Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-63521868123268274772016-09-19T10:09:22.403+01:002016-09-19T10:09:22.403+01:00Hi Ines,
I can't imagine that you would be no...Hi Ines,<br /><br />I can't imagine that you would be non-existent in anyone's eye - I think you have a very distinctive look! Interesting to hear you are going more the natural route and that you have had good results with the cleansing oil from this lady that makes up her own stuff. I do agree that once you find something that works, it is good to stick with it!Vanessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847145282522572183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-31778281929138452692016-09-19T10:04:31.320+01:002016-09-19T10:04:31.320+01:00This post really shows the extent of grief you'...This post really shows the extent of grief you've been suffering, V. It also makes me think again about all the ingredients I'm putting on my face and body. My skin was very dry and itchy over the weekend which could be food-related or a result of too much acid exfoliation. <br /><br />As you know I'm looking at nuts being the trigger for eczema returning to my legs after 30 odd Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00825957684276136205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-58704378727234866752016-09-19T08:52:10.845+01:002016-09-19T08:52:10.845+01:00Yes, not wearing make-up is an exercise in opennes...Yes, not wearing make-up is an exercise in openness. At least for me as I always seem non-existent in other people's eyes. I know it's only in my head but it took me ages to accept the way I look without make-up. :)<br />Thank you for the research, I'll go and read the article you linked - I'm personally switching more and more to natural cosmetics as I can tell they are Ineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119611878721554991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4026359168982468373.post-62541943607363049552016-09-19T06:07:02.219+01:002016-09-19T06:07:02.219+01:00Oh, Vanessa, what a nightmare - I am glad that you...Oh, Vanessa, what a nightmare - I am glad that you are recovering. Never blame yourself for all this! I am afraid that as we "mature" our skin becomes thinner, drier and more fragile and thus becomes more susceptible to irritations. The irritants aren't the same for everyone as we are not all made the same way, but I have also had bad experiences with Clarins (which isn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com