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Jedi
Hi all. I’ve been using a natural Australian-made deodorant (Exposed Naturals) for a few years. Over the last few months, I’ve been getting a painful and itchy eczema rash under my arm pits.
I use Exposed Naturals’ baking soda-free product for sensitive skin because its other baking soda based product caused a painful, lumpy and itchy allergic response. This could have been eczema too.
The ingredients in the deodorant include:
coconut oil, magnesium hydroxide, beeswax, corn starch, zinc oxide, diatomaceous earth and 100% pure essential oils (Australian mandarin, lime, lemon, bergamot).
The product is marketed as being ‘Eczema, sensitive skin friendly’. <sigh>
A few things:
•I have sensitive skin.
•The eczema rash has appeared on my armpits only. It’s bright red, itchy and painful. I don’t suffer with this kind of classic ‘eczema’ outside this. However, I am prone to seborrheic dermatitis - this is generally mild (white-yellow crustiness), limited to my scalp and hairline, and never painful.
•I haven’t changed razor brands or shower products.
Do you know why a deodorant I’ve been using for a few years might start to irritate my arm pits? They may have changed their ingredients, I guess…
Do you happen to have intel on any of the ingredients that might cause an allergic response?
If I’m allergic to baking soda (I assume this given I was allergic to the baking soda deodorant and it’s a known irritant) and possibly allergic to something in this baking soda free formula, what I might do or use to reduce body odour and stay fresh?
Any advice welcome. Thank you.
I use Exposed Naturals’ baking soda-free product for sensitive skin because its other baking soda based product caused a painful, lumpy and itchy allergic response. This could have been eczema too.
The ingredients in the deodorant include:
coconut oil, magnesium hydroxide, beeswax, corn starch, zinc oxide, diatomaceous earth and 100% pure essential oils (Australian mandarin, lime, lemon, bergamot).
The product is marketed as being ‘Eczema, sensitive skin friendly’. <sigh>
A few things:
•I have sensitive skin.
•The eczema rash has appeared on my armpits only. It’s bright red, itchy and painful. I don’t suffer with this kind of classic ‘eczema’ outside this. However, I am prone to seborrheic dermatitis - this is generally mild (white-yellow crustiness), limited to my scalp and hairline, and never painful.
•I haven’t changed razor brands or shower products.
Do you know why a deodorant I’ve been using for a few years might start to irritate my arm pits? They may have changed their ingredients, I guess…
Do you happen to have intel on any of the ingredients that might cause an allergic response?
If I’m allergic to baking soda (I assume this given I was allergic to the baking soda deodorant and it’s a known irritant) and possibly allergic to something in this baking soda free formula, what I might do or use to reduce body odour and stay fresh?
Any advice welcome. Thank you.