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alonewiththemoon ([personal profile] alonewiththemoon) wrote in [personal profile] dancerjodi 2013-01-25 09:09 pm (UTC)

No problem! I know how frustrating these things can get. I had chronic issues that were getting worse, due to my using products that I didn't know I shouldn't, and mentioned it at my annual check up. As luck would have it, my PCP had had similar issues during the past year, and she referred me right to her own specialist, who I think was a dermatologist but I'd have to look that up to be sure. I remember she was at Tufts Medical in the Theatre District, though. After the skin testing was done, the specialist went over the list of products I was currently using, and ruled out pretty much everything except my deodorant and laundry detergent, and then gave me a big list of products that did not contain anything to which I tested allergic. The Mayo Clinic maintains a big product database, which is very helpful but somewhat limited since the data in it depends on companies voluntarily sending in info. I also got a bunch of handouts regarding the cosmetic/cleaning ingredients to which I reacted, along with all the different names they can go by, so that I could do my own ingredient list checking. That's been especially helpful with sunscreens, which contain a lot of junk, as well as things that are beneficial to most people (like bisabolol, or chamomile extract) but quite irritating to me (and anybody else with ragweed allergies).

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