Skincare routing

By Tomatoe Face - 22/04/2014 05:31 - United States - Antioch

Today, I used a facial mask for super sensitive skin, recommended by several friends with similar skin issues. Apparently, when the warning says, "May cause some slight redness for thirty minutes", it really means, "Your face will have hives and swell to twice its normal size for several hours." FML
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Bano360 25

I used to use skin creams for acne and sensitive skin. I found it made my face worse.

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littlem91 29

Some people with sensitive skin can find those "natural" ingredients worse than the chemicals that are supposed to be bad. I do sometimes. But I also know if you have sensitive skin and are trying a new product, you ALWAYS DO A PATCH TEST. OP learn from this. I test near my elbow, then on a small section of face if unsure. Slathering it on your face is asking for trouble!

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adair112 15

sucks for you I bet you looked hilarious

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omgitslian 6

I'm sure others are saying it, but patch tests are important if you're sensitive. I never leave a sensitive client without recommending one, so perhaps you should speak to a professional rather than your friends about what would be best for you. You had an allergic reaction to an ingredient in the mask. It's in your best interest to try and figure out what that ingredient is in order to avoid it in the future. For now, aloe, colloidal oatmeal, and any other anti-inflammatory you can get your hands on would be a great idea to prevent any permanent damage to your skin.

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sammysosa5794 11

Unless of course the op is allergic to any of those, I know aloe for me would burn a million times worse

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avidreader121 7

That is why they tell you to test in a small "hidden" area other than your face for the first time. lol

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stingerz2012 11

That just means that you are probably allergic. It definitely isn't supposed to do that.

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alicat13 12

Never take medical advise from a non doctor.... or these will be the results :-)

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Benbradley 5

thats an allergic reaction, not the fault of the medication

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cna1216 15

Sounds to me like you started going into anaphylactic shock. What are you allergic to?

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RabbitOfAurora 28

Anaphylactic shock is when you have an allergic reaction and your airways swell and you slowly suffocate. It's a medical emergency. What OP had was just a run of the mill allergic reaction.

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jackolearys 5

Some of us don't know what this is like because we don't have acne

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Xotoolyxo 16

That's the worst feeling ever :/ try taking Benadryl or something

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sanecatlady 13

Don't the warnings usually also say to first test on a small area -like the inside of your wrist- in case you have some kind of allergic reaction? Still that sounds awful, OP.

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