Hi everyone.....so I feel like a fair weathered friend. I come back here whenever I'm feeling really bad and need some support and maybe some answers. I'm sorry for that. I guess when you're feeling "ok" you kind of enjoy life a little more and fall off the forum grid! Anyways, needless to say, I haven't been feeling so good lately. I went through a good stretch, which got me thinking, what am I doing differently? I took care of a few things, but I sill feel ick. About 3 weeks ago I went to Sephora to look for a new moisturizer. I've got several samples, paying attention to things with little to no fragrance. One of the things I was using was a fragrance free skin oil. So the question I'm going to throw out to you, could these lotions and oils be effecting me? It's not like a get skin reactions, or hives, i just don't feel good. There are a lot of plant ingredients in them which makes me wonder....so tonight I will go back to my eucerin. I think I do we'll with that.
Thanks for reading!  

I get an immediate headache and brain fog from some hand creams, even though my skin is fine. In fact, one of the creams moistens my skin and makes it look normal.

Ya, I can't handle fragrance of any kind these days. But what has me stumped is my possible sensitivity to even non fragrant lotions etc. my guess is that maybe the plant extracts are soaking in and bothering me  . Seems the more natural, the worse for me! Lol of course synthetic fragrances get me worse than anything though! Ugh!!!!
BTW, thanks pj123, thanks for the link to Dr. Afrins publication!!!

Britt wrote on 05/01/13 at 07:38:48:


You would be surprised at the chemicals that go into making cosmetics.  And yes, applying them topically can affect you. A reaction may have more to do with the chemical ingredients than with the smell of a product.