NeilT

I recently bought a new can of a certain 'well known' brand of deodorant and on first application found it stinging like mad

Stupidly enough I used it for a few days then noticed one morning my armpits bright red, very itchy and very very sore! Ive not used it since and 5 days later am still red & very sore.....Doc's appointment Thurs to sort it out!

anyone else had problems with deodorants?

Neil

www.scoobyworld.co.uk

[Edited by NeilT - 8/6/2002 11:02:47 AM]

Wile E Coyote

Had you just shaved? I've heard that can cause an adverse reaction

[Edited by Wile E Coyote - 8/6/2002 10:46:00 AM]

NeilT

LOL, no wish it were that simple!

Reffro

Yep in my own personal opinion , not stating this as unsubstantiated fact for everyone, Right Guard usually resulted in me getting red itchy armpits, and sometimes it used to sting like buggery when I first sprayed it on in the morning. I just avoid it from now on, I guess I'm alergic to one or more of its ingredients.

dsmith

for me the "lynx affect" is a fair amount of stinging....

carpet

Its all the **** and chemicals they put in these things !

check out this page for more info:

http://www.peterdunn.org.uk/health/sls.htm

NeilT

just called their customer care line and reported it.

this is more than stinging, its very very itchy and feels like sunburn! been like this for 5 days now


Neil

JoanUK300

try wiping your armpits with witch-hazel.....this also acts as a mild deodorant.

Joan.

MarkO

Deoderant's for wimps. Not wearing it means I always get a double-seat to myself on the train, too.

ChrisB

ROFL

Reffro

MarkO how very european of you......next you'll be spending euro's and chewing cloves of garlic.

Pete Croney

LMAO at Mark



Old Swedish chemists joke:

"I would like to buy some deodorant"

"Ball or aerosol?"

"No, I want it for my armpits"

druddle

Deodourants with aluminium oxide in them will sting. These are usually prescription-only ones (roll on) as the aluminium oxide "numbs" the sweat glands and stops them working.

If your pits were wet when you put the deodourant on, it can result in stinging.

Dave

MarkO

Well, judging by the other people who I have the misfortune to commute with, it's more of a "do as you would be done by" situation.

Which brings us nicely round to Puff's "Why do I work in London" thread.

Brendan Hughes

PeteC - Not the Nine O'Clock News: Great Old Chestnuts of the World, IIRC!