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Thread Number: 96764
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Have you ever had an allergy to any laundry detergent? |
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| Post# 1215498 9/23/2024 at 20:15 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
Story: So for YEARS I've been using powder in the big bucket called Windfresh (Sam's Club) But recently I ran out and just started using liquid because I didn't want to deal with the big bucket... Maybe about a month at this point. A week ago.. I pulled a muscle in my back. I had this new heating pad unopened in the closet. Sunbeam (probably made in China).. So picture me on my bed watching tv sitting up against a pillow with the heating pad on low heat that I'm leaning up against...It's like a soft plush heating pad..It felt sooo good and warm... but I started itching.. and I'm thinking... Holy crap I'm allergic to this laundry detergent. My back broke out in a rash...but ONLY my back..and that's NEVER happened to me before. and I've used heating pads plenty of time in my life...
Then I started thinking.. Wait... wouldn't I be breaking out in other parts of my body that clothes touch... not just my back... if it was indeed the laundry detergent? I stopped using the heating pad and it took a good solid week for me to get over this rash.. I was putting organic cator oil all over my back. So I'm wondering a few things... because I really don't know. If someone is allergtic to laundry detergent... would they break out only in certain places or just everywhere their clothes touch the skin? If someone is allergic to laundry detergent, would it matter if the clothes are properly rinsed? Would they still break out? Honestly, I think it was NOT the detergent but the material on the heating pad... whatever is in that plush material. This is the type of heating pad that you unplug the cord and the entire thing goes on the washer.. I washed it...but I don't know if washing it would keep me from being allergic to that material...or if it was something on the material that needed to be washed off... crazy | ||
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Post# 1215514 , Reply# 1 9/24/2024 at 01:08 by henene4  (Heidenheim a.d. Brenz (Germany)) |
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Heat rash www.mayoclinic.org/diseas... | ||
| Post# 1215520 , Reply# 2 9/24/2024 at 04:36 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Post# 1215521 , Reply# 3 9/24/2024 at 04:44 by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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Post# 1215539 , Reply# 5 9/24/2024 at 09:37 by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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We always gave laundry an extra rinse and had no problems with allergies. I use STPP and less detergent so laundry has less detergent to rinse out to begin with so no problems. Hope you find relief. | ||
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Post# 1215540 , Reply# 6 9/24/2024 at 10:08 by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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| Post# 1215599 , Reply# 8 9/25/2024 at 03:48 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Maybe that was it... from the heat... but I wasn't lying up against it with my bare skin....something was between me and it...but I've done this same exact thing before many times...until this new pad... which like I said was on low... and didn't feel overly hot...just barely warm on low... weird...
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Post# 1215618 , Reply# 9 9/25/2024 at 12:03 by GELaundry4ever (Nacogdoches, TX, USA) |
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allergy I've never had any allergies to any laundry detergent. Ever! | ||
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Post# 1215622 , Reply# 10 9/25/2024 at 12:30 by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Maybe it's something in the fabric cover like sizing or some other chemical. Perhaps you should remove it and wash it. | ||
| Post# 1215663 , Reply# 11 9/26/2024 at 02:38 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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It's the type of heating pad that's plush built into it... in order to wash it, you wash the entire thing (which I did) but I haven't used it since I washed it.. I haven't used any heating pad now since I'm freaked out now about it burning me and may not even be realizing it. I'm just so confused how this didn't happen before... I've literally laid up against a heating pad and it felt HOT in the past...way more than this one... and I had no issues... I guess that's why I either thought it was a detergent rash or the material of the heating pad itself... not the heat... but I'm second guessing maybe it was a heat rash... I honestly don't know.
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Post# 1215713 , Reply# 12 9/26/2024 at 22:04 by RyneR1988 (Indianapolis) |
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A few weeks ago, my lower right leg and ankle began itching horribly. I knew I shouldn't scratch it, but holy crap it itched so bad so I just couldn't help it. Over the next couple days, the situation worsened into a bunch of small red bumps around my ankle, and they spread about a quarter of the way up my calf. I thought at first it was my laundry detergent, because I had just bought a new jug of Tide Clean Breeze liquid, but I've used that before with no issues. I put ointment on it religiously over the subsequent week and really tried super hard not to scratch, and the problem eventually went away.
I suspect it was some kind of rash, but no idea where it came from as it hasn't reappeared at all. Perhaps my right sock had a large concentration of detergent that didn't get rinsed out properly. Maybe it was my body soap, and it only affected that one area and only for a short time at that. Who the heck nows? Our bodies do weird things sometimes. I hope you are feeling better and the problem doesn't come back. Itching is no fun, that's for sure! Ryne | ||
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Post# 1215716 , Reply# 13 9/27/2024 at 01:04 by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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Only had one friend who needed to use a special laundry detergent that he wasn't allergic to, and may have had to buy it at Costco, maybe trying a lot of other different kinds before a membership there'd led him to...
We have had the Tide-free, All-free, etc. just for wanting a detergent devoid of scenting, maybe for our daughter's guineapigs, but that's about it... What's surprisingly making me breaking out in hives or an itchy rash on my arms, wrists and fingers (my middle one got it yesterday) is actually PUMPKINS...!!!! (Yes, I don't think I'm gonna be wasting this Halloween sitting and waiting in a pumpkin patch for the Great Pumpkin to come) -- Dave This post was last edited 09/27/2024 at 02:31 | ||
| Post# 1215720 , Reply# 14 9/27/2024 at 05:37 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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I'm becoming more convinced that it's not the detergent.... It's either two things... the material from the heating pad or a heat rash... but it's mostly gone... it still itches a little some days... but NOTHING like it did there for a few days... It was maddening
I'm really bummed out because I love using a heating pad... especially if I'm cold in the winter... I've seen cats sleep on them | ||
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Post# 1215727 , Reply# 15 9/27/2024 at 08:30 by petek (Ontari ari ari O ) |
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Post# 1215793 , Reply# 18 9/28/2024 at 05:57 by ozzie908 (Lincoln UK) |
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Would an antihistamine help? | ||
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Post# 1215822 , Reply# 19 9/28/2024 at 22:34 by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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The medical definition of heat rash A skin condition caused by blocked sweat ducts and trapped sweat beneath the skin. It is not caused by exposure to heat. | ||
| Post# 1215825 , Reply# 20 9/29/2024 at 01:24 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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I found something called "toasted skin syndrome" .. that's so crazy
It's mostly better... I haven't even itched it days... I'm starting to think it was the material from the actual pad.. I don't think it was toasted skin syndrome by the way, I did take Benadryl when I was itching. I knew to do that. Since I thoroughly washed it... this winter when I'm freezing I may get it out again... they feel so good when the house is cold. I know I could buy one of those heated wraps.. I have an electric blanket too. I just have always had much better luck with heating pads lasting much longer than electric blankets... the last heating pad I had lasted 10 years with a lot of use... We keep our house 64 F in the winter LOL | ||
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Post# 1215828 , Reply# 21 9/29/2024 at 01:55 by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Why do you keep your house so cold? Aren't you the most important person who lives there and isn't your comfort paramount? That is my attitude. | ||
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Post# 1215852 , Reply# 22 9/29/2024 at 22:09 by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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64!? Oh heck no, I couldn't handle that. We keep ours on 72 in winter and that's a chilly compromise as I always kept it on 74 til Tony started andropause having hot flashes. I absolutely forbid him to go colder than 72. He just has to take off some layers if he's too hot. I too use a heating pad in winter like heated seats in the car. I even got us a heated toilet seat (it's awesome). | ||
| Post# 1215881 , Reply# 23 9/30/2024 at 13:35 by panasonicvac (Northern Utah) | ||
You're definitely not the only one here Mark. I don't turn on the furnace near my bedroom during the winter, the other two we do turn on for the rest of the house. The cold just simply helps make me sleep better especially with the heating pad on if it gets too cold for me, I like wearing sweats and sweaters inside in the cold, and the cold helps keep dust mites of reproducing.
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Post# 1215922 , Reply# 24 9/30/2024 at 21:54 by askolover (South of Nash Vegas, TN) |
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I like sleeping in a cold room snuggled under nice quilts.. But I have a waterbed so it is heated nicely. My bedroom vent is the second one right off the main furnace duct so it gets a little stuffy in there in the winter so I have a tendency to partially close that vent when the heat is being used. | ||
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Post# 1215996 , Reply# 26 10/2/2024 at 00:08 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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"Why do you keep your house so cold?"
Speaking for myself, and I am unanimous, sleeping in cool or cold is best way to go.
Studies have proven it is better to sleep in a cool or even cold room (provided proper bedclothes are provided) than a warm, hot or even over heated one. Give me a chilly bedroom and nice eiderdown or series of blankets or quilts and will sleep like a log. Idea of sleeping in a hot or even warm room is a relatively new thing, largely brought about by automatic heating. Back in days of solid fueled boilers (including back boilers) or furnaces most homes, apartment buildings, hotels and pretty much everyone else "banked" fires for night. This both saved fuel but more importantly given lack of safety devices prevented a fire from starting overnight. Someone had to wake up in a cold house or whatever, go downstairs or where ever boiler/furnace was located (or controls) and get fire going again so place would get heat. Above assumed a place had central heating. If relying on fireplaces there wasn't heat in morning until someone got up and built up the fire. Our grandparents were firmly old school, boiler was turned *OFF* at night. Needless to say oneself, siblings and cousins did our best to avoid sleeping over anytime during cool or cold weather. Parents believed sort of same in that heat was turned down late evening/before house retired for night. All beds had lots of blankets and quilts so we kids never were bothered. Which ever parent was up first would turn up the thermostat so by time we kids were getting up house began to warm. In dead of winter have valves closed to rads and window slightly open in bedroom. | ||
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Post# 1215997 , Reply# 27 10/2/2024 at 00:13 by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Another thing
Ones friends from Europe are always amazed at how "warm" Americans keep their homes in winter. Same for hotels and other lodging. They're also amazed at how "cold" indoor temps are during summer thanks to AC set to near artic temps.
Suppose fact USA has abundant natural resources of coal, petrol, natural gas and so on with energy rates on average lower than much of Europe factors into things. You watch Britcoms and notice even with central heating people are wearing sweaters and perhaps other thicker clothing indoors. There are reasons for that.... | ||
| Post# 1215999 , Reply# 28 10/2/2024 at 01:11 by mark_wpduet (Lexington KY) | ||
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Yes! That's the word I was looking for... "Stuffy"
When we have cold snaps with temps that get to near zero or below, regardless of the heat being on 64, it's almost always on trying to keep the temp at 64... and Wow... it's so uncomfortable with that heat constantly going trying to keep it warm... even though it's keeping the temp at 64... the house feels warmer and more stuffy because the heat is constantly running..but there's NOTHING you can do... no matter how low you turn it, it's going to run at those temps I would rather be in a cool room with nice warm comfortable clothes than in a warm stuffy room... It's almost like euphoria on a super cold day and it being cool in the house, to get my snuggie and bundle up in it and lay up against a heating pad.. although now I'm not so sure about that...but I'm gonna try it again next time I get cold to see if the same thing happens. I think this is how I justify my arctic AC in the summer... by doing the totally OPPOSITE thing in the winter. LOL... so maybe it evens out FYI - it's definitely NOT the detergent... I'm pretty comfortable in saying that at this point because I've been wearing clothes washed in that new detergent for the past week and no itching or breaking out at all... I know I washed that sunbeam plush heating pad...I wonder if it was the material itself causing me to itch or the fact that something could have been on it that needed washed off? Who knows... I guess I'll find out... but I REALLLLY don't wanna go through that again! | ||
| Post# 1216007 , Reply# 29 10/2/2024 at 08:15 by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Heat and AC temps 68 here winter and summer, I could live without heat much quicker than i could air conditioning. | ||
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