Thread: Chemical burns?

Ooo Sally, I've had a chemical burn and they are not fun. If it started burning right after you applied the second kind of product, its probably a burn. In my case it was some misformulated facial lotion (Youth Guard), I went to a dermatologist who said, "stay out of the sun until it heals". The irritated splotches went away and I thought it was healed. Went for a bike ride and all the burned areas turned orange. Back to the dermo, who then says, "Oh it will take 7 years to heal fully. You have to avoid sun ALL that time, wear sunscreen and big hats and just avoid sun exposure"
Would have been nice if she had told me that the first time around. This is what kicked off my MCS and made me paraben sensitive.

You need to first of all treat that area very gently. You many need to quit shaving for a few weeks until it it less sensitive and has had time to start healing. You may also need to avoid deodorants and any other harsh chemicals for some time.
Welcome to my world.
Get into a doctor to verify that it is a chemical burn.
Lots of water is a good idea. I've talked about this before, Chlorophyll is a good internal deodorizer you can get the liquid or capsules at the health food store. Taking that daily will greatly reduce your body odor so when you sweat even without deodorant there won't be much odor.

Quit drinking darling!!!