Allergic to over the counter cream

That must of been awful MOnica I was just surprised never ever having an allergy before.

I am very wary of putting anything new on my skin. In the past I had a few allergies, which I knew of, but that was that. But since I hit my 50s and 60s it has very gradually got worse and worse (like you *Newist I am now in my early 70s)

The latest problem is with a medical mouth wash. I am having a dental implant. I had the first part of the procedure and the dentist gave me this mouthwash to use three times a day until the stitches came out.
It started slowly but 24 hours later the right side of my face was ballooning and I had a huge bruise stretching down my face. A google search said this product was very safe and reactions were very rare. I suppose that makes me a rarity.

The real problem was that the one sided swelling of my face and the huge bruise made me look like a victim of domestic violence, and I think one friend thought this might be so, because she questioned me in detail about the procedure I had had until I opened my mouth and showed her the stitches in my gum. Strangely the operation site was unaffected by the allergy.

I once bought a moisturiser from Sainsbury's which brought my face out in red blotches. Since then I have been very careful to use unperfumed and hypolargenic products.

Yes thank you hilda we have washed every thing that came into contact with it including my self

I bought some shampoo from the Co-op once which contained tea tree oil. The skin on my scalp, face, neck and shoulders felt like it was on fired and was also red, dry and itchy. I had never used tea tree oil before, and I never will again! I didn't think I was allergic to anything either, I found out otherwise!
Are you okay now newist?