Kashi Cereal has let us all down

I eat Kashi Go Lean Cereal every day, I love it because it has more protein than all other cereals. I thought it was safe and healthy for me. I figured all the sugar-coated mass marketed cereals had GMOs (genetically modified organism), but Kashi seemed above that. I was wrong, Kashi uses GM Soybeans. Well [...]

Allergic Reaction to Tattoo Ink

If you are allergic to the dyes used in your clothes there is also a chance that you may also be allergic to the dyes used in tattoos. With tattoos, if you find you are allergic to the ink, you can not remove the offending article to seek relief, so be very careful. There is [...]

Winter Dry Skin Getting Me Down.

Even though this has been a relatively mild Winter, it has still dried out my skin terribly. When I remove my clothes the insides are covered with skin flakes. My hands and other exposed skin is rough and dry. I use several products on my skin to help with the dryness. The newest product I am testing on [...]

Why are my clothes causing a rash?

Most reaction to clothes can be traced back to chemical additives. It’s mind boggling how many irritating  chemicals are used in processing textiles. rubber materials, formaldehyde resins, quarternium-15, dyes, glues, elastic, tanning agents used to process fabrics & leather and metallic fasteners. The usual areas of concern for irritation from textiles are areas of the [...]

Book Review: “Toxic Free”

Are you suffering from unexplained headaches, fatigue, skin rashes or depression? Are you worried about the link between chemicals in the home and the rising rate of cancer and allergies? Or are you just looking to save money (and the planet in the process)? I don’t usually do book reviews, but I found “Toxic Free, [...]

Information on skin allergies, itching, dermatitis and eczema.

For almost two years, I have written many blogs on skin allergies, dermatitis and eczema. These are my popular posts by far. In this blog post I would like to summarize my blogs to  give you easy  access links to many of my most popular blogs for skin allergies. Check out a few of  these past blogs of [...]

Causes of eczema and dermatitis and how to eliminate them

First of all eczema is used as a general term for many types of skin inflammation and itching skin (also called dermatitis) and allergic-type skin rashes. There are many things that can irritate your skin. There are two basic types of causes for eczema and dermatitis in your home; allergens and irritants. Some reactions happen on the [...]

Beautiful Fall Brings Not So Lovely Allergies

If you have a runny nose and sneezing with watery or burning eyes, you have an allergy. Welcome to the club. It’s not a very exclusive club because over 50 million Americans have allergies or develop them sometime in their life. One of the most common allergies in the Fall is pollen. It can come [...]

Itchy new clothes cause rashes

It’s back to school and all those new Fall clothes that cause itchy skin and rashes. I can remember as a child hating new back-to-school clothes because they itched so much. I always had problems with sensitive skin rashes. My mother didn’t know to wash all new clothes several time and double rinse before putting [...]

How to Make Itchy Skin Go Away

There are many reasons that you may have itchy skin, some of them could be quite serious. When itching is accompanied by difficulty in breathing with swelling of the face or tongue the itching my be do to an allergic reaction and anaphylaxis, which is a life threatening emergency. Seek immediate medical care, call 911 [...]

Allergic to your clothes? Some helpful advice.

I have been writing this blog for one and a half years now. My most popular posts and the most comments I receive are about allergic reaction to clothes, skin irritations from laundry detergents, eczema and contact dermatitis. This is a subject close to my heart, or should I say skin. I have had problems [...]

Pay Back Time: Skin Allergies Reduce Risk of Cancer.

This study made by Danish researchers Kaare Engkilde, Jacob P Thyssen, Torkil Menné and Jeanne D Johansen was published first in the British Medical Journal 7/11/11. Could there really be something good about the aggravating skin conditions so many of us endure? It may almost make our suffering more bearable to know there might be a pay-back later on. The new [...]

I Tested Dr. Bronner’s Organic Soap

I don’t like to write about a product until I’ve tried it for at least one month. I started testing this soap in June 2011.  Dr. Bronner’s soap has really helped my eczema.  My dermatologist had always told me, that it is best not to use any actual soap products on my sensitive skin and certainly nothing with [...]

I Tried Crisco on My Skin for Eczema

I don’t think using Crisco for a skin cream is a new use for the shortening, but it was new idea for me. I like to share things that work. I didn’t want to write about my experience until I tried it for at least a month. I hate when someone writes” I just tried [...]

Atopic Dermatitis- Why it’s so hard to control

If you have contact dermatitis or eczema there are pretty straight forward treatments to control the condition. First you find out what you are sensitive to, then you eliminate the cause. The causes can be, perfumes, soaps, detergents, fabric softeners, textile dyes, fabric treatments, latex, household chemicals or anything your skin comes in contact with. [...]

One Year of Writing Allergy Comfort Zone

Last week I officially passed the one year mark writing this blog. Thank you all for a successful first year. I have had fun writing and researching this blog and I have learned a lot from the comments reader leave on the Allergy Comfort Zone Forum. I have found that my most searched blogs are [...]

Removing “tagless” tags from clothing

Before writing this blog, I searched the Internet looking for ways to remove the latex and polyurethane based printed tags that so many children and adults are allergic to. I didn’t find any sensible suggestion at all. So I collected all my “tagless” clothing together and started experimenting with different methods of removal. Heat: I [...]

Can I Be Allergic to Bedbugs?

Bed Bug bites can be mistaken for allergies because the bites appear as itchy bumps. The bumps appear in the morning, usually in a line pattern and fade later in the day. A lot has been written about bed bugs in the last few months. I have done a lot of research and really haven’t [...]

The worst time of the year for textile allergy sufferers.

Each Fall, I have problems with my wardrobe. I’m allergic to textile dyes and fabric finishes on my clothes. (see blog link below) In the summer I can wear a short sleeved white top with a well washed white or light bottom (pants/skirts) and look half way normal. When it’s really cold in winter, I [...]

Skin allergies most popular blog topic for me.

Even though I write on many other allergy topics like: seasonal allergies, food allergies and asthma allergy triggers, skin allergies is by far the  most popular topic on my blog. I guess it’s because there is so little personal and honest information available anywhere else. Many sites just try to sell you the product of [...]