omg! i always been trying to find someone that has the same problem as me. its been months for me trying to pinpoint my allergic reaction. my first time having this problem was when i bought the neosporian lip treatment that came out back in april. Since i have a phobia of dry lips. I had to try it. 3 days later my lips were on fire! it was bumps but more like cuts in the skin. if i put chapstick on it to relieve the pain, some liquid/clear puss would come out of the holes. haha i know its graphic but thats what happened. so i ended up using campho to help it until i went to the dr. i couldnt go out for days, it was terriable. i hate it and most of all, my lips were dry & peeling. The dr tested me for hpv and it came back negative and he said it was the neosprion(sp?). that alot of people have allergic reaction to that stuff. its most common in OTC products. he just said to use vaseline for dry lips. Since that reaction, my lips havnt been the same. I try not to use any product that i am not familar with. So back in dec. i dedcied to try the new armani foundation and i got some of it on my lip. I ended up breaking out again. this time i had to go to a dermatologist. They did a pacth test on my skin. basically it was 2 strips that were tapped to your back with 21 samples of the most common allergens. you couldnt take a shower for a week and it followed with, every other day dr visits for them to monitor it. then on the 5th day they will tell you what are you allergic to. (if you were allergic to some of those chemicals, your back would be itching before the dr even tells you). I found out i was allergic to 2 kinds. but they explain to you what it is and what it is most commonly found in. My dr gave me an info book on what to look for in products and some medicine just in case i have the allergic reaction again.

so if you are allegic. try going to see a dermatologist they can help you stay away from those nasty products we love but cant use!

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