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O.K. So I stole this from the Cowichan Valley “Coffee News!”
Allergic to Water: Michaela Dutton is allergic to water..known as aquagenic urticaria. Just a drop of water can cause her to experience a painful burning rash on her skin. She has a 10-second shower once a week. She’s afraid to leave the house in case it rains. The only liquid she can drink is Diet Coke.(???) She’s a prisoner in her own body and doctors are baffled. There is no known cure.”
There! I knew it! I have been saying for years people are even allergic to tap water and now I have written proof!
When I was younger, I was allergic to everything: bar soaps, face creams, shampoo. I always had weird rashes of some kind. Then, I found a recipe in an organic gardening book, made some soap and creams, and suddenly, No More Allergies! What I actually had were sensitivities to the harsh things they put in those products.
Many, many people tell us they have allergies to perfumes, body, skin and hair care products. Amazingly, often when they use our products, these allergies vanish! They say they haven’t used bar soap, or bath bubbles for ten, 20, or thiry years…but, that they can use ours! One friend even insists that her dog eats soap, but he will only eat our soap……I take this as a great compliment.
Allergies aren’t funny, though. But I usually urge anyone with ‘allergies’ to first of all, maybe get tested and see what they are actually reacting to. One lady insisted she was allergic to aloe vera,,,but it turned out to be the strong fragrance in most commercial products, which she actually liked!
I didn’t get tested, but just found that when I used natural products, my so-called allergies vanished!
So, for all those concerned with allergies and sensitivities, firstly, try a process of elimination. Try natural products. Try lightly scented, or unscented products, or those with only pure essential oils and no synthetic fragrance or perfumes. Often, people think a body product has given them a rash and find out it is their new cold-water ‘green’ laundry detergent.
Most of all, I urge people to use the method that worked for me: KEEP IT SIMPLE!
Good luck,
Linda Quiring
Founder, Saltspring Soapworks
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