Warning: Harmful cosmetic products!

Ladies, I just really wanted to give you all a heads-up. It’s about cosmetics—doesn't matter if they're high-end or budget brands... some of this stuff is just wrecking your skin and triggering massive allergic reactions. I saw this article in a major daily newspaper and figured I'd pass it along:

Even the pricey stuff can trigger allergies

Based on data from the allergy clinic at the Mayo Clinic, they’ve put together a list of the most common cosmetic and hair products that cause contact dermatitis. Honestly, it's pretty shocking how many big-name, expensive brands show up on here, especially since they usually brag about being clinically tested and safe. Here's what we're looking at:
- Ombro conditioner;
- Koleston black hair dye;
- Aqual soap;
- Revlon nail polish;
- Azzurro stick;
- FA blue deodorant stick;
- 8x4 blue roll-on;
- Credo deodorant;
- liquid foundations from Yardley, Markins, Max Factor, Bioderm, Clinique, Dior, Gemey, Invite, Yves Rocher, and Samantha;
- creams from Pond's, Anita, Cremedas, Golden, Jade, FA beauty, FA with vitamin E, and Vitaskin 21;
- Caroll lip gloss;
- Carla blush, specifically numbers 6 and 8;
- Penitude makeup remover;
- Nivea milk; 😲
- FA shower gel;
- Algemarin foam;
- Figaro p 160 shaving foam;
- Priroda daje cream for sensitive and damaged skin;
- Rosal hydrating and anti-wrinkle creams;
- Montana and Zepter perfumes;
- Obsession and Venice eau de toilette;
- Fahrenheit aftershave;
- Miss Sporty blush;
- Corral eyeliner and Krka brown eyeliner;
- Ellen Betrix eyeliner

The Nivea one totally caught me off guard though...

Oh man, FA shower gel? Absolutely not! Don't even let a single drop touch your face—you'll end up with open sores immediately!

I've been using FA shower gels for ages now, and honestly, I’ve lost count of how many times they've splashed back into my face. Not once have I had an issue. It feels like this list was just thrown together based on the most common allergic reactions out there, but let's be real—there isn't exactly a long list of things a person *can't* be allergic to. Besides, since this is coming from a daily newspaper that loves citing the Mayo Clinic as its ultimate authority, you have to wonder how much truth is actually in it.

I also noticed Max Factor liquid foundation made the cut. Personally, I can't stand most liquid foundations—they usually give me a massive breakout—but Max Factor works perfectly fine for me.

Karen Brooks said:I think this list is just based on how often certain product allergies pop up. Honestly, there isn't anything out there you can't be allergic to.

Exactly... someone just gathered some data on what triggers reactions for certain people.
I don't think there's a single product today that at least one person isn't allergic to. We're just seeing more and more stuff that doesn't sit right with us every day.
This is just a handful of examples... price, quality, or how popular a product is has zero impact on whether it'll trigger an allergy for someone.

The stuff that messes with my skin ranges from super cheap to high-end "quality" brands.

Ultimately, this list doesn't really mean much for any of us individually. 🙄

Look, when you're dropping bombs this heavy, just saying some anonymous person on Reddit made a list—which then somehow ended up being quoted by some third party in a local daily paper—isn't cutting it. We’re all pretty much anonymous here, more or less 😁, but that doesn't mean we should just swallow whatever vague hearsay comes our way. So, Ashley Watson, if you're going to lay out specific details about these products, just be straight with us: who actually conducted the study, and where exactly was it published? Otherwise... I don't know, the whole thing just smells fishy

rustymoose54 said:Look, Ashley Watson, if you're going to throw hard facts about these products around, you better tell us who actually conducted the study and where it was published. Otherwise, this whole thing smells fishy...

Exactly! Once upon a time there was...

Honestly, this list feels a bit ridiculous to me. Almost every cosmetic product out there contains ingredients that could trigger an allergic reaction in certain people. Grouping all these products together based on just a few chemical compounds doesn't make much sense... Wouldn't it be smarter to list the specific chemicals first and then show which products contain them? This way is just kind of pointless. I don't know, maybe it was made just to smear certain brands, basically telling you "don't buy these things, go buy Avon, Old Spice, or Axe" instead... I just checked the ingredients in my Old Spice aftershave and my Axe deodorant, and both have denatured alcohol, which is a super common allergen...

For more info: http://allergies.about.com/cs/fragrances/a/aa022299.htm — definitely check out that second page. And as for those certain daily tabloids, I’d suggest just ignoring their articles. They love taking random scientific facts and twisting them into whatever sensationalized headline they need to sell papers...

rustymoose54 said:Look, when you’re dropping info this heavy and serious, just saying some anonymous person on Reddit made a list, which was then cited by some third party in a local daily paper, isn't really cutting it. We're all pretty much anonymous here, more or less 😁, but still. So, Ashley Watson, if you're actually presenting specific product data, why not just say who conducted the study and where it was published? Otherwise, the whole thing feels a bit sketchy.

Look, my only goal here was to flag this info and hopefully be helpful. I wasn't trying to drag anyone's name through the mud or trash a manufacturer.
But, if it actually helps you—though I'm not sure it will—I can give you the journalist's name, Iva Vlasimsky, and the doctor behind it, Dr. Vesna Peharda, who runs the allergy clinic at the Cleveland Clinic dermatology department (specializing in cosmetic product allergies). She did the research, so hopefully that clears things up. And honestly, I'm fine staying anonymous. 😉 Besides, I'm not demanding anyone believe me.
The list was put together at the Mayo Clinic allergy clinic.

There’s actually a full article out there that goes into way more detail about the reactions and the chemical substances involved, but I didn't post it because it's a massive read.
👋

Look, I wasn't even trying to say you needed to hide who you are—and honestly, I don't think your intentions are bad at all. It’s just... the way things work in the biomedical field is pretty specific. You get these massive research breakthroughs published in major international journals, and then the big-name papers like the New York Times run stories saying, "Hey, this specific scientist just dropped a study in Nature that claims X, Y, and Z." When a researcher finishes a paper and sends it over to an editor, it doesn't just go live instantly. It goes through two or three rounds of peer review—sometimes more—where anonymous experts in that exact niche tear it apart or give it the thumbs up. If those reviews come back positive, the paper gets published, and then the whole scientific community gets their hands on it. Then other scientists start reading, poking holes, offering their own theories, or running follow-up studies that might totally debunk the original findings... and yeah, I could go on about the nitty-gritty details of the process if I wanted to be a total pedant here, but you get the gist.