My allergies strike again!
It's not enough that I can no longer eat peanuts or peanut butter, or that I have to keep up a cocktail of Zyrtec, Claritin, Flonase, and allergy eye drops during the warmer months of the year. Now I have a new item that needs to be added to the list of things to avoid.
Ever since I got a whiff of my mom's freshly laundered bathrobe when she was in the hospital last fall, I kept thinking about that clean scent. I wanted that for my own laundry. So much so that I recently made a switch from the detergent and fabric softener I use to Downy.
I loved that "April Fresh" on fragrance towels, sheets, and t-shirts. For about a week.
Then the rash appeared.
It started Sunday with itching on my chest. By Monday it was a full-blown insanely itchy rash. It woke me up several times during the night. Using a hydrocortisone ointment wasn't helping much
By Tuesday, it was bad enough that I reached for the Benadryl. Needless to say, I napped most of the afternoon thanks to dosing myself with the antihistamine. But it did help some. I also had some "free and clear" laundry detergent delivered and began the process of re-washing any of my clothing that had previously laundered using the Downy.
The rash is still there, and I'm still a little itchy - but nowhere near as bad as yesterday.
I'm sad to see the fresh scent leave my life so soon - but not the redness and itching!
Have you ever had an allergic reaction to a laundry detergent?
