De-lurking with a problem (long, sorry!)

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Avalon,

 

sounds like you are definately having some sort of reaction... But to what?

 

My only suggestion could be, start with your cream or carrier oil/solution,

what ever it is, put a drop on the inside/tender pard of your elbow crease (you

know, the front of your arm), rub it in and see what happens. If nothing,

it's prolly okay. Then start with a diluted form of oil on your arm as well and

see what happens. If it turns red/itchy/hivey then you have a problem

 

But before you start all that... you just may want to stay off the oils

completely and flush out the old system with a lot of water for three or four

days,

THEN start experimenting.

 

If you use essential oils every day on the old temple, you may find that you

body is just shouting at you to give it up for a bit and that it needs a " time

out " . After all, as you yourself pointed out, oils are " chemicals " and

sometimes the body needs a rest. ESPECIALLY if you're using the same ones day in

and

day out.

 

Just a thought.

 

K

 

Cheers!

Kathleen Petrides

The Purrfinicky Queen

Our Candles are the Cats Meow!

http://www.fatcatcandleco.com

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Avalon,

This sounds like something else, than the use of EO.

By any chance, do you have anew place where previously pet's resided?

Sort of sounds like flea bites to me.

Or a reaction to some foods?

Or detergents?

Use plantain on them.

C-M

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your reply Christa Maria, I appreciate it! See below...

 

, Christa Maria <cmaria@t...> wrote:

> Avalon,

> This sounds like something else, than the use of EO.

 

 

Because of the type of reaction, and/or the locations? They sure do

look and feel like bites.

 

 

> By any chance, do you have anew place where previously pet's resided?

> Sort of sounds like flea bites to me.

 

 

I've been in my apartment 10 years, in an old (ca. 1922) building, a

good quality solid one, but which may harbor who knows what, I

suppose. I have 3 cats who have been with me all the while. They don't

go out, except rarely to the vet, and they don't scratch themselves

much so I've always assumed they didn't have any fleas. Perhaps they

are hosting a few.

 

 

> Or a reaction to some foods?

 

 

I have a question mark over nuts in general, and I *was* eating some

cashews yesterday evening when the latest bumps announced themselves.

It was the first time I'd eaten cashews in a while. However, I did see

an allergist about 18 months ago and his testing found me negative for

all the usual allergens. I made him do some extra tests to be sure all

the nuts were covered, too.

 

 

> Or detergents?

 

 

Could be. I recently did switch from the powder to the liquid

formulation of the same brand. Perhaps there is a critical difference.

 

 

> Use plantain on them.

 

 

You mean the flesh of a fresh one? Sorry, I'm not familiar with

plantain as a skin treatment, sounds good though!

[Guest guest]

With plantain, I do not mean the banana type, but the 'lowly' by me very

cherished weed plantain, that loves to live on walkways, cracks in the

sidewalk, lawns, etc.

It acts like an antihistamine and is a God send to take care of

bugbites and itchies..

C-M

[Guest guest]

, PurrfinickyQueen@a... wrote:

> Avalon,

>

> sounds like you are definately having some sort of reaction... But

to what?

>

> My only suggestion could be, start with your cream or carrier

oil/solution,

> what ever it is, put a drop on the inside/tender pard of your elbow

crease (you

> know, the front of your arm), rub it in and see what happens. If

nothing,

> it's prolly okay. Then start with a diluted form of oil on your arm

as well and

> see what happens. If it turns red/itchy/hivey then you have a problem

 

Well... about 45 minutes ago I rubbed a couple of drops of my

sandalwood/rose combo on my neck and there is no reaction, locally or

anywhere else.

 

And actually, that's what worries me. Because if this *is* from

either sandalwood, rose, lavender, or tea tree, it means there's some

sensitization going on. If this were merely irritation, the itchy

bumps would appear at the site of contact. Assuming I understand the

distinction correctly... The only EO application that might be causing

these bumps as a purely local irritation is my home-scented bath soap,

which of course is used all over the body.

 

It may be significant that all the bumps so far have been in areas

that are nearly always in contact with clothing, as well as bedding.

Nothing on the face, neck, forearms. I'm going to take a close look at

the labels on those two laundry soaps to see what the difference is.

 

>

> But before you start all that... you just may want to stay off the oils

> completely and flush out the old system with a lot of water for

three or four days,

> THEN start experimenting.

 

I have been considering that strategy, yes, but I believe I will start

by just discontinuing the bath soap. If I'm not mistaken, I put a

couple of drops of vetiver in the current bottle, and I have the

impression that the itchy bumps problem started after I made up that

blend. The first few times I used vetiver a while back, I thought it

made me kind of dizzy/swoony, and I laid off it for a long time. So it

may be the culprit here.

 

Thanks for your thoughts Kathleen, and to you and Christa Maria both

for helping me think this through some more.

 

Anybody have any experience with reactions to vetiver?

 

A.

[Guest guest]

Hi Avalon

 

> The past two weeks, I've been sprouting these bumps one after another.

> Two on my leg at first, then two on opposite sides of my back, two

> close together on my abdomen, one on my chest near the armpit... as

> the old ones fade out, the new ones pop up.

 

This sounds identical to what my 2 year old daughter was experiencing not

long ago....except hers were all on her face. One " lump " would appear, stay

around for a while and be a bit angry looking (I couldn't be sure if she was

scratching them or not) the fade away and another one would appear elsewhere

on her face. When I mentioned it to my sister-inlaw nurse she said it was a

virus and just to leave the lumps alone and they would eventually

go...............and they did. I cannot comment of how long Kira had these

lumps appearing, but it did go on for a little while.

 

Probably not much help, but what your experiencing maynot be a reaction to

anything.

 

Cheers

Deb

[Guest guest]

It is a virus, it's called maluskum? (sp) You can get treatment from

the dr/dermatologist if it bothers you.

 

 

Re: De-lurking with a problem (long, sorry!)

 

Hi Avalon

 

> The past two weeks, I've been sprouting these bumps one after another.

> Two on my leg at first, then two on opposite sides of my back, two

> close together on my abdomen, one on my chest near the armpit... as

> the old ones fade out, the new ones pop up.

 

This sounds identical to what my 2 year old daughter was experiencing

not

long ago....