Hi again! Things have been a little hectic lately. I had a gas leak near the stove in my house and after 3 repair guys came over, it's finally fixed. I went to the allergist and low and behold I'm allergic to Sodium Benzoate. What a relief knowing about this, thanks again scf500! I switched my deodorant to 'Secret Roll On Powder Fresh Scent' and I'm hoping it's ok and it doesn't contain that ingredient... the underarm stickiness is a little bit better now. I'm doing my best to eliminate every product containing Sodium Benzoate, but it's difficult because it has a ton of synonyms. I'm also allergic to Rosin (aka Colophony) which is a tree sap. When some of us dry our hands with paper towels it makes our stickiness worse, and I think it's because most paper towels are made with these ingredients. I called Georgia-Pacific company and asked if their toilet paper (Angel Soft/Quilted Northern) contained Rosin and it does not. I assumed that their paper towels (Sparkle) wouldn't contain Rosin either so I've switched to those. I'm still 'a sticky mess' from head to toe, and it's so miserable! My new theory is that it's also caused by an allergy to MOLD in my home. After finding a microbiologist and giving him a sample of water directly from our hot water heater, he found mold growing in it! I'm getting a new water heater ASAP and hoping that it takes care of the problem for good and that my skin goes back to normal. I read a comment from someone on another website who had sticky skin and found out it was a mold allergy so I'm thinking it also has to be from that, right? For months I've bathed in smelly water while taking a hot shower, there's been a moldy smell in my new top-loader washing maching where I use the hot water setting, I have vaginal infections from soaking in a warm baths daily, and sticky dishes after washing them in the dishwasher. The water company tested the cold water and it checked out fine and it doesn't smell, so I'm hoping I've figured this out! The allergist also did a yeast/mold allergy skin test on me, and I'm allergic to a few of those as well. If the new water heater doesn't make my sticky skin go away, I think I'm going to try weekly allergy shots and see if I can desensitize the yeast/mold. I got a new book called, THE YEAST CONNECTION and it says that environmental factors such as mold, pesticides, etc. make vaginal yeast symptoms worse. This book is very helpful and I'm trying to do everything I can to be pain free again. If any of you have any feedback, please let me know. Thanks everyone!
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Hi again! Things have been a little hectic lately. I had a gas leak near the stove in my house and after 3 repair guys came over, it's finally fixed. I went to the allergist and low and behold I'm allergic to Sodium Benzoate. What a relief knowing about this, thanks again scf500! I switched my deodorant to 'Secret Roll On Powder Fresh Scent' and I'm hoping it's ok and it doesn't contain that ingredient... the underarm stickiness is a little bit better now. I'm doing my best to eliminate every product containing Sodium Benzoate, but it's difficult because it has a ton of synonyms. I'm also allergic to Rosin (aka Colophony) which is a tree sap. When some of us dry our hands with paper towels it makes our stickiness worse, and I think it's because most paper towels are made with these ingredients. I called Georgia-Pacific company and asked if their toilet paper (Angel Soft/Quilted Northern) contained Rosin and it does not. I assumed that their paper towels (Sparkle) wouldn't contain Rosin either so I've switched to those. I'm still 'a sticky mess' from head to toe, and it's so miserable! My new theory is that it's also caused by an allergy to MOLD in my home. After finding a microbiologist and giving him a sample of water directly from our hot water heater, he found mold growing in it! I'm getting a new water heater ASAP and hoping that it takes care of the problem for good and that my skin goes back to normal. I read a comment from someone on another website who had sticky skin and found out it was a mold allergy so I'm thinking it also has to be from that, right? For months I've bathed in smelly water while taking a hot shower, there's been a moldy smell in my new top-loader washing maching where I use the hot water setting, I have vaginal infections from soaking in a warm baths daily, and sticky dishes after washing them in the dishwasher. The water company tested the cold water and it checked out fine and it doesn't smell, so I'm hoping I've figured this out! The allergist also did a yeast/mold allergy skin test on me, and I'm allergic to a few of those as well. If the new water heater doesn't make my sticky skin go away, I think I'm going to try weekly allergy shots and see if I can desensitize the yeast/mold. I got a new book called, THE YEAST CONNECTION and it says that environmental factors such as mold, pesticides, etc. make vaginal yeast symptoms worse. This book is very helpful and I'm trying to do everything I can to be pain free again. If any of you have any feedback, please let me know. Thanks everyone!
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