It's also very possible that you're allergic to one of the ingredients in a particular product that might affect only those with extremely sensitive skin like yours. I looked up the ingredients of the Laura Mercier Eye Basics and this is what is listed:
Isododecane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Cera Carnauba (Copernicia Cerifera Wax), Ozokerite, Talc, Lanolin Acid, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Propylene Carbonate, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Propylparaben, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Euphrasia Officinalis Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract. (+/-): CI 77019 (Mica), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77007 (Ultramarines), CI 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride).
I'm wondering if you have another product that works for you that you could compare ingredients. You may be able to figure out if there's something that's present here -- but not in your other products -- that is irritating your skin. Clearly you are extremely sensitive if even Clinique's sensitive skin toner bothers you.
I couldn't find a scientific conclusion that gluten allergies are genetic, though I did find some pages that suggest genetics may be one component. Is your mom actually allergic to it, or does she have an intolerance to it (celiac disease)?
Allergies are funny things. Some we are born with; others we can develop over our lifetimes, after a certain amount of exposure to a certain substance. It may be that with so many wheat farmers in the family, your mother regularly had much more than a normal person's exposure to gluten, and that that's what helped develop the condition. Is anyone else in the family affected with this?
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Anon,
It's also very possible that you're allergic to one of the ingredients in a particular product that might affect only those with extremely sensitive skin like yours. I looked up the ingredients of the Laura Mercier Eye Basics and this is what is listed:
Isododecane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Cera Carnauba (Copernicia Cerifera Wax), Ozokerite, Talc, Lanolin Acid, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Propylene Carbonate, Methylparaben, Phenoxyethanol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Isopropyl Myristate, Propylparaben, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopherol, Euphrasia Officinalis Extract, Centaurea Cyanus Flower Extract, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract. (+/-): CI 77019 (Mica), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77007 (Ultramarines), CI 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide), CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), CI 77492 (Iron Oxides), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride).
I'm wondering if you have another product that works for you that you could compare ingredients. You may be able to figure out if there's something that's present here -- but not in your other products -- that is irritating your skin. Clearly you are extremely sensitive if even Clinique's sensitive skin toner bothers you.
I couldn't find a scientific conclusion that gluten allergies are genetic, though I did find some pages that suggest genetics may be one component. Is your mom actually allergic to it, or does she have an intolerance to it (celiac disease)?
Allergies are funny things. Some we are born with; others we can develop over our lifetimes, after a certain amount of exposure to a certain substance. It may be that with so many wheat farmers in the family, your mother regularly had much more than a normal person's exposure to gluten, and that that's what helped develop the condition. Is anyone else in the family affected with this?
March 9, 2010 - 8:42amThis Comment
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