https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:10:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2175014 Mon, 11 May 2015 23:32:58 +0000 HLK208 2175014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Tiger: oh wow! I've never heard of that!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2175006 Mon, 11 May 2015 23:14:19 +0000 PinkElephant 2175006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Burt's Bees chapstick (any of them) make my lips sting, then crack and peel for at least a week. I'm fine with any of their liquid/gel lip balms, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174917 Mon, 11 May 2015 20:45:13 +0000 Mrs. Tiger 2174917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm allergic to fitbits! :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174907 Mon, 11 May 2015 20:37:24 +0000 dagret 2174907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Say yes to carrots yes to blueberries facial wipes. Made my face sting and red. Never had a reaction to anything else in my life. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174881 Mon, 11 May 2015 20:03:34 +0000 sorrycharlie 2174881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: I tried Proactiv in high school too and also got horrific burning on my face. I can't believe they even still sell that stuff. </p> <p>If we're talking serious reactions, Proactiv -- lesser reactions, everything under the sun made me break out. but nothing else made me have rashes/chemical burn! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174846 Mon, 11 May 2015 19:23:54 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 2174846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Body shop Vitamin C moisturizer made my entire face break out in a combination of hives and tiny painful itchy whiteheads. The only other thing to do that was an organic Tea tree soap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174807 Mon, 11 May 2015 18:38:08 +0000 FannyMae 2174807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I mainly break out in dermatitis all over my hands, and its caused by palmolive brand hand wash/body wash and soap. I also get dermatitis when I use those natural plant based body cleansers. I don't know what the heck is in them but my hands get huge eczema patches on them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174805 Mon, 11 May 2015 18:37:43 +0000 yoursilverlining 2174805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, I remebered another one: chap stick (like the brand, plain old "chap stick") makes my lips break out in little blisters all around them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174798 Mon, 11 May 2015 18:22:18 +0000 blackbird 2174798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JessKas: I was doing that with coconut oil when I was pregnant with E! I had really dry skin and kept laying it on thick and my derm said it was making things worse. Whoops!</p> <p>I've moved to a lot of simple products like Cetaphil now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174779 Mon, 11 May 2015 18:01:15 +0000 jape14 2174779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: @autumnlove: I have the same reaction to eos lip balm! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174636 Mon, 11 May 2015 15:06:28 +0000 kiddosc 2174636@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Garnier BB cream for oily skin made me break out and my skin started flaking off. </p> <p>I also had a horrible reaction to the Mary Kay velocity line years ago. It seriously looked like I had a disease, I had to wear a scarf in the middle of summer to hide my scary red, peeling, scaly neck. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174635 Mon, 11 May 2015 15:05:56 +0000 JessKas 2174635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Palmers cocoa butter. It took me a long time to realize that was what was causing yeh awful rash on my belly during my first pregnancy. I didn't know and kept slathering it on, hoping it would help with the itching. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174625 Mon, 11 May 2015 15:00:51 +0000 lovehoneybee 2174625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty much any scented lotions (like anything from Bath and Body Works is completely out.) My hands break out into hives almost immediately! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174624 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:59:40 +0000 yoursilverlining 2174624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Proactive gave me a serious chemical burn on my face - it was HORRIBLE and painful!!</p> <p>I’ve been a big fan of Neutrogena Dry-Touch sunscreen and have used it for years, but I’m wondering if I developed an allergy to it because I was in FL this past week and used it like always and now have a terrible rash everywhere where the sunscreen was. I can’t get into my derm either, so I guess I have to wait and see. Ugh. I’m casper the ghost white, so going without sunscreen is NOT an option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174599 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:38:08 +0000 mrs. wagon 2174599@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a bad reaction to Aveeno lotion! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174598 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:38:05 +0000 BSB 2174598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a weird reaction to Olay body wash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174594 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:36:08 +0000 blackbird 2174594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Also neutrogena for me! It's never played nice with my skin </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174586 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:26:04 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2174586@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had the same problem with Neutrogena sunscreen on my face. It burned so bad! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174565 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:14:04 +0000 mrsjyw 2174565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I broke out in a rash after using deva curl hair gel! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174562 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:11:23 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2174562@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I broke out in hives from Nars Sheer Matte foundation. It was crazy. Within 2 minutes I had hives all over my face! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174551 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:04:47 +0000 MrsKoala 2174551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T-Mom: I've had the same issues with the Smashbox primer! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174550 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:04:11 +0000 Mrs. J 2174550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kiehl's really burns my skin, which is weird. I also had a horrible reaction to something last month, but I never figured out what it was! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174548 Mon, 11 May 2015 14:02:44 +0000 rachiecakes 2174548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: me too! Eos makes my mouth all red and irritated. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174519 Mon, 11 May 2015 13:50:32 +0000 T-Mom 2174519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Laura mercier tinted moisturizer and smashbox photo finish primer both caused major redness on my face. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174398 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:49:52 +0000 autumnlove 2174398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Eos lip balm irritates my lips and skin. LO 2 has the same reaction to it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174383 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:41:39 +0000 Foodnerd81 2174383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Every single face moisturizer that I have tried has given me hives after a few days, except Olay brand. So, I only use Olay moisturizer. Face wash I'm usually fine with anything since it's not in my skin long like lotion is. </p> <p>And I cannot use chemical sunscreen on my face, it stings and burns like crazy all around my eyes. It took me years to figure out that it was the chemical sunscreen, now I use mineral on my face and it doesn't sting, but they can be really heavy. In the market for a good one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174373 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:38:04 +0000 MrsSCB 2174373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same here with the Neutrogena stuff. I tried to use a face wash that was part of their Neutrogena Naturals line, and it made my face turn red and feel raw :shocked: Now I just use cetaphil extra gentle to wash and CeraVe as moisturizer -- both work great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-products-have-you-had-a-bad-reaction-to#post-2174364 Mon, 11 May 2015 12:34:14 +0000 HLK208 2174364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are there any products you can't use on your skin?<br /> I broke out in hives from Aveeno lotion years ago and I can't use Neutrogena face products since they're too harsh on my combination skin.</p> <p>Just recently though, my face has been breaking out terribly for months. I thought it might be pp hormones. I sometimes have one or two blemishes a month at most (and I do have sensitive skin so those blemishes don't heel quickly). But it's been so much worse lately. I finally figured out that my Kirkland make up removing wipes were causing the problems. Ugh!! I was using them twice a day. My mom had the same problem with them and she's 60 so blemishes are very, very rare for her. </p>