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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 333960" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Clinique is one of those formerly hypoallergenic brands which has suffered from having to add preservatives to the formulation.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All creams are mostly water. Also, as you have just discovered, a change in formulation can happen even with the same manufacturer. It is really important for you to find out which ingredient caused this reaction in you.</p><p></p><p>mother in law for years has been saying that she reacts to creams that have Vitamin E in them. This is because she once tried a cream which was being promoted as a Vitamin E cream, and her skin broke out. She blamed the Vitamin E and as a result wouldn't touch any creams with Vitamin E in the list of ingredients. But in that cream she tried, there were a lot of things in it other than Vitamin E, any one of those could have been the trigger. Plus, I was able to show her that she regularly got stuff like sesame oil on her skin and sesame oil is a natural source of Vitamin E. If she didn't react to that, maybe it wasn't Vitamin E that was the problem.</p><p></p><p>I've tried various preparations on mother in law's skin including some of my home-made recipes. The advantage to home-made, is I know exactly what has gone into it. I've found that she reacts to some perfumes (including essential oils, so it's not the synthetic chemicals she's reacting to necessarily). And very few creams aren't also perfumed. You won't necessarily find the specific perfume details given in the packaging, either. You COULD contact the Chief Chemist of the Avon company and ask for specifics in order to track down a problem ingredient - you could ask, "What is in cream X that I reacted to, that is NOT in cream Y which I do not react to?" and hope they tell you. Then one by one, you test these ingredients on yourself, so you know what other products to avoid in future. It is useful to know, ahead of time.</p><p></p><p>I found a website that listed some ingredients of Anew creams - they include "water, Glycerin, Phytol, Octinoxate, Cyclopentasiloxane, and Oryzanol." If all these are in all Anew products, then I would suggest that none of these are a problem for you, since you are able to use the day cream with no problems.</p><p></p><p>It is so easy for people to get fixed ideas about what is a problem and what is not. It is always important to approach these things scientifically and check things out carefully. mother in law still insists that she is allergic to Vitamin E preparations even though I've been able to show her that she is not. But she told herself tis so much and for so long, that old habits don't break easily.</p><p></p><p>I once was talking to someone over the phone who was insistent that she is allergic to water. She gave me details of her symptoms and described how she can't drink plain water, it makes her feel sick. The symptoms she described were very difficult to pin down and at times were quite extreme. I very quickly stopped trying to get a grasp on what she was saying because I realised tat she had very strong ideas and was determined to hold on to those ideas even in the face of logic explaining otherwise. She was also making very determined statements of fact especially about her health condition, but when I asked, she had never been diagnosed by anybody, she had simply worked it out for herself.</p><p></p><p>When I said to her, "But the human body is 70% water!" she replied, "Yes I know, that is why I am so sick all the time."</p><p></p><p>[nod and smile, that's all you can do - nod and smile...]</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 333960, member: 1991"] Clinique is one of those formerly hypoallergenic brands which has suffered from having to add preservatives to the formulation. All creams are mostly water. Also, as you have just discovered, a change in formulation can happen even with the same manufacturer. It is really important for you to find out which ingredient caused this reaction in you. mother in law for years has been saying that she reacts to creams that have Vitamin E in them. This is because she once tried a cream which was being promoted as a Vitamin E cream, and her skin broke out. She blamed the Vitamin E and as a result wouldn't touch any creams with Vitamin E in the list of ingredients. But in that cream she tried, there were a lot of things in it other than Vitamin E, any one of those could have been the trigger. Plus, I was able to show her that she regularly got stuff like sesame oil on her skin and sesame oil is a natural source of Vitamin E. If she didn't react to that, maybe it wasn't Vitamin E that was the problem. I've tried various preparations on mother in law's skin including some of my home-made recipes. The advantage to home-made, is I know exactly what has gone into it. I've found that she reacts to some perfumes (including essential oils, so it's not the synthetic chemicals she's reacting to necessarily). And very few creams aren't also perfumed. You won't necessarily find the specific perfume details given in the packaging, either. You COULD contact the Chief Chemist of the Avon company and ask for specifics in order to track down a problem ingredient - you could ask, "What is in cream X that I reacted to, that is NOT in cream Y which I do not react to?" and hope they tell you. Then one by one, you test these ingredients on yourself, so you know what other products to avoid in future. It is useful to know, ahead of time. I found a website that listed some ingredients of Anew creams - they include "water, Glycerin, Phytol, Octinoxate, Cyclopentasiloxane, and Oryzanol." If all these are in all Anew products, then I would suggest that none of these are a problem for you, since you are able to use the day cream with no problems. It is so easy for people to get fixed ideas about what is a problem and what is not. It is always important to approach these things scientifically and check things out carefully. mother in law still insists that she is allergic to Vitamin E preparations even though I've been able to show her that she is not. But she told herself tis so much and for so long, that old habits don't break easily. I once was talking to someone over the phone who was insistent that she is allergic to water. She gave me details of her symptoms and described how she can't drink plain water, it makes her feel sick. The symptoms she described were very difficult to pin down and at times were quite extreme. I very quickly stopped trying to get a grasp on what she was saying because I realised tat she had very strong ideas and was determined to hold on to those ideas even in the face of logic explaining otherwise. She was also making very determined statements of fact especially about her health condition, but when I asked, she had never been diagnosed by anybody, she had simply worked it out for herself. When I said to her, "But the human body is 70% water!" she replied, "Yes I know, that is why I am so sick all the time." [nod and smile, that's all you can do - nod and smile...] Marg [/QUOTE]
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