Temptalia Asks You - Have you ever had an allergic reaction to a beauty product?

I don’t know if you’d classify it as an allergy, but after 2 continuous days of Sally Hansen’s Lip Inflation, I noticed tiny white bumps on my lips. Not many, maybe 3 in all. I realised it was from the constant irritation from that lip product, and those bumps became PAINFUL after awhile, even after I stopped. Thankfully they went away. I guess it was my lip’s version of a painful blocked pore/ pimple. I don’t use that stuff as often now. I actually find the burning sensation kind of annoying.

Having said that, I’m one of the lucky ones not to have an allergic reaction to anything. Whee!

I’m allergic to Diorshow mascara. Any time I put it on, my eyes get super puffy and sting so bad!

MMMMMM,I GUESS,IM ALLERGIC..TO NOTHING!!

Zzainy

I used an Estée Lauder moisturizer once; I think it was something like “Daily Wear”. My face started burning right away, and even after I hastily washed it, I had the WORST rash afterward; itchy, swollen cheeks, stinging. It practically left blisters, and my skin was rough for about weeks afterward. I don’t know what in the world I could have been reacting to, but that was awful.

And that should have read “about TWO weeks afterward”. Time for coffee, LOL.

I had a really bad reaction to an eye makeup remover once… My eyes got swollen to the point where I had to just lay down and do nothing for a few hours til they got better and I could see properly again. Yeah, that went in the garbage.

Pond’s moisturizer … made me break out into a rash. It was hooooorrible. I hid under my bed covers until it went away after a few days. Now i’m too scared to use drugstore moisturizers.

I’m allergic to Sodium Lauryl (Laureth) Sulfate. It’s a foaming agent, and is in everything. I have to be really careful when I buy any toiletries or makeup remover - if I use it, I get a nice scaly itchy rash anywhere that it touched.

Yes, I have quiet a few. I’m a allergic to MAC’s natural MSFs especially when I use it with strobe cream; my skin hates this combo. Others are Clinique tinted moisturizer with SPF and Dior Black Out Mascara.

I am allergic to Philsophy’s Purity Made Simple cleanser, my little brother bought me in a set for my birthday and over here(uk)it was expensive for an 11 year old to buy. He was gutted.

Olay body quench body lotion it gave me a red rash and it’s not just me because when it didn’t work on me i had my aunt try it and it did the same for her i was really disappointed since i like there face creams so much.

Stila’s product! Bought their TM, and I broke out in tiny bumps all over my face and my skin felt really tight! And also their Perfecting Concealer…… a light burning sensation under my eyes (where I had put it)!

I don’t know if this is a “beauty” product but i think i am allergic to Secret Platinum Deodorant. :P When i put it on, a few hours or days later, i get hives all over my body . :(

The ONE time I bought a drugstore foundation (thought I’d try saving some money), the skin all over my face broke out into a red rash. It was a covergirl foundation with Olay Regenerist in it. It left my skin with this rough layer on it that took days to go away. I’m pretty sure it was the perfume added to the product, because even to this day, I cannot use any products that contain a perfume; now THAT is difficult to find lol I’d say 90% of all products contain perfume. I also can’t be around any scents (impossible) because they trigger my chronic daily migraines.

Another time I had a horrific experience with tanning lotion, where my whole body broke out in hives, as well. Possibly the scent.

I’m also allergic to sunscreen, unless it is mineral based such as zinc/titanium dioxide.

My lips get hives from scented lip glosses.

So now I stick to non-coloured, non-scented, no SPF (unless mineral), very well formulated products, without any needless ingredients. One good thing is that I know what everything is on labels lol Allergies aren’t fun, but you just have to learn to live around them and deal with it.

1. MUFF water proof eye makeup remover - Gave me a rash on my eye ;/

2. Diorshow Mascara! OMG! I loved this thing, but when I used it, by the end of the day, my eyes were CRAZY itchy and red! I use MAC Plush Lash Mascara and it doesn’t make me itch ;D

i haven’t but in august i bought strobe moisturizer and after wearing it for just an hour, my daughter broke out in hives. the only thing she’s allergic to is shellfish….i found out that strobe has crushed pearls and had to return it.

Neosporin - I get a rash.
Neutrogena Healthy Skin Glow Sheers - makes me break out something fierce. Even on my dry skin it feels oily.
Benzoyl Peroxide - makes my lashes fall out. No, I didn’t put it on my eyes but I guess the fumes irritate my eyes. I have tested it a couple of times “no, it couldn’t have been the BP - maybe i rubbed my eyes or something” and every time my lashes itch and fall out after I use it. It’s the strangest thing.

I’m allergic to alot of things! My skin is so sensitive. Especially noxema things it just makes my face so red and itchy!

Benzoly Peroxide–I get huge red rashes and hive-like bumps (but bigger) allll over my face that itch like no other. They itch so much, I often wake up in the middle of the night to scratch them!

BARE ESCENTUALS ACCCCK!! I’m Indian, and have always had really nice and tan skin (and always got compliments on it too!), but figured I could use BE to keep everything polished and even. Horrible,AWFUL, cystic acne. Now I spend countless time and money trying to find other foundations that match.. I’m dark, but I’m also really yellow.. It’s impossible! Yesterday SA at Sephora couldn’t find anything in Clinique, Shiseido, or Urban Decay that matched me. She finally said, “Try going online to MUFE, they have all the colors, or MAC.”
I previously used (a few years ago) an ultra-sheer powder from Px that was custom made for me, I just need to go back and do that again.. Ugh..

I remember I was in desperate need of mascara but I couldn’t find anywhere that sold Benefit BadGal, my holy grail mascara, close by (I was leaving for vacation the next day) so I bought this bizarre double-ended Borjois mascara, because the lady at Ulta said that it was comparable to BadGal, if not better. Wrong. It looked peculiar, and the little hairs that were supposed to adhere to the lash kept falling into my eyes, after the mascara was applied so I could not wear it without having my eyes water and thus getting raccoon eyes. I returned it within a week. Never.again.

I also can’t wear those dual-tipped pencils from the Heatherette collection - they make my eyes water and run very fast. Luckily the MA I returned my pencil to was really nice and gave me a credit, so I could get something else from the collection (yay, Pink Pearl pigment!)

I decided to splurge on some mascara and a moisturizer. The mascara was Lancome Hypnose, it made me itch my eyes like CRAZY. When it started, I was wearing the mac heatherette dual ended pencils, so I assumed maybe it was the pencil, so a few days after I wore the mascara alone, it still irritated my eyes. I haven’t returned it yet but I plan to, or give it to my mum, she seems to like it. The dual edge eye pencils iritates my eyes a lot more. I thought at first maybe I got glitter in my eye but I hadn’t even removed the lid of the glitter since getting it. Not to mention it is so creamy, that is runs badly. I also bought Philosophy Hope In A Jar and it badly irritated my skin. I stupidly used it on my entire face, thinking it was meant as a moisturizer, and I thought that was the reason. I then used it on my lips, it worked. but it made my eyes really like burn, not on the inside. And then i tried a sample of Bliss’ The Youth As We Know It - and wow; it was like I was rubbing salt on a facial sunburn. I just stick to MAC now or Olay. These really expensive, luxury brands; I guess you’re paying for the price.

when I used to work at Sephora we had just set up the new animation for Smashbox when they first released the high definition foundation, so naturally being the beauty junkie I am I was so excited about trying out. I swatched it on my hand and I had an instant reaction. The area was itchy and red. I had never had a reaction to anything before except for that.

I have really bad allergies and really sensitive skin (I’m very pale too so any reaction is going to be highly visible), and yet I’ve never had an allergic reaction to any cosmetics! :P I guess I’ve been lucky… but then, I purposely avoid face products and ANYTHING scented (even my hairspray is non-scented). I only wear a light layer of foundation and sometimes MSFs or blushes if I want to gussy up. Everything else makes me break out, including any cream or moisturizer. And I know this because I never, ever get pimples… and then the second I try putting cream on my face, boom. There they are. It sucks because I sometimes get dry skin, especially in winter, so it’s either dry skin or zits. How fun! So in that sense, I’ve had reactions to moisturizers but not necessarily an allergic one. Especially with face products, I stick to what I know and trust. I don’t experiment and try different face products much at all. Too risky! I’ve been using the same foundation for about 6+ years.

I have had reactions to so many things over the years that once I find something I can use I almost never try anything new unless they stop making the product I currently use. My most current mistake: all Bumble & Bumble shampoos and conditioners, they gave me itchy red streaks on the skin of my face and neck, took days to clear up.

It is with a HEAVY heart that I have to say I have had a reaction to Folie, A little folie, sketch and cranberry! :(
My eyes get watery, super RED, kind of itchy and have a crusty-like discharge! It is sort of like pink eye but it goes away right away (48 hours or less!) My ma said alot of people end up having an allergic reaction to the red dye. But do you think I got rid of my M*A*C e/s’s? HELL NO!! I’d rather suffer for a day or two! ;) Anyone else have this simular reaction?

Nothing that I’ve found yet! I’m not allergic to anything…I’m a lucky girl! :-)