Guest guest Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 wrote: "At this point, I'm doing well enough that I can just use Benedryl Gel topically, but it did take me about 9 months of treatment to get there." I recently bought the Benedryl Gel but noticed that propylene glycol is listed in the ingredients?? I want to try it but am leery to use it because this ingredient appears to irritate not only us VVS sufferers but many other women as well vaginally? To the women on this list whom have used this gel, have you previously had a sensitivity to propylene glycol in other products but have not with the Benedryl Gel? Just curious? Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 Heehee... I was in the drug store today and noticed that. For ME, I don't have a problem with it. As I've noted in other messages, there is about two to five minutes of a slight burning sensation - but nothing that I would classify as bad at all. But I think that's the actual antihistamine itself. And I haven't had problems with prop. glycol in the Estrace either. Maybe it's because I don't use much and the ingredient is pretty darn far down on the list, I don't know. Heck, maybe it's just me. :-) I did notice, however, that the Benadryl " spray " version does not have propylene glycol, though it does have alcohol in it, so that could also be a problem, depending on how raw the skin is. I know some women have used Protopic, which I do not know if it contains prop. glycol, and I opted not to use since it requires a prescription and I did the switch in between doctor visits. But it seems to me that, if a compounding pharmacy can make an Estrace equivalent without prop. glycol, the same could be done with a good antihistamine. Heck, for all I know, you could pop open one of the Benadryl " dye free " liqui-gels and use that! (I just checked, it does not have prop. glycol in it, but I don't know if it'd be an " overdose " of the medication. Maybe that could be mixed with some vit E oil or the like? Hmm... Maybe that's not a good idea... It says " Do not attempt to break softgels. " .... But! The " kapseals " (the kind with the plastic-like coating on the outside and the powder on the inside) don't have the " Do not attempt to break " warning... Maybe _that_ could be mixed with a light oil... Either way... I emailed Pfizer and we'll see if they say anything about an OTC antihistamine topical application without propylene glycol. Let me know if you find another alternative! :-) > > " At this point, I'm doing well enough that I can just use > Benedryl Gel topically, but it did take me about 9 months of treatment > to get there. " > > I recently bought the Benedryl Gel but noticed that propylene glycol is listed in the ingredients?? I want to try it but am leery to use it because this ingredient appears to irritate not only us VVS sufferers but many other women as well vaginally? To the women on this list whom have used this gel, have you previously had a sensitivity to propylene glycol in other products but have not with the Benedryl Gel? Just curious? Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 Heehee... I was in the drug store today and noticed that. For ME, I don't have a problem with it. As I've noted in other messages, there is about two to five minutes of a slight burning sensation - but nothing that I would classify as bad at all. But I think that's the actual antihistamine itself. And I haven't had problems with prop. glycol in the Estrace either. Maybe it's because I don't use much and the ingredient is pretty darn far down on the list, I don't know. Heck, maybe it's just me. :-) I did notice, however, that the Benadryl " spray " version does not have propylene glycol, though it does have alcohol in it, so that could also be a problem, depending on how raw the skin is. I know some women have used Protopic, which I do not know if it contains prop. glycol, and I opted not to use since it requires a prescription and I did the switch in between doctor visits. But it seems to me that, if a compounding pharmacy can make an Estrace equivalent without prop. glycol, the same could be done with a good antihistamine. Heck, for all I know, you could pop open one of the Benadryl " dye free " liqui-gels and use that! (I just checked, it does not have prop. glycol in it, but I don't know if it'd be an " overdose " of the medication. Maybe that could be mixed with some vit E oil or the like? Hmm... Maybe that's not a good idea... It says " Do not attempt to break softgels. " .... But! The " kapseals " (the kind with the plastic-like coating on the outside and the powder on the inside) don't have the " Do not attempt to break " warning... Maybe _that_ could be mixed with a light oil... Either way... I emailed Pfizer and we'll see if they say anything about an OTC antihistamine topical application without propylene glycol. Let me know if you find another alternative! :-) > > " At this point, I'm doing well enough that I can just use > Benedryl Gel topically, but it did take me about 9 months of treatment > to get there. " > > I recently bought the Benedryl Gel but noticed that propylene glycol is listed in the ingredients?? I want to try it but am leery to use it because this ingredient appears to irritate not only us VVS sufferers but many other women as well vaginally? To the women on this list whom have used this gel, have you previously had a sensitivity to propylene glycol in other products but have not with the Benedryl Gel? Just curious? Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 Well aren't I forgetful. Other women have discussed using NasalChrom as well. That uses chromolyn sodium. My doc tried that itself before, and didn't see much success... but some women here did, so I say it's worth trying! I just wanted to make sure that you didn't think that _because_ you have VV, prop. glycol WILL irritate you. Has a good chance of it, I agree, but it doesn't do that to all of us! :-) > > > > > " At this point, I'm doing well enough that I can just use > > Benedryl Gel topically, but it did take me about 9 months of > treatment > > to get there. " > > > > I recently bought the Benedryl Gel but noticed that propylene > glycol is listed in the ingredients?? I want to try it but am leery > to use it because this ingredient appears to irritate not only us VVS > sufferers but many other women as well vaginally? To the women on > this list whom have used this gel, have you previously had a > sensitivity to propylene glycol in other products but have not with > the Benedryl Gel? Just curious? Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 Well aren't I forgetful. Other women have discussed using NasalChrom as well. That uses chromolyn sodium. My doc tried that itself before, and didn't see much success... but some women here did, so I say it's worth trying! I just wanted to make sure that you didn't think that _because_ you have VV, prop. glycol WILL irritate you. Has a good chance of it, I agree, but it doesn't do that to all of us! :-) > > > > > " At this point, I'm doing well enough that I can just use > > Benedryl Gel topically, but it did take me about 9 months of > treatment > > to get there. " > > > > I recently bought the Benedryl Gel but noticed that propylene > glycol is listed in the ingredients?? I want to try it but am leery > to use it because this ingredient appears to irritate not only us VVS > sufferers but many other women as well vaginally? To the women on > this list whom have used this gel, have you previously had a > sensitivity to propylene glycol in other products but have not with > the Benedryl Gel? Just curious? Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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