Re: Sensitive to Benzalkonium chloride?

[Guest guest]

Hey Ora, thanks for sending that in...makes me wonder which brands in particular have that ingredient....guess I'll have to start checking labels! Why do they have to use so many crazy chemicals in our products these days. My husband and younger son were both diagnosed with Asthma this past week. Thankfully it's a mild form for both of them, but still, it seems like our bodies are on over-load these days! Ugh! Take Care,Chelle

[Guest guest]

Probably most brands have it. It is very commonly used in baby wipes,

anti-bacterial washes, as well as those little towelettes handed out

by fast food places.

Once i was in a restaurant and they gave me a little packet and like a

dummy I didn't know what it was so I opened it up and a drop of the

liquid flew into my eye. My eye became swollen and inflamed and I

read the riot act to the manager of the restaurant because the label

was blank and did not state what was in it.

When I first started having symptoms of vulvodynia my daughter had

just given birth to her first child and was using baby wipes to clean

his bottom. I thought they were nice and used them myself " down

there " from time to time. I discovered that some brands would

irritate me and some would not.

I quit using them after a while because of the cost and started using

dampened kleenex. I wonder if I am allergic to the BAK.

Ora

On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 19:03:40 -0800 (PST), Chelle elliottmag@...>

wrote:

>Hey Ora, thanks for sending that in...makes me wonder which brands in

particular have that ingredient....guess I'll have to start checking labels! 

Why do they have to use so many crazy chemicals in our products these days. 

>

>My husband and younger son were both diagnosed with Asthma this past week. 

Thankfully it's a mild form for both of them, but still, it seems like our

bodies are on over-load these days!  Ugh! 

>

>Take Care,

>Chelle

[Guest guest]

Hey Ora, sounds very likely that you are allergic with the reactions you have described. That was smart idea to just dampen the Kleenex. :-) I always looked for baby wipes for my boys that were for sensitive skin and fragrance free. My younger son has been so sensitive to many things. Take Care,ChelleProbably most brands have it. It is very commonly used in baby wipes,anti-bacterial washes, as well as those little towelettes handed outby fast food places. Once i was in a restaurant and they gave me a little packet and like adummy I didn't know what it was so I opened it up and a drop of theliquid

flew into my eye. My eye became swollen and inflamed and Iread the riot act to the manager of the restaurant because the labelwas blank and did not state what was in it. When I first started having symptoms of vulvodynia my daughter hadjust given birth to her first child and was using baby wipes to cleanhis bottom. I thought they were nice and used them myself "downthere" from time to time. I discovered that some brands wouldirritate me and some would not. I quit using them after a while because of the cost and started usingdampened kleenex. I wonder if I am allergic to the BAK. Ora