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clothing/itches/rashes/eczema: dye/latex/synthetics/PPD
Thanks @donald, yes that is exactly what I'm saying! I do think chemicals could be on white things, but I'm not being that picky about everything. There is a great little company called cottonique who does sell pure clothing without anything added! I almost don't even want to mention them because they are that good hahaha...
I really don't know if I'm all the way *allergic* or if itching and scaling is just what happens when these chemicals (such as PPD) leach into your body.
I have inadvertently discovered something about the acid idea (ie could this be about our PH when we are detoxing?).
I bought a lovely light-colored cashmere vest second-hand. and it had some little patches of leather where the closure toggles were. Like most second-hand things it arrived smelling like perfume and so the vest had to be "detoxed" LOL. I put it in a soak with my usual: a bit of borax, a bit of baking soda and a cup of *white vinegar*.
Well, darn it all the leather dye ran! And so I went on the inter webs to find out how to get the staining out of the wool and low and behold! Vinegar is both the cause and the cure for this dye problem.
Are my hands acidic, and that is why when I wear leather gloves and get them damp... the dyes run?
Is this why pre-diabetic people are apt to get the darkening of arm and leg pits? Because they have an acidic PH because of our favorite baddy (VA toxicity)? Is this why the VA-toxic get eczema?
A thought just occurred to me, why do people take oatmeal baths? Is it all about PH? and the google machine says: "Oatmeal baths have a strong and well-known reputation for their restorative qualities. They can balance and moisturize skin, calm inflammation, relieve itchiness and restore pH." Epsom salts? "The overall benefits of an Epsom salt detox bath is that it draws out toxins, lowers stress levels, and balances your pH levels."
I've broken up my wardrobe into the really dark stuff, the really light stuff, and the in-between.
I've noticed that some light things have dark liners and vice versa. Some prints are actually only dark on the side that faces OUT. Some shoes are lined with a different color than the outer color. Personally I don't WANT to dress all in white and I will continue to wear colored clothing in smart ways.
If you are attacking your wardrobe, elastic that is directly against the skin could be something you might want to prioritize. The (black) blouse that caused this thread had it on the cuff. Elastic can hide in knits at the top of socks, for instance. My favorite dresses and daily bras have elastic below the bust that was right against the skin. Most underwear has it too, in the leg holes and waist. A cheap experiment is just not to wear these things for a few days and see if you are more comfortable. Hahaha but really. Some people resort to wearing a camisole under their bra, but if it gets too tight itching can go through a layer!
Elastic in an enclosed fabric tunnel (that isn't too tight) can probably wait a bit.
I enjoy a little hand-sewing but when projects are tough there is nothing like calling my friend the seamstress! Sometimes it's easy to just cut off an elastic cuff and sew a little seam along the edge. Sometimes the elastic band in a waist can just be yanked out and replaced with a draw string. Sometimes it is a two day-project to relieve a clothing item of it's elastic.
As I said before, I'd attack your bed before your wardrobe.
(To review, PPD is in rubber/latex (in order to vulcanize it, that is why we think of rubber (like tires) as black, although there is white rubber too). PPD is in various dyes but especially dark ones.)
As I was shoveling snow in the blizzard this morning, my hands were soaked through in magenta mittens and I was wondering what color the skin on my hands would be when I went indoors.
It occurred to me that of course our bodies are inhospitable to dyes when we are vegetable-pigment detoxifying. (dye melting, LOL)
It's so easy to forget that carotenes begin life as PIGMENTS. Our sweat and other bodily fluids (for instance, saliva) are probably full of anti-pigment agents!
An interesting question becomes: are all veg pigments problematic? It seems some (such as those in red wine) are touted as having benefits.
It took about one month for the rough skin on the wrist to feel like normal skin again.
It occurs to me that perhaps the chapped lips are because of the acid PH or other anti-pigment agents in saliva. Perhaps gum issues are also about this. Is the healing benefit of vaseline not because it holds in moisture, but because it protects the lips from saliva? is this why the surface of things gets wrecked during VA toxicity? Not only because of the VA itself, but because of the body's anti-pigment reaction?
Could your issue be a polyester issue ? https://herculeanstrength.com/polyester-infertility/
Quote from Andrew B on March 28, 2023, 2:33 amCould your issue be a polyester issue ? https://herculeanstrength.com/polyester-infertility/
I only wear cotton and got some mild eczema since going low VA. Guess it's a sign some detoxing is in work.