Sangye
05-30-2010, 02:17 AM
You know, just when you think Wegs has pulled every stupid trick in the book, it goes and pulls a new stunt. What is the most benign plant in the world, the one that almost no one in the world is allergic to, the one that is soothing and curative and can safely be used topically and internally by pretty much any creature on the planet?
Aloe vera.
And guess who is now allergic to it.
I have a rash on my face and two nights ago I splashed some refrigerated aloe vera gel all over my face. Within a minute, it started to feel a little itchy. I thought it was just the gel drying. Then my face started to get really hot. Really really hot. I looked in the mirror and it looked like I had a severe sunburn-- racoon eyes and everything. My skin felt like it was burning, so I washed it off. It stayed like that for hours and went away yesterday.
I thought it might be from the temperature, not the aloe. My face gets bright red and splotchy in a hot shower. I've always tolerated aloe just fine--inside and outside. So last night I used a different bottle/brand at room temperature. I was sure it would be okay so I again covered my entire face. SAME THING.
I can't tell you how upset I am about this. I've relied on aloe to get me through a lot of bad stuff. I'm feeling very resentful today, like Nature has turned on me. Like the limits imposed by this disease just keep getting tighter and tighter. :(
Aloe vera.
And guess who is now allergic to it.
I have a rash on my face and two nights ago I splashed some refrigerated aloe vera gel all over my face. Within a minute, it started to feel a little itchy. I thought it was just the gel drying. Then my face started to get really hot. Really really hot. I looked in the mirror and it looked like I had a severe sunburn-- racoon eyes and everything. My skin felt like it was burning, so I washed it off. It stayed like that for hours and went away yesterday.
I thought it might be from the temperature, not the aloe. My face gets bright red and splotchy in a hot shower. I've always tolerated aloe just fine--inside and outside. So last night I used a different bottle/brand at room temperature. I was sure it would be okay so I again covered my entire face. SAME THING.
I can't tell you how upset I am about this. I've relied on aloe to get me through a lot of bad stuff. I'm feeling very resentful today, like Nature has turned on me. Like the limits imposed by this disease just keep getting tighter and tighter. :(