Re: Does Fluidline irritate anyone elses eyes?
Quote:
Originally Posted by BlahWah
I was asking about the fluidline to make it wasn't a used one you were using, so good news on that front. =) As for the brush, yeah, try washing it. Did you wash it after you bought it? Other than that... maybe it's something else entirely that's bugging your eye. Try using a different liner for a few days to see if there's any difference.
My eyes have started bothering in the last few months and I thought it was my Fluidline too, but it wasn't. Still can't pin down the source, but it's a strange itch, as it's just my eyelids, not my eyes! I want to dig my nails under the lids and scratch for all its worth (but of course I don't do that!). I find it acts up when I wash my face, mainly b/c I rub my eyelids, irritating whatever's there. I did some net searching and one girl blogged about it, saying Nizoral helped (either cream or shampoo, don't remember, but shampoo would STING like crazy!). Many ppl replied (300+) stating the same symptoms I laid out, with hydrocortizone relieving a bit of the itch but not curing it. Quite a few tried Nizoral both cream and shampoo and most of them got results.
I'm not endorsing this method, and no doctor would diagnose yeast to be an issue in the eye, but I thought I'd just lay out what I've found. My doctor won't prescribe Nizoral cream to me and I'm not desperate enough to try the shampoo (thsoe who tried it usually suffered with the symptoms for 2+ years). I tried anti-bacterial drops but those just make it worse and definitely don't cure. The best help I've had (hydro-c is...meh) is applying a very minty/fiery balm below my brow bones to distract me from the itch. Best way for me to get sleep from my itchy eyes. =/
Sorry so long, but if your issue is the same as mine, I know it's a frustrating problem to deal with!
|
I had that problem show up a few years ago- it was hell- I could not wear any makeup at all eventually for a whole year. I tried everything.
Then i began to notice a trend- many women over the age of 30 start to get the same problem and nothing their doctors tell them to do really help much.
So, I began to do lots of research. I came to the conclusion after much research and experimentation that Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is cumulative in the system and that is why the older women get, that is why the eye problems you have described increase so much.
So, we stopped using ALL Sodium Lauryl Sulfate products for shampoo, body wash, shower gel, toothpaste, dish liquid, soaps, shaving cream, eyeshadows (yes, some have it in them), face wash, etc.
AFter several years I have had almost no more eye problems. The only time I develop eye problems is in spring and my eye lids peel inside ( it is horrid). I could not figure this out, until the other day. I saw the farmer down the road spraying clouds of pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides and fertilizer on his fields and it was blowing up toward our house. I had thought it was dirt!
I was up all night with asthma and my eyes started to itch and inner lids peel.
So, it is a chemical reaction, not typical allergies.
Anyway, other than that, the only time I have eye problems is if it is a very wet year and lots of mold grows , and in the fall time with seasonal allergies. It is sporadic.
I did an article on it and put some of my research in it if you want to read more about it.
http://www.epinions.com/content_3850018948
For whatever it is worth, I have interviewed women all over the place (I am weird, I know) and everyone who followed my advice and stopped using anything with SLS in it, had relief for the first time in many years. I got tearful greetings, phone calls, and emails from people who got relief with their eyes.
In addition, my family no longer get really itchy skin all winter either. My husband's hands stopped cracking, and my daughter does not complain about burning skin when she takes a bath anymore either.
