Originally Posted by
DebbieJJ
Well, I don't know who this old lady is looking back at me in the mirror.......
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Have any of you ever heard of a "lipstick allergy"? I'm highly allergic to wearing it. My lips swell and blister, and ooze a clear liquid if I put any on. Now I've started doing it with tinted lip glosses. All I can use is a prescription lip ointment, untinted. What is so strange, drs. couldn't diagnose me for about 25 yrs, then when I went to a dermatologist, there was another woman in there with the same symptoms. This dr. commented on it not being so rare, but nobody I know has ever heard of it. Long story to say this: The reason I don't wear makeup is because I can't put on any lipstick, and also my DH likes me to stay natural, plus it helps that I just don't like taking it off at night, but I force myself to if I ever do put any on.
You look lovely, natural! If I'm going out, I usually wear a lip tint but gave up on actual lipstick, long ago. Just never found one that was comfortable, if that makes any sense. As for make up, I use Neutrogena sunscreen and IF I think about it and IF I'm going somewhere special, I use a tiny bit of sheer cream blush. Can't stand the feel of foundation on my face. Now that I've gotten older (early 60s), I find makeup only draws attention to my wrinkles, anyway.
I've found that I'm allergic to certain chapsticks, but not all. Burt's Bees or Chapstick Strawberry will burn my lips, in no time flat. Years ago, I was using Burt's Bees fairly regularly, until I apparently built up a sensitivity to it. For a while afterwards until until they healed, all I could use was lanolin.