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Allergy concern! Rash on lips!
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Allergy concern! Rash on lips!
by julie819, Aug 04, 2007 12:00AM
Less than a year ago my lips broke out in weird pimples/bumps. I had just started using chapstick (I usually use blistex), so I figured that might have been the cause of the reaction. It went away in about two weeks.
About a month and a half ago, I had put vaseline on my lips because they were really chapped. My lips broke out again in the weird pimples. I had also used a lipstick, so I figured it was a reaction to the lipstick because i thought vaseline was harmelss. They went away shortly.
A month ago I used vaseline again (thinking it was safe), and I got the pimples again! Sometimes they're pimples and sometimes they're dark red blotches. I decided to not put anything at all on them, and let them heal. Except they still haven't gone away! My lips were so chapped that I put blistex medicated ointment on it last night (which i have used before and assumed to be okay), and when i woke up this morning there are red blothces all over my lips!! I also want to mention that I drank a big thing of propel fitness water last night, and i saw online that sometimes people get reactions to splenda (sucralose). Could it have been a reaction to the splenda in it? i'm so confused! i'm going to try to make an appt with a doctor in a few days. all the dermatologists aren't taking patients. HELP!!
About a month and a half ago, I had put vaseline on my lips because they were really chapped. My lips broke out again in the weird pimples. I had also used a lipstick, so I figured it was a reaction to the lipstick because i thought vaseline was harmelss. They went away shortly.
A month ago I used vaseline again (thinking it was safe), and I got the pimples again! Sometimes they're pimples and sometimes they're dark red blotches. I decided to not put anything at all on them, and let them heal. Except they still haven't gone away! My lips were so chapped that I put blistex medicated ointment on it last night (which i have used before and assumed to be okay), and when i woke up this morning there are red blothces all over my lips!! I also want to mention that I drank a big thing of propel fitness water last night, and i saw online that sometimes people get reactions to splenda (sucralose). Could it have been a reaction to the splenda in it? i'm so confused! i'm going to try to make an appt with a doctor in a few days. all the dermatologists aren't taking patients. HELP!!
Doctor's Answer
by National Jewish, Aug 06, 2007 12:00AM
, Aug 06, 2007 12:00AM
These lesions, limited to your lips, strongly suggest a contact dermatitis. And, yes, petrolatum, the major ingredient in Vaseline® can cause skin and lip reactions. The best advice we can give is to avoid applying anything to you lips until you are able to see your doctor.
Finally. sucralose has been found to be a cause of migraine headache, but not reported to cause skin or lip allergic reactions.
Finally. sucralose has been found to be a cause of migraine headache, but not reported to cause skin or lip allergic reactions.
