Tide Skin Hives - Why?

[EricHal]

Hello. Im having a problem. You see. When My family began using Tide Detergent Ive been getting very large hives on my skin. They are usually between 4inches long to about 7 inches wide ( Yes , Ive measured. ) Anyway as my mother began to use the Tide the problem of these hives got increasingly worse and worse. Now after about 4 months of using it it's now a daily occurance after I get out of the shower. Please tell me why this is happening. If so is there any kind of common allergen in there?

P.s Ive also read on many other sites that alot of people since the recent lines of Tide have come out have been having this. Please help them along with me in this.

[medbxiii]

Having the same problems, but with Ecos, go figure. I read that non-chronic dermatitis could go as long as 6 weeks. I am in my third week of rashes and hives, but it seems to be slowing down to one new rash a day.

It looks like my body has to settle down from the allergy reactions.

[Skyscrapersax]

I have the same allergy and rash.  I am staying in a motel where Tide is sold and used, and the washer was infected.  I can't just stop using commercial washers (where Tide and its ilk are used) as I'm traveling all the time.  Is there any other solution to PREVENT the rash (as opposed to alleviating the symptoms)?  Thanks!

[snoutboy]

I'm 60 years old and have been allergic Tide detergent from the getgo...since when I was a kid. Every decade or so, my clothes will be washed in tide unbeknownst to me and voila, here comes the rash under my arms again. More recently, old spice deodorant has caused the same rash. Other products too no doubt.  

[hellothere535]

It's so relieving to read this thread. I thought I was going crazy scratching incessantly for the past few weeks. Then it dawned on me that I started using the "Tide Plus a touch of Downy" a few weeks ago. I don't know what to do with all of this soap, but I do know it's not worth all of this itching. I am disposing of it now, and hopefully will never have to experience the dread of itching that I have experienced over these past few weeks. NO MORE TIDE ever for me.

[mojo55]

I used regular powder Tide forever but switched to HE to save the enviroment. I dont have a modern HE washer and I am plagued with itchy bumps wherever my clothes rub. Its awful. I use one quarter of what they recomend.

[KCSGNMEGD]

I had been using Tide  for decades, since childhood  w/o any issue until suddenly breaking out in  hives that spanned a size range from 1/2 inch to 7inches  long.  We played the "what could this be" game as well, until my husband noted that the hives seemed to centralized  only where clothing   touched  my bod,  most particularly at stress  points like the stomach,  sides, thighs, upper arms and small of  my back. As soon as I called the dermatologist the first question he asked was what detergent are you using and I said Tide Free & Clear. He said they were seeing a lot of patients with similar ailments, specific to Tide Free & Clear and the Ultra brand. why I would have an allergic reaction to Tide Free & Clear and not regular tide is  curious. We switched to All's Free  & clear and have been using that for over 13 years now and I haven't  had a problem since. We re washed everything in 6 cycles of All Free  &  Clear and the Hives immediately disappeared as soon as we switches and the doctor prescribed some Prednisolone.

[1knightrider99]

It might be possible you have a rubber allergy. The waist band of underwear is usually made of rubber. Rubber free underwear is available. Google it
I am also sensitive to most laundry soaps. I wash my clothes with detergent, then I wash them again in a complete wash and rinse cycle with no detergent or fabric softener at all.  This will get rid of most detergent residue.
Hope this helps.

[gene637]

I,ve had itching since i started using it. drive a tractor trailer driving down the road scracthing my back with a fork. seems like wherever sweat was an itch feet back neck .Thanks for this site and back to cheap all detergent

[Itchy'04]

Glad you finally realized it was Tide. Don't forget that everyone in your household must stop using it, not just yourself for the effects to go away. If your friend keeps using it, you'll still be affected because it stays in the washer/dryer in some capacity for a load or two afterwards. Also, the particles will rub off on furniture and bedding and can get on you that way too.

Good Luck!

[wtran]

I just realized now that Tide may be the reason why I've been breaking into hives and crying (literally) every night since February.  It was around that time that I moved in with a friend that used Tide.  I had a severe cough that my doctor told me was allergies. Soon afterwards, extreme itching (non-stop itching every second of the day on every inch of my body) ensued. I experienced a month and a half of relief in Vietnam where Tide wasn't around. I have been blaming it on my lotions (I have like six different kinds now). I rewashed all of my laundry with TIde because I thought it could be dust.. but, I now realize my mistake..

[shaddy1]

Stop using Tide immediately. Rewash all your clothes and sheets in a detergent that is not HE if you don't have a High Efficiency washer. If you have HE then buy another brand and only use a small bit. I was buying Tide Free and Gentle HE instead of Tide Free and Gentle Regular - the packaging is identical except for the little symbol of the washer and HE. I have suffered with a severe rash for 3 months because I didn't know I was using HE by mistake. I have seen 5 doctors and was on Prednisone for 10 days. I finally figured it out when I read a blog about Tide HE and people having rashes and hives. I went down and checked the label again and realized that I was buying the one for HE. It's been 2 weeks now and the rash is finally almost gone.  Hope this helps. I just spent 3 nightmarish months and am pissed at Protor and Gamble.

[tinkenfar]

I have been using tide for years!  This past week, after opening a new box of Tide..i developed hives over my chest and waste area..(where clothes fit the clothest to the body). I returned the powder (original) and bought the liquid. I rewashed everything i could think of today but now i think I made a mistake and should have avoided Tide all together because Im still scratching. Even with benedryl and prednisone prescribed today. How can i complain to the company..this is just wrong!

[love2kayakfish]

I have had these hives for 2 or 3 years around my waistband area on and off. I read this thread and went to my laundry room and found Tide detergent.  I quickly start washing my clothes twice in just water, no soap. I work all day in the heat today, no itches. This afternoon, i went and picked up All detergent. Cannot wait til tommorow to test it. But I am sure the outcome will be good. I cannot thank eveyone enough for discussing this issue. People just cant understand how sad this willl make someone feel. I have felt like I have worn a poison ivy belt for years. Bought so many products, lotions, selsun blue. Nothing had ever worked. Screw Tide. I have so many scars now from that crap. Thanx again everyone.

[Cudls]

If it is just around your waist, make sure you're not developing a latex allergy.  What you describe is what happens from the latex in your underwear......

[Cudls]

If it is just around your waist, make sure you are not developing a latex allergy.  What you describe is what happens from the latex in your underwear......

[Itchy'04]

Congratulations for finding your miracle cure :)  
Tide is evil! At least the fragranced-up versions. Remember too the dynamics of the stuff - no one else in your house can use it cause it will contaminate your washer/dryer for a couple loads afterwards + its particles tend to get on bedding and furniture where you can pick them up on your skin and start itching again.

[Mcmara]

I spent two months scratching my skin all day long before stumbling upon this thread. Then I put Tide aside, rewashed my clothes, and all magically disappeared. Unbelievable how bad Tide was on my skin! Another case to add to the list of confirmed "tide hives".

[9720duncan]

I am now wondering if TIDE is the problem to my itchy skin and noticed little hives popping up in different places on my body.  I was afraid it was bug bites but I checked in my house and don't see any type of bugs.  My 6 month baby and husband is having the same problem now.  First, I thought it was the TIDE with downy because I was getting the hives and itchyness.  Then I changed to the regular TIDE and now my husband is having problems with small hives and itching his skin.  I have two other daughters that are not having problems.  Not sure what is going on but it is freaking me out.  I do use dreft detergant for my baby's clothes.  I will rewash all our clothes and bedding with dreft to see if this works.  I hope it is nothing serious.  

[Itchy'04]

Thanks for the post. I think it's important to get the word out there just how bad Tide can be for certain people, and also the dynamics of how it can affect people -- the fact that no one in the house can use Tide because it stays in the washer to some degree between loads, and also can rub off on furniture which in turn can get on someone who's allergic.

I definitively determined that Tide Mountain Spring makes me itch like crazy. I now use All Free & Clear which I have no problems with.

[chandralaw]

I've also used Tide off and on for years and never had a problem so when I suddenly broke out with hives I couldn't get rid of I didn't think this was it.  I had also made changes to my diet so I was convinced it had to be food based, but after an exhausting process of elimination and more itching that OTC Benedryl could not quell, I was no closer.  At the doctor's office, she goes through the standard questions, and she gets to  "Have you changed detergents-do you use Tide?" without even waiting for my response in between.  I had just switched back to Tide and done only two loads with the new bottle, and since I had used Tide before, I really didn't think that was it, but the doctor was insistent that she has had two other patients since the first of the year with Tide allergies. She thinks they may have changed their formula around the end of the year.  Moreover, she confirmed that Tide is extremely harsh and can trigger other allergies, so the hives may return and I may find that I can not switch back to Gain or Cheer.  She recommended a mild allergen free detergent or even woolite, snowy, or dreft, until I healed.  When I went home, I confirmed this was some new and improved Tide Plus (with an added fabric softener and new scent, etc.) that was slightly different than what I had used.  Thanks Tide for continuing to add unnecessary chemicals to the products, which only drives up the consumer costs, for what?   Really enjoying this.

[helphive23]

Reading this is crazy right now, I have hives and I didnt know were they are coming from, I noticed that nobody has pictures of the hives caused by tide.  I usually use the normal tide but I did switch up to the frebreeze tide.   I cant seem to think of anything else it could be.  My doctore gave me the same thing as another person on here the predisone, and the other drug just to take at night.  They dont seem to be working.  I dont want to go to the expensive ER , i just want a remedy that is going to work in getting rid of these irrating itchy hives. How long is the old fashion way going to take of just washing everything that you got all over again?  HELP!

[summerbaby2010]

I just moved into a new place and bought new detergent as well.. TIDE with the downy breeze.. I have been itchy and have little bumps on me like I got bit by something.  It stops in one place and then starts in another. At first I thought it was the new place, maybe fleas or bed bugs or something. But my baby or boyfriend are not itchy and dont have bumps. My baby crawls around all day on the floor and she is fine. After googling this, I realize now that it must be the detergent+

[Jpmarcelo]

OMG! I've been suffering from these itchy hives for 4 days now and as I was trying to recall what might have caused these I remembered doing my laundry with the new detergent Tide powder 4-5days ago. I googled "hives Tide" and came across this thread! I immediately took a shower to wash off allergens I may have on my body and wore clothes that were not washed with the new detergent. I will observe what happens and give an update on these hives breakout!

[PBCCNickle]

When I was elementary school (I'm 24 now), I developed hives all over my body! My parents changed everything (except the detergent) they were using to help make this go away but nothing worked. We finally figured out that it was the Tide detergent that was causing these hives. Since then, I've been pretty good about making sure I don't come into contact with Tide. However, recently I started house/dog sitting and one of the people I am house/dog sitting for is my landlord. I became really itchy today and could not figure out why until I looked at the type of detergent she has..... It's Tide!! Now I am suffering at work (working outside in the heat!) and trying not to scratch!! Anyone know how to make this go away?? Will it take a little while??

[nonickname123]

I have had skin problems since switching to tide free and clear...itchy rashes and giant hives.  We use an extra rinse cycle and I usually use less than called for amounts of detergent.  Still VERY severe skin problems.  

[randompsi]

Tide is an indication of poison and bacteria disinfectant that washes the clothes for only about 20%-100% of the time. Mostly, tide really mess up the nucleus of cells, but it does the job.