Dermatologists explain why this is.
, but when you do a quick search online for your go-to pick, it's out of stock across the board. You don't want to make a trip to the store just for the sake of soap, so you order something else you've never tried before.
"Based on [rash] distribution and timing, a dermatologist may suspect a body wash to be one possible culprit," says Belkin. "They may look at the ingredient list and identify a couple of compounds that stand out to them as possible allergens." He provides the example of someone who uses a body wash with tea tree oil, which he would recommend avoiding in this scenario. "If trial and error works, then we may leave it at that," Belkin explains.
As a result, your skin gets stripped of its essential oils and proteins, leaving you with dry and itchy skin that only gets worse the more you're exposed to those surfactants. Surfactants, by the way, are the ingredients that make a body wash'sAgain, you can't really confirm whether a rash is the cause of a body wash allergy until you can get tested by a doctor — but it is far more likely for all-over body irritation to be caused by barrier-breaking ingredients.
Palep also warns against body washes containing a high level of alcohol. "It seriously damages your skin’s barrier protection, it can trigger free radical damage, and it makes oily skin worse because your skin overcompensates to being stripped of oil," she explains. "Alcohol also promotes redness and irritation." The type of alcohol is important to pay attention to, though.
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