Alelrgy test - really no washing for a WEEK?

[PoshCod]

of my back?
he said bring all rpoducts you use on your face
god there will be no room left

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who is doing this test?

Have you got a wheel barrow to take it all in

Oh what bollocks.. take it this is some private weirdo charging you a squillion quid to turn up stinking?

Why can't he just skin test patches on your arm with bits of your products, like a normal, dare I say, NHS, practitioner?

a doctor
its ok!

no no it is nhs

but accessed privately dontchaknow

See private... they know they can get away with asking you to do unreasonable things and charge you for the pleasure!

So this will be you soon then?

it will monday to friday
presumably i cna do a strip wash kind of hting

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Another cod imposter!! You're on dodgy ground there Whiffy!

Just don't wash your arm cod.. if you are allergic then any skin will tell them this!

oh sorry bumped wrong htread!

oh come on some bugger must have had it done

Have a friend coming this afternoon who I think has had it done. Will ask her.

She's here. Hers was on for 4 days, also with no washing. Anything you want to know about it?

yes did hse honk?

and how much stuff did hty put on ehr back
i mean EVEYRHTING that goes on my face?
every eyeliner?

this will be me - but in mac

Can you not just wash in plain water??? Surely you can't be allergic to that, and they don't need all the sweat etc for the testing???

Oh bugger - forgot to check thread again before she left. She washed all around it, but couldn't bath/shower.

Rather than have everything in one go, I think she had 2 loads of stuff tested, so actually had to go through this twice!

I guess if they've said to take everything, then do - they can then decide whether to test every eyeliner, or just a selection.

mlf - the problem with washing isn't that she's likely to be allergic to the water, but that the water might wash off/merge the other samples.

what was she lergic to int he end

Ah, it's a week after not a week before. That makes sense now - excuse my doziness.

Turned out to be cobalt, which is apparently used in hair dye.

ah i dont dye so can rule that one out
was she able to find other products?

What, other dyes? I think her dying was only an occasional thing anyway , so wasn't really an issue.

This "no wash" thing must be a new fad. Back when I was allergy-tested, it was all done at the same time.

Why can't he just apply all suspect products on various parts of your back & inside your arms to see which set off a reaction? Easy to see, as skin will turn red around it.

[I am assuming you have some type of skin manifestation (urticaria, etc) rather than itchy eyes, trouble breathing, etc.]