Re: The Black Walnut Rant

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Posted by lisa on March 08, 2000 at 19:01:07:

In Reply to: The Black Walnut Rant posted by SeeSee on March 08, 2000 at 16:57:52:

: Now, you may say that this doesn't really affect you, and I'm sure a
: thousand of you will write back to say that you have used walnut
: extract a thousand times with no ill effect. Still I would suggest
: leaving it out because for the small effect it has on your colour,
it
: doesn't pay to expose yourself to liability.

I agree, you never know what in the world people will be sensitive to.
My skin puffs up and itches to almost any type of detergent, even the
safe "natural" types.

And don't assume that because you have sensitive skin and aren't
allergic to something that someone else isn't. I really wanted to
henna my SO when I first got my shipment of MUD, but I tested it on
myself first, since we have similar skin allergies. I was fine after
a week or two of hennaeing, so I started applying it to his shoulder.
He told me that it was stinging a LOT, so I had him wash it off
immediately in the shower. It was a good thing he did, too, since his
shoulder area went numb for about 1/2 hour.

I am now super paranoid, so I tell my friends exactly what I put in my
paste before I apply it. And I also tell them if anything stings or
itches in the slightest bit to tell me immediately.

Follow-ups:

err on the side of caution Catherine Cartwright Jones 19:15:37 3/08/00 (5)
- Re: err on the side of caution lisa 19:35:43 3/08/00 (4)
  - Re: err on the side of caution Carolina 09:38:24 3/09/00 (3)
    - Re: err on the side of caution lisa 20:10:27 3/09/00 (2)
      - Re: err on the side of caution Jennifer 09:18:17 3/10/00 (1)
        
        a different pot, a different lid Catherine Cartwright Jones 15:02:06 3/10/00 (0)

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: : : Now, you may say that this doesn't really affect you, and I'm sure a : : thousand of you will write back to say that you have used walnut : : extract a thousand times with no ill effect. Still I would suggest : : leaving it out because for the small effect it has on your colour, : it : : doesn't pay to expose yourself to liability. : I agree, you never know what in the world people will be sensitive to. : My skin puffs up and itches to almost any type of detergent, even the : safe "natural" types. : And don't assume that because you have sensitive skin and aren't : allergic to something that someone else isn't. I really wanted to : henna my SO when I first got my shipment of MUD, but I tested it on : myself first, since we have similar skin allergies. I was fine after : a week or two of hennaeing, so I started applying it to his shoulder. : He told me that it was stinging a LOT, so I had him wash it off : immediately in the shower. It was a good thing he did, too, since his : shoulder area went numb for about 1/2 hour. : I am now super paranoid, so I tell my friends exactly what I put in my : paste before I apply it. And I also tell them if anything stings or : itches in the slightest bit to tell me immediately.

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