Today, I had an allergic reaction to my deodorant. My armpits wouldn't stop itching, and by the time my shift was over, they were raw and bloody. FML
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Today, my new deodorant caused an allergic reaction, covering my armpits in a painful rash. I've had to awkwardly waddle around all day with my arms splayed outwards to get any relief. One customer at work sarcastically mentioned that it's nice that they're hiring penguins these days. FML
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Today, I went to the store and bought some cream to help with a sunburn I'd gotten a few days ago. What's worse than having red, peeling, and painful skin? An allergic reaction on top of it. FML
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Today, my stress sweat overpowered my prescription strength deodorant 45 minutes into an 8-hour shift. I don't know who is more miserable, me or my coworkers. FML
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Realorange 6
that is ******* disgusting fyl
PSQ91 6
Stop using those with aluminium in it. That could be the problem.
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Comments (168)
karanbrar28 0
Holy shit
cetlawizard 15
Damn op, my wife had the same thing happen to her a couple of weeks ago & it was the same brand deodorant she's used for years....bad batch maybe?
iluvcandy 7
Same thing happened to me go to whole foods and buy it from there. It doesn't get itchy at all. It doesn't have most of the things that regular deodorant have.
kei1108 13
I hope you washed it off right after you starte noticing symptoms. I'm sorry, OP!
saraj1995 0
I have the same thing. Get hypoallergenic deodorant. Works awesome takes a few days to get used to it though.
pdp_fml 21
Can't you tell your supervisor that you had an allergic reaction and go and get some help?
stickyvikky285 9
ew ..
MandieL 27
I am allergic to aloe vera and aloe barbituous (sp?) leaf juice. I found out between the bleeding "heat" rashes from my old tanning lotion and after shaving my pits with my husbands shaving cream. Try to narrow down what your allergic too so u dont run into this problem again cuz it sucks!
Zoranius 6
Bloody Mary.. Bloody Mary.. Bloody Mary!
cheriloowho 0
I don't understand why you just didn't wash it off? YDI! For future reference... Un-scented baby wipes take perfume & perfumey smells off of your skin.
Cigar 11
If OP was already at work they had probably been wearing it for a bit. Whatever it was about the brand that irritated their skin so much had already been absorbed so I don't know how much help washing would be. If I handle male Guinea Pigs and wash my hands they still burn and itch until I take something.
cheriloowho 0
Meow