Took a significant amount of time to realize it was Dr Squatch soap causing this severe reaction over time as they didn’t cause my boy’s any severe itching as they did me shortly after beginning to use. I’ve written Dr Squatch regarding this and haven’t heard anything back. My teenage boy’s used their soaps for over a year and are covered in deep red welts. I’m allergic to yeast, which I discovered is an ingredient and discontinued using. My work has appeared in national and international media, including: ABCNews Allergic Living CNN Huffington Post New York Magazine NY1 The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post.įor more about me and my services, please visit my home site entire family has had severe reactions to a variety of Dr Squatch soaps, even those intended for sensitive skin. Whether through my award-winning blog Please Don’t Pass the Nuts™, my critically acclaimed self-help book Allergic Girl: Adventures in Living Well with Food Allergies, one-on-one counseling with adults and families dealing with food allergies, public speaking engagements or recipe development for national food manufacturing brands, I offer experienced insights and guidance on how to get more out of a life lived with food allergies. I live a full life and I am committed to helping other people with food allergies do the same. I'm anaphylactic to all tree nuts and salmon I’m also allergic to eggplant and some types of melons and OAS to many fruits and vegetables. I have had food allergies my entire life. Sloane Miller, MFA, MSW, LMSW, Author Specialist in Food Allergy Management, Recipe Development. But it always pays to communicate, check and double check.īottom line is if there is no reaction, there is no problem. This is not uncommon, you see this with almond flavoring as well, frequently made from peach pits (similar botanically and cheaper) and not containing any almond at all. The scent is very similar to almonds, but without any traces of nuts or cyanide. The Natural Almond Fragrance in our Almond Soaps is Natural Benzaldehyde from Cassia flowers. We do not use any synthetic ingredients in our soaps. We are certified organic under the food grade standards. Our soaps are all natural and pure as you can get. ![]() I went one step further and emailed the company to triple check. So, no reaction from contact and the company states no tree nuts in ingredients which confirms my lack of reaction. On Dr Bronner’s FAQ page here, they state that their products are free from tree nuts. Again, fragrance shouldn’t have any protein in it but I figured I’d give the website a quick look. ![]() Here are the ingredients: Water, Organic Coconut Oil*, Potassium Hydroxide**, Organic Olive Oil*, Organic fairDeal Hemp Oil, Organic Jojoba Oil, Natural Almond Fragrance, Citric Acid, Tocopherol. I know Dr Bronner’s I’m a second generation user of their Peppermint Soap. My dad used the soap back in the 1970s: “wash your hair and your teeth!" Dr Bronner’s is a natural company that prides itself on natural ingredients.Īnd indeed, the Dr Bronner’s Almond Soap uses a natural almond fragrance. Even so, his shower had been hours before and we had been hanging out already for hours I had touched his skin and nothing, no reactions.ĭ., a conscientious person, emailed me a picture of the ingredient label from the soap the next morning. And unless it was some fancy scrubbing soap with almond chunks (which it probably wasn't), synthetic almond fragrance (more likely in a commercial shampoo) shouldn’t have any protein in it and therefore shouldn’t be a problem. about my food allergies (this was after the kissing convo), all of sudden he said, “I use almond soap in the shower? Is that problem?” A few weeks back, having a conversation with D. ![]() Tree nuts show up in the funniest places.
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