Allergy to razor blade?

[Oanav]

Hy guys,

Maybe i can find here an opinion. I used on tuesday evening a blade razor, and i got next day little red bumps and they were itchy. I wear only pants and they are kinda stretching around my belly. Yesterday i saw that i got swallow there. First picture is before i put alcohol, insect bites cream, aloe vera cream and something cold. The second picture is where i am here now. Definetely you can see it is better. Maybe cuz a infection from razor blade??? Because after that i did not use anything else to calm the area

[Agora1]

Hi Oanav, more than an infection from the razor blade, I would tend to say it was

an irritation from the blade. It's not uncommon for this to happen especially if you

didn't use a shaving cream to soften the hair first. The second picture shows that

your skin reaction settled down. You should be fine xx

[Oanav in reply to Agora1]

Yes now it s fine.. after this i went to supermarket i bought a shaving cream, new razor blade for sensitive skin and also a cream after to calm the skin. I really got panicked when i saw that

[Agora1 in reply to Oanav]

I know you were frightened Oanav. Whenever we tend to see something different,

red flags go off in our brain and our anxiety takes over. I'm glad you are okay.

We all learn through our experiences. I'm glad you did reach out to us and were

comforted some. Take care, Everything is good xx

[Oanav in reply to Agora1]

Thank you! 😊 i went to therapyst and somehow i saw big improvements, but i do have from time to time different situations which scares me. Thanks again!

[Agora1 in reply to Oanav]

Oanav, and when another situation should arise, come on by. There is

always someone here to help you through it. You are never alone. xx

Enjoy your day

[TrustnGod]

Hello Oanav. I’d attribute that to the razor blade. My skin is extremely sensitive and when I shave, it always gets like that. Make sure to exfoliate before shaving next time and moisturize like crazy at least twice a day after for like 2-3 days.

[Oanav in reply to TrustnGod]

Thank you a lot! Yes this time i bought a shaving cream, new razor blade, a new cream to use after and i will exfoliate from now. I think i have learned my lesson..

[soleil2020]

Not sure if it's an allergy or maybe a reaction to a dull/dirty razor. This reminds me of something my daughter went through some years ago.

Be careful with shaving razors. Only use ones that are new and clean. Dirty ones can give you a skin infection. Not saying that's what's happening, but if the rash comes back, you should see a doc asap. If you get a fever head to the ER.

I'm not trying to scare you. There's nothing to be afraid of as long as you take care, should symptoms arise.

Not sure when you posted this. Hopefully by now your skin is back to normal.

[Oanav in reply to soleil2020]

Yes, my skin it s ok now. Hoepfully it calmed down next day.

Yeah, the razor was kinda old.. i mean it was used over 5 times.. and i did not use any alcohol before or after.

Now i will use them just once and then throw it. It really scared me

[soleil2020 in reply to Oanav]

I'm glad you are okay. Take care.

Rose