It turns out, of the 29 allergens, I’m not allergic to a single one. I was shocked. I figured I’d be allergic to all of them, but I am not even the slightest bit allergic to any of them. I canceled my workouts this week because I wasn’t supposed to get the patches wet — that also meant no showers. Oh, and I couldn’t take my allergy meds either — as pollen comes down (the 1 thing I know I’m allergic to!). I started to doubt if it was worth the trouble.

So what does this mean? It means the ingredients in cosmetics that most people are allergic to — I am not. Great! You are probably thinking. Not really. Because now I have no idea what I’m allergic to in makeup.

Where do I go from here? There is a Dr who does even more extensive allergy testing in a town about 3 hours away. I’m not sure I’m up for that. Looks like it’s going to be good ol’ fashioned trial and error. Meaning, I’ll have to try different kinds of makeup and eliminate the ones that cause me to itch. Sounds like a pain, but I guess if I go for those free color stuff and makeovers, I could get samples. Then I’d know without having to buy anything

Is anyone else out there allergic to makeup? Or am I just weirder than I thought? Ah well, off to do more research on makeup ingredients.

I forgot to add — one of the things they tested for is a chemical found in (on?) leather and I’m not allergic to that. So great news! My Harley clothes are safe