I was using hydrogen peroxide two nights ago and my hands were covered in it. I also used it (but applied with cotton) on my face. My face is just a little itchy now, but my hands have a pimple like itchy rash on them, the backs of them that is. Why would that be or is it something else? Everything I'm finding on the web makes it sound like hydrogen peroxide (just the regular kind in the brown bottles from the store) is a great cure all. Can it cause rashes too? Is it related to another drug etc...that can cause a cross reaction (for example, you are not supposed to take ibuprophen if allergic to aspirin)? Unless you are a medical professional, I'm looking for sites etc... to back up what you're telling me, not just what someone "thinks".
2006-12-08 01:53:23 · 5 answers · asked by RL S T8 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Allergies
I do have some other allergies - to drugs (mostly antibiotics) and to adhesives (like hospital tape). This was a brand new bottle I just bought and opened within a day or two and it is a 3% solution. I recall using Oxy 10 or 5 when I was a teenager (for acne) and it would turn me red, like I was sun burned. I think that had peroxide in it also??
2006-12-08 04:27:13 · update #1
I looked and Oxy acne products are made with benzoyl peroxide and I used hydrogen peroxide, so I'm not sure what difference that would make either.
2006-12-08 04:34:40 · update #2
I did a brief search on the web by typing in ALLERGIC REACTION TO HYDROGEN PEROXIDE and sure enough, even a 10% solution can cause an allergic reaction in some people. Thus, discontinue using it and thoroughly wash your hands. It's corrosive, dries out the skin to the point of causing redness and blisters.
2006-12-08 02:35:34 · answer #1 · answered by HoneyBunny 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen Peroxide Rash
2017-01-12 03:03:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen Peroxide (chemical abbreviation HO) is sold very diluted because it is rather caustic. If it then sits for awhile, some of the water can evaporate, concentrating the HO. When it is less diluted, it can actually burn you. This happened to me. I used to take my earrings out every night and put them in a bowl of HO. As time went by, the water would evaporate and I ended up with my fingertips, where they touched the HO, being white with little blisters.
Also, when someone is exposed to something over a long period of time, they can become allergic to it, and rashes are one way a person shows an allergy to something.
2006-12-08 02:07:35 · answer #3 · answered by Uther Aurelianus 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hydrogen peroxide full strength can be damaging to intact or non-intact skin. To intact skin that is sensitive anyway-it may produce a burn type effect--try using it 1/2 strength peroxide and 1/2 strength water. This half and half method is also good as a dental rinse and tooth whitener
2006-12-08 07:37:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Peroxide is great to disinfect the area but won't heal it if it forms white heads and they are sore I'd see an MD in the event it's not a staph infection or something like impetigo. Are you sure you weren't exposed to poison ivy etc? Try a cortisone cream or calimine lotion.
2016-03-15 21:10:30 · answer #5 · answered by Marlene 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-17 19:47:26 · answer #6 · answered by adrian 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-17 16:08:17 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not as innocent as one might think:
http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/rtkweb/1015.pdf
2006-12-08 02:15:39 · answer #8 · answered by party_pam 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋