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Super serum red skin?

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 4:22 pm
by Cloudsnapper
So I used the super serum for the second time today, and it stung a little bit when I put it on but that's not to unusual. But then my skin kept feeling warmer and warmer and turned bright red. I washed my face and 30 minutes later it's mostly back to normal.

Is that a normal reaction to it? Or am I allergic?

Re: Super serum red skin?

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 4:45 pm
by JenW
Do you have any products that you use with AHA (alpha hydroxy acid) or BHA (beta hydroxy acid)? Sometimes those ingredients are in cleansers or toners.

It sounds like a chemical reaction...... Usually if you get that red with an allergic reaction, it takes benadryl or something like that to get it to calm down so quickly.

Re: Super serum red skin?

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:07 pm
by Cloudsnapper
I think it must've been that. I used cetaphil face wash and lotion before and after, the lotion has citric acid which might have done it?

Re: Super serum red skin?

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:32 pm
by Cloudsnapper
Looks like my lotion has citric acid, after reading more I'm pretty sure my face wash or lotion did it.

Re: Super serum red skin?

Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 7:24 pm
by JenW
Yep! That would do it!