New shirt caused reaction on my skin, what can I do?

elsien

photome said:

It’s been asked already but did you wash it before wearing?

I’m curious as to how many people do this - I never do and not do other family members. 

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m1234567 said:

camelot1971 said:

elsien said:

I’m slightly confused as to how they’ve managed to send it for testing, but you then go on to say you are happy to send it back. Which is it? 

I think trolls get a rash when they post nonsense on the forums.

Sorry I didn't realise you lot were the MSE police looking to verify my story. What exactly would I gain from making something like this up?? Why would I go through the effort of creating an account and making up a fake scenario, only for people like you to reply with nonsense? Please don't waste your time and mine browsing threads that you want to contribute helpfully to.

You tell me. So many people on this forum make stuff up (usually they forget something they posted previously that contradicts what they posted). You yourself had a contradictory statement in your OP and now your story has changed. Good luck sorting your "shirt". 

coffeehound

Clothes made in tropical climates could harbour all sorts of bacteria as well as chemicals as mentioned earlier.  Some face masks even had insects in them apparently.  Anything that contacts skin except socks gets washed here

neilmcl

elsien said:

photome said:

It’s been asked already but did you wash it before wearing?

I’m curious as to how many people do this - I never do and not do other family members. 

GIven that at least 3 people have mentioned this already in this forum alone, I imagine to be quite a few.

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Our skins ph, our personal hygiene, our lifestyle ..... all can affect fabrics that we come into contact with, and the chemicals that that are used during their manufacture - all things have to be considered.
To have it being absorbed into our pores indicated a more personal level of 'issue'.

photome

elsien said:

photome said:

It’s been asked already but did you wash it before wearing?

I’m curious as to how many people do this - I never do and not do other family members. 

each to their own, but yes I always do.  who knows what chemicals have been used in the manufacturing process, I would recommend anyone with sensitive skin wash everything before wearing

If the OP confirms he didnt wash it , that may be the reason for his problems.

of course if he washed it ,its a mute point

JamoLew

We don't usually, but if I had a bad reaction, then that's the first thing I would do.

That the OP avoids asking this simple question that has been asked multiple times does lead me to believe this post is a wind up

ssparks2003

elsien said:

photome said:

It’s been asked already but did you wash it before wearing?

I’m curious as to how many people do this - I never do and not do other family members. 

I do, as a child I would come out in a rash from the finish in the fabric on new clothing,  so always was before wearing 

coffeehound

ssparks2003 said:
 as a child I would come out in a rash from the finish in the fabric on new clothing,  so always was before wearing 

Yes I had a nasty reaction to a new flannel once as a whippersnapper.  Also I've worked in a clothing mail-order warehouse and seen how many pairs of hands clothing passes through, what with unpacking, counting, racking, picking and packing ..

comeandgo

I always wash new items that can be washed.  I had a friend who worked in the fashion industry and I got the habit from her.  She told stories of the warehouses and factories she visited both home and abroad and the areas for holding stock.   Some were overrun with vermin so now I wash them.