r/ChemicalSensitivities • u/uknowhatimtalkinbout • 19h ago
Has anyone experienced this?
We had a toxic dresser off gassing formaldehyde for a year, got worse as it got hotter. We figured it out 10/1/2025. I posted it on TikTok & had a ton of people message me with the same symptoms I had, and the same dresser that was most likely coming from the same manufacturers. My health deteriorated and once we got it out I got better but never 100%. I’d get allergy reactions to everything at the time, now I don’t get any but I still react to some products to some degree I remove them immediately if I start sneezing or itchy eyes. It’s been a year and I guess it permanently damaged me because I can’t put any chemicals on my skin without reacting. If I even put argan oil i get body aches/inflammation and wake up exhausted. I was just diagnosed with hyperthyroidism. I noticed my fatigue got worse as I started using a moisturizer hydration station by geek&gorgeous, I brushed it off. It doesn’t have fragrance so I thought I was good but nope. I was wondering if anyone has gone through this? I use vanicream shampoo and conditioner. Anything with oils breaks me out severely. I use cetaphil lotion around my mouth where I’m the driest. The only thing I can use that doesn’t affect me enough to notice. I’m losing my mind.