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  • TriplePlaid@wetshav.ing
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    23 days ago

    My lips are still not all the way recovered. I am starting to think that I may have a lanolin sensitivity? But I overthink things… Whatever it was, that Scots Pine Sheep did a number on me ☹️

    I want to shave today… Hopefully my poor skin can take it 😰 I guess I will try a different shave soap.

    Anyone else have experience with lanolin and/or fragrance sensitivity?

    • FWAaron@lemmy.world
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      23 days ago

      That’s a real bummer. I’ve never had any sensitivities to stuff in soaps thankfully but lanolin is a common one, and I know if I get straight sap from certain pine trees it can irritate me so I wonder if any pine oil could be the cause as well. You could try growing a mustache temporarily if the rest of your face is fine or be careful shaving if you have any bumps or bad irritation on your lips still.

    • PorkButtsNTaters666@sub.wetshaving.social
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      23 days ago

      I have no lanolin sensitivity, but I have experienced frag burn in some soaps. Generally, bowl lathering helps reducing the problem, but ultimately, its probably better to avoid the product.

      • TriplePlaid@wetshav.ing
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        23 days ago

        The irritation I experienced was despite bowl lathering - I shudder to think what it would have been like if I had face lathered 😬 luckily the soap I used today was pretty gentle so my face is feeling pretty great right now!