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    From Ogg@VERT/CAPCITY2 to MRO on Wed Jan 13 22:36:00 2021
    Hello Mro!

    ** On Sunday 10.01.21 - 14:16, MRO wrote to Ogg:


    formaldehyde also is naturally in many foods and depending
    on how you cook it, it can increase it. it's probably in
    safe levels. if you cook to the correct temp it lowers it,
    also. -+-

    Speaking of formaldehyde.. my mom struggled with irritations,
    redness, flakes, scarring, etc on her scalp. Similar irritation
    arose after handling a newspaper. For years, she never thought
    much of it, except to wash her hands more often; washing her
    hair tended to provide some relief on the scalp as well.

    BUT, at one point, things just tended to get really bad on the
    scalp. Early trips to the allergy specialist revealed nothing.
    Typical shampoos to treat Psoriasis did not help.

    One last visit to the allergy specialist provided a clue. It
    appeared that she was simply sensitive to formaldehyde. Once she
    shifted to a pure shampoo and soaps that contained no
    formaldehyde, the skin healed.

    For many years my mom encountered similar skin irritations when
    wearing new clothes. Over the years, she learned to always wash
    anything before wearing - and that helped a lot. But she did not
    understand the science behind it. Later, when she gravitated to
    buying gently used clothing, the skin problems did not arise
    either. But there was no known "connection" to formaldehyde at
    that time.

    After the report from the allergy specialis came in, it was like
    a big a-ha moment that suddenly made all those years of skin
    issues and make sense.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Ogg on Fri Jan 15 13:06:16 2021
    Re: formaldehyde..
    By: Ogg to MRO on Wed Jan 13 2021 10:36 pm


    One last visit to the allergy specialist provided a clue. It
    appeared that she was simply sensitive to formaldehyde. Once she
    shifted to a pure shampoo and soaps that contained no
    formaldehyde, the skin healed.

    For many years my mom encountered similar skin irritations when
    wearing new clothes. Over the years, she learned to always wash
    anything before wearing - and that helped a lot. But she did not understand the science behind it. Later, when she gravitated to
    buying gently used clothing, the skin problems did not arise
    either. But there was no known "connection" to formaldehyde at
    that time.


    Yeah i developed a sensativity to it after working at a large company that manufactures cleaning products. it went away a few years later. i had bad breakouts on my hands.
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