In another thread, someone commented on the fact that Proraso White caused them to get a rash, which made me realize that yesterday's shave had me in pain all day long. It was the first time I'd used Proraso White!
This is the stuff I'm discussing:
According to this: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Proraso_Green_Tea_and_Oat_Shaving_Soap, these are the ingredients in the white shaving soap:
I'm kind of bummed that the "sensitive skin" soap is the only one of the many I've tried that have given me issues. I'm also kind of surprised by the long list of chemicals, though I'm no chemist, which leads me to my question.
Of those ingredients, which could be the one that's affected me? I'd like to try and isolate it so I can watch for it in the future.
This is the stuff I'm discussing:
According to this: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Proraso_Green_Tea_and_Oat_Shaving_Soap, these are the ingredients in the white shaving soap:
- Aqua (Water/Eau)
- Stearic Acid
- Cocos nucifera (Coconut) oil
- Potassium Hydroxide
- Glycerin
- Sodium Hydroxide
- Lactic acid
- Parfum (Fragrance)
- Menthol
- Tocopheryl Acetate
- Sodium Lauroyl Sarcostinate
- Hydroxyethylcellulose
- Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate
- Hexyl Cinnamal
- Geraniol, Citral
- Limonene
- Linalool
- Pentaerythrityl Tetra-di-t-butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate
- Thymus vulgaris (Thyme) Flower/Leaf Extract
- Avena sativa (Oat) Kernel extract
- Camellia sinensis Leaf extract
- Etidronic acid
- Tetrasodium EDTA.
I'm kind of bummed that the "sensitive skin" soap is the only one of the many I've tried that have given me issues. I'm also kind of surprised by the long list of chemicals, though I'm no chemist, which leads me to my question.
Of those ingredients, which could be the one that's affected me? I'd like to try and isolate it so I can watch for it in the future.
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