Itching/Rash underarms... - Allergies Message Board

laskalady · 03-01-2006, 09:37 AM

Hello,

I've been having a terrible itching under my arms lately. I thought it was due to a new deodorant I had bought, but I stopped using it and bought another, but its still itching really really bad, and today Ive developed a rash.. has anyone any input on what this could be, I've never itched so much..especially under my arms...

sneezydiva · 03-01-2006, 11:11 PM

It probably was the new deodorant, but now that the skin has been irritated its not healing. Try some hydrocortizone cream or benedryl cream, and if possible lay off any deodorant for a day or 2.

laskalady · 03-01-2006, 11:31 PM

Thanks so much ! I thought no one would answer. I'll try that.

bec d · 02-24-2007, 08:51 PM

Hi,
I had the same thing when I was little and tried multiple deodriants and the same thing happened again and again and I know it is excruciatingly painfull.
SO what I eventually did was for a period wore no deodriant no perfume, and than slowly incoperated using a little talcum powder for a little while and than later on I discovered I was able to tolerate mum deodriant.

pugluver31902 · 02-24-2007, 10:08 PM

I had the same thing a few months ago, and I didnt have a new deoderant. The dermatalogist said he sees it frequently in his office and gave me hydrocortisone cream. The cream helped immensly. I had been trying new deoderants, soaps, anything. Nothing helped but the hydrocortisone cream.