This is going to sound strange and has been going on for a couple of months.
I get very itchy prickly skin in the bath I am alright for about anywhere from 5-10 minutes and then my skin starts to prickly really bad all over the area my body is in the bath and I have to get out . It used to be longer 15 minutes perhaps.
I am someone who loves a good long soak and used to be able to have a bath for 1/2 an hour or even an hour with no such problems. The itchy feeling is not just a simply itch it is really unpleasant and causes me to get out straight away I can feel it instantly spreading all over my body.
I went to the doctor as we are on tank water and our tank was low he said first get town water delivered to see if somehow our tank was contaminated we did today and the same thing happened.
Next he said try QV bath oil or something similar or antihistimines. I feel rather depressed about the thought of having to medicate myself to have a bath or having to have bath oil that may or may not work.
Could this be a allergy to something else that is reacting to the water the only thing new in my life in the last few months is I have gone onto natural products for my hair and skin and now use shampoo bars, and soap bars and shea butter on my skin. I do not use anything in the bath though.
I love these products and hope it's not that and have not had problems with a itchy scalp or face from the soap bars on my face or the shea butter which I use on my face which makes me think if it was that I would have some sort of reaction.:confused:
Anyone have anything similar or anyother advice on what could be causing this or what to do.?
Thank you for any replies.

It could be residue from what you clean your tub with. I also love a nice hot bubble bath. I clean my tub with only dish detergent. I use an antibacterial type and it cleans the soap scum better than anything i have ever used. Since i have asthma and am allergic to chemicals this has made the whole ordeal easier for me.

ICC:blob_fire

Has your doctor done any lab work? I am sure there are a number of things that could cause your symptoms. My husband has P Vera and allow he doesn't have that symptom, I remember reading that it was one of the symptoms of P Vera. P Vera is a blood disorder where basically your body produces too many red blood cells. Don't go freak out and start reading about it online because it will freak you out more, although most of the info online is not completely accurate. I would just ask your doctor to do a blood workup. Good luck!

When we lived in Hi. I had problems when taking a shower sometimes, I would actually break out in hives. Never did figure that one out.

As usual, ICC has beat me to the punch... :)

It sounds like you are doing the right things for your skin, but this definitely has all of the earmarks of a skin allergy. Before self-diagnosing something horrendous, try the simple stuff first. I like the idea of the dish soap as a bathtub cleaner; I am going to start doing that too. More for effectiveness and cost-cutting (my bathtub doesn't hold water, no matter how much I'd like to have a good soak myself).

Also, I have found in the past that the Aveeno oatmeal bath is a lifesaver- maybe the colloidal oatmeal in it would help alleviate your symptoms. It's very soothing to the skin.

Good luck!

nice to see you somewhere pleasant dustoff-----:) forgot all about the oatmeal baths. I also use them.


ICC

Thank you for your replies I will try dish soap you mean like dish washing liquid right?
Or the oatmeal soap .
I am going to try the QV oil the doctor suggested.
I tried the antihistamines last night and they did nothing at all still had the reaction which is strange I would have thought if it is a allergy they would work.:rolleyes:

Another quick question if I was to try eliminating what I thought might be causing the allergy maybe the new products; the natural products I said I started using not that I really think they were but if I had a trial of not using these new products how long would you eliminate them to give it a fair go?

Belly dancer and Patthedog, are you sure that you are not getting hives from the temperature change? I had allergies to all toiletries and I never itched, it just burned and turned red.

Belly dancer and Patthedog, are you sure that you are not getting hives from the temperature change? I had allergies to all toiletries and I never itched, it just burned and turned red.
I have tried having the water cooler and it still happens but I do love a hot bath can't see the point in having a cold one especially as I live in a cold climate.
I have been a lover of hot baths all my live and am 40 now. :(

Bellydancer, if you are having an allergy to toiletries the biggest culprits are the fragrances. The "natural products" were actually worse for me because they are filled with flowers and all kinds of plants and these were my worse allergies. What worked well for me was simple olive oil soap from the Middle East. You can get this at Middle Eastern grocery stores.

Hi,

I am researching for my son. He is 9 years old and I believe he has many allergies (has not been tested, his father had to do the allergy shots when he was a kid). Anyway, it seems like we go through this in the spring for some reason. He gets into a tub and a redness starts at his feet and moves upward. He doesn't complain of it being itchy. I give him 2 childrens Benadryl and watch for other syptoms. He has a second cousin who is allergic to cold (water, air, etc). Is there a name for this that I can put into a search engine to find more info? It seems like it is an allergy to warm/hot water, but it doesn't happen in the dead of winter like you would expect.:confused:

Sorry guys I thought I set my options to email notifications so I would know when I got a reply something went wrong obviously.:confused:
Thank you Sannah for your reply something to think on actually I did a skin patch test with some info from the site I got my products first on the shea butters I use no reaction my skin was clear no itchiness , 2 days ago I decided to do 2 patch test on both arms with ACV what I rinse my hair in after I wash with shampoo bars on was plain ACV- Apple cidar Vinegar the other a ACV I had made with herbs after the 24 hours they both looked a bit redish but I thought maybe the bandade after taking them off one especially became really itchy and by the time I went to bed was very red and itchy the other one was itchy and red too not as bad though. The herb one was worse. From that I assume I have a reaction to both the ACV and the ACV with herbs , the herb mix was far worse.
I am going to remove them from my routine.
The other products I will see about in the future.
If the ACV was causing this how long after removing this would I expect to see the problem gone, as I have gone without them a few washes before with no difference.
Sleas sorry I dont know how to search it has been hard for me to search for this as it is.:(

Sometimes it takes up to 6 weeks to recover from an allergy problem after stopping the offending items.

You should notice a difference in 2 weeks as a rule.

Thank you Misty800 .:)