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My skin seems to have gone off Prosaso Red aftershave - it was one of my go-to products, but recently it seems to leave my face a bit blotchy and puffy. It also feels sticky, like it’s not been absorbed.
If I wash it off and use another product my face recovers almost immediately, so I’m sure it is the AS.
Any ideas what could have happened? Skin changed? Bad bottle? The apocalypse?
Annoying....
It seems to be every time I use it now...
A shame to hear. I'd find something to replace it with and give it to someone or PIF it.
Lots of people have adverse reactions to synthetic sandalwood fragrance oil. Prorazo red is one of the few soaps that still use natural sandalwood, and I assume the same is true of the aftershave. They may have switched to a cheaper synthetic alternative, which would explain your skin issues.
Other than that, no clue.
The EU is very strict on ingredient labeling for cosmetics, perfumes, and such-like things. That phrase "enriched with sandalwood oil" means there is real sandalwood oil in there.Just checked their website. It dies say "enriched with sandalwood oil" which I would assume isn't synthetic
It's odd the shaving cream yesterday and ended up with a few spots? Coincidence??
The EU is very strict on ingredient labeling for cosmetics, perfumes, and such-like things. That phrase "enriched with sandalwood oil" means there is real sandalwood oil in there.
It does not mean there is NO synthetic sandalwood in there at all, which, given rising costs and the expense of sandalwood oil, wouldn't surprise me at all to find out they decided to give it a little boost with some synthetic sandalwood as well, possibly even boosting that amount while decreasing the real stuff.
This is the ingredient list of my old tub that I've been working on for about 10 years.View attachment 105299
There's a number of ingredients in there that can cause people to have mild reactions and sensitivity issues. I can count at least five that can cause skin sensitivity issues.
@OrangeSport From what I've read, allergies do often develop over time, so this might be a case of that.
Although a silent change of ingredients (or their ratio) seems likely, manufacturers do it all the time.
Was it a new bottle of aftershave?
It should have the INCI for sandalwood essential oil on the ingredients list if it is. Santalum Album OilJust checked their website. It dies say "enriched with sandalwood oil" which I would assume isn't synthetic
It's odd the shaving cream yesterday and ended up with a few spots? Coincidence??
It should have the INCI for sandalwood essential oil on the ingredients list if it is. Santalum Album Oil
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