Anyone else allergic to lip gloss/lipstick, etc.

I have had multiple reactions to something. The doctors haven't figured it out but we think it is either environmental or something in lip products. Whatever it is makes my lips swell really bad. Then they crack & peel, awful! All my allergy testing & other testing came back clear. So the doctors recommended avoiding lip products. Well, that drove me nuts because I *always* was putting blistex or something on. I tried making my own with shea butter & coconut oil & a tiny bit of beeswax. So far so good! Maybe you could look into making something yourself but omitting the beeswax.

Definitely beeswax for me. My lips swell up like balloons. I suffer from ragweed food allergies too and it's all related.

With some lipsticks and glosses my lips peel. No swollen, red, itchy lips. Just peeling skin. I suppose I should pay attention to the ingredients in those and see what I am having a reaction to!

I'm not allergic, but my lips are very dry due to me being hypothyroid. It makes my skin very dry, including my lips. I've tried all kinds of lip balms and nothing really worked well enough. I never could wear lipstick as all of them were much too dry. Until I discovered Lipstick Queen. These lipsticks are so moisturizing they are more like a lip balm. Some more than others. They are made with quality, moisturizing ingredients that really make a difference and to me are worth the price because they work. They feel better to my lips than most lip balms.

But here's the best part-they just came out with a line of lip balms that are supposed to be incredibly moisturizing, and with regular use improve moisture level in lips. I haven't tried them yet, but am anxious too. They don't have beeswax in them. They do have Omega 3, 6 and 9, Shea butter, Vitamin E and Rice lipids. It is the rice lipids that reduce the moisture loss. They are called Belle Epoque, and come in 3 colors. They are selling for $20.00 a piece which yeah, seems a lot, but if they work, to me it's worth it.

If you have an Ulta near you, if they stock them you can buy them there, and if they don't work for you-you can return them for a refund. That's what I like about Ulta. Sephora doesn't sell Lipstick Queen and neither does Nordstrom.

Debbie in MD. 

There are gluten free lists online. Celiacs.com is a good place to start. You don't want to do trial and error. I also have a contact allergy, so if one of my daughters wore the chapstick with wheat derivatives and kissed me on my cheek  my cheek would blister too. So weird!