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  1. Ling
    Ling at |

    Hi friends, recently I have had to look into different kinds of creams and lotions for my son who has had a severe flare-up of his eczema due to his nut allergy. It all started when I applied cetaphil cream on him without realising there is sweet Almond oil in it. I have to stop all cetaphil skin wash too( which he had been using for some time and it does not have nut oil on its ingredient label) now that I suspect the whole range of cetaphil may come from the same manufacturing facility. They also use macademia oil too hence there is a chance of cross contamination. Apart from that, a lot of creams for eczema have tocopherol acetate ( vit-E) and a search on the web says its origin may come from wheat/soy/nuts eg walnut and seeds eg sunflower etc. I am now finding it really hard to find a suitable cream for him as he is also allergic to Olive oil too.

  2. Jennifer is Always Sick
    Jennifer is Always Sick at |

    I have a tree nut allergy, but never thought of shea butter as a potential allergen. I use shea butter all the time without any problems what-so-ever.

    I’ve never used cetaphil, but I have been checking ingredients for bath products and such because so many contain almond oil.

  3. Colette
    Colette at |

    Cetaphil is actually one product I CAN use because it doesn’t contain wheat or soy (many other skincare products do). Too bad there isn’t a skincare product for everyone.

  4. Karen
    Karen at |

    I think we sell that here in Australia, I’ll check it out, thank you. Also whilst we are on the subject of nut oils in products, did you see my post about Lice Breaker, Head Lice Treatment by Valiant Pharmaceuticals, this has undeclared Macadamia Nut Oil, Kane had a severe reaction to it and ended up in Hospital. Worth checking of you sell it in the US.

    Susan – that’s terrible that your paediatric allergist uses this product!

  5. Susan
    Susan at |

    My children’s pediatrician is also a pediactric allergist. She keeps Cetaphil on her desk to moisturize after washing to examine kids. I had to tell her it contained nut oils!! I really like her-and still use her BUT I told her this 6 months ago and she still keeps it on her desk! How can a pediatric allergist use this several times a day and still touch nut allergic kids?? It never ends……

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