Alcohol in aftershave and mouthwash
Clarence Snyder, alkie # 40 from the original group, has a speaker tape where he says something about the people who used aftershave or perfume then had a relapse. Yes, some of us are that sensitive. Oils are an alternative. Mouthwash without alcohol is also available.
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I have read about folks relapsing by drinking household stuff. That is not my concern. Im worried that with the aftershave is that its getting into my system thru my skin.
I just want to make sure before using it again on my face that its not getting into my blood stream and confusing my new system so early in sobriety.
I just want to make sure before using it again on my face that its not getting into my blood stream and confusing my new system so early in sobriety.
If it bothers you, don't use it.
I won't use that hand sanitizer. It smells like pure alcohol to me. I don't want to eat it or anything, it just grosses me out. Which at this point, I am very glad it does.
I won't use that hand sanitizer. It smells like pure alcohol to me. I don't want to eat it or anything, it just grosses me out. Which at this point, I am very glad it does.
I use hairspray with some alcohol content, though very low. Never had a reaction. However, occasionally I'll get a whiff of a different brand- and my reaction has been slight nausea. Odd. I thought that would really be something to watch out for but that hasn't been my experience.
I just started shaving and using aftershave again after a decade+ of beard trimming only, and ~5 months sober now. I don't feel it's a possible 'trigger', but I have dumped out the mouthwash. Do what helps you for sure.
Just looked at mine and it's: SD alcohol 40-D... not sure what that means, but I'll keep it outta my mouth.
Just looked at mine and it's: SD alcohol 40-D... not sure what that means, but I'll keep it outta my mouth.
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I was on 250MG antabuse/daily for a few weeks and I put aftershave on and let it burn in and my face started to get all red. I immediately rinsed the aftershave off and my face was burning. I had a red rash on my face for a few days that everyone kept asking about.
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