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Kat99
Nov 5, 2008, 06:01 PM
Over the summer, my legs, specifically on my inner thighs, I started breaking out with pimples/white heads/and sore red tiny bumps. Within a few weeks, it started clearing up, with chlorine from pools and occasionally patting baking soda or baby powder on the area. A few weeks later, I was wearing shorts, which I had resisted to for most of the summer, with the embarrassing bumps, and the same day, I got a large VERY sore red bump on my inner thigh. It made it hard to walk. I read somewhere else online to place a hot cloth on the area for 20 minutes a few times a day. I did this, and gradually it went away. Recently, again, my legs randomly started breaking out, worse this time. There are more white heads this time, also, the break out is spreading down my leg...as far as the back of my knee cap. It hurts! And it's embarrassing. They are itchy, and some spots have heads with white pus in them. I broke out a little on my vagina as well. I am not sexually active, nor have I done anything serious in the past. I'm even getting little spots on my stomach too. PLEASE, someone explain to me what I can do to stop this! And make this all clear up. I am not a dirty person, I take a shower daily, and I have been using Panoxyl acne bar 10% for quite some time to try clearing up the situation, but it's taking so long and I'm becoming nervous! Is this some form of STDs? I am only 16, and am truly scared from the situation, PLEASE help!

MrEasy
Nov 6, 2008, 11:47 AM
Sorry to hear about your rash. The first thing I would look at is whether you have changed soaps or if you mother has changed her clothes detergent or fabric softner. Many people are sensitive to the chemicals in personal care products and detergent. Once your clothes are washed in the detergent, chemicals are caught in the fabric. When you begin to perspire the chemicals are activated and irritate your skin. The result is a condition similar to eczema. Here's a website that shows a picture of someone with eczema What's That Rash? - Eczema - Health.com (http://slideshows.health.com/slide_shows/10283/slides/10765)
You might start by trying a natural soap to bathe with and a gentle laundry detergent such as Arm & Hammer. If you have another breakout, you may also try using atheletes foot powder on the affected area in the event this is a fungal problem.
I'm very familiar with people who have mult-chemical sensitivities and very few knew to look at their environment first.
Hope this helps.