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So…I suffer from a very wide range of allergies including everything from cats and dust to a number of very common trees and even lawn grass.  (I thought the doctor was joking on that last one.) In addition to that, I also have extremely sensitive skin—it took a good two years to learn what brands of make up it is safe for me to use. (I’m a MAC girl for life!) I’ve been this way for years, and I’ve gotten pretty good at being able to recognize allergens and protect myself from harm.  But in the last two months, I’ve had three reactions that resulted in puffy eyes.

For weeks I have been trying to figure out what in the heck is wrong with me—I bought a new brand of lip gloss two weeks ago, and thought maybe I touched my lips and then touched my eyes? But that didn’t add up.  Well yesterday, it dawned on me—SUNGLASSES.

It makes perfect sense. In looking back, I was wearing sunglasses for a prolonged period of time on the day of each reaction.  I do wipe off my sunglasses every time I wear them, as I have a collection that I wear according to outfit, but during the course of the day I put them on the counter, in my purse, etc.  I’m 95% sure this is what the problem is, so it looks like I’m going to have to disinfect them each and every time I put them on my face.

So let this be a warning to you….