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Most of us with skin sensitivities don't think of them as a good thing. The thing is though, when you tend to have these kinds of reactions you naturally seek out products that have fewer chemicals: it really isn't so much about greener living, or toxins, or wanting to go organic -- it is simply about not wanting to itch your way through day or worse -- through the night.

Having these kinds of sensitives does provide a kind of radar when it comes to some chemicals. This is how some of us at Living the Science developed fairly non-toxic routines when it came to clothes care -- for many of us thsi happened years before we ever got interesed in studying chemicals and their effects on health. For example, several of us learned years and years ago to wash new clothes before wearing them because if we didn't we would get rashes. Same thing with certain kinds of detergents.