Something is Bugging Me!

[so lucky]

It is only under my clothing, except a new one on the side of my neck. I suppose I could be carrying home a flea or two from Penny's daycare.
I had thought that fleas prefer dogs, and even if I carried one home, it would find Penny, then be killed by her flea poison. Maybe they prefer me. I am pretty tasty, lol.
We have had fleas really bad in this house before. When I had the cats from H@!!, we got them in the basement and I thought we would never get rid of them. That was years and years ago. Don't want to repeat that ordeal.
I recently changed detergent to All Free and Clear. I hate to think that would be causing dermatitis.
@catjac1975 , fleas can survive a minute in the microwave. Don't ask how I know.

 

[catjac1975]

One of my grandsons was loved by fleas. They did not go after 6 other people in the house.

 

[catjac1975]

It is only under my clothing, except a new one on the side of my neck. I suppose I could be carrying home a flea or two from Penny's daycare.
I had thought that fleas prefer dogs, and even if I carried one home, it would find Penny, then be killed by her flea poison. Maybe they prefer me. I am pretty tasty, lol.
We have had fleas really bad in this house before. When I had the cats from H@!!, we got them in the basement and I thought we would never get rid of them. That was years and years ago. Don't want to repeat that ordeal.
I recently changed detergent to All Free and Clear. I hate to think that would be causing dermatitis.
@catjac1975 , fleas can survive a minute in the microwave. Don't ask how I know.

Absolutely it is probably your detergent. My daughter is allergic to Tide. She borrowed a shirt from a friend as a kid and itched and scratched terribly. Her husband thought she was crazy about the allergy and washed some of her clothes in Tide. Guess what happened?

 

[Nyboy]

I can't use ivory soap, Took a trip to Dr to find out how drying it is for skin

 

[Smart Red]

I can't imagine what it is, but I hope you get a clue and soon. I would suggest a small spider, but you said no to mites and that's pretty much what a small spider is.

I presume this happens regardless of what different clothes you are wearing? Jacket? Scarf?

 

[so lucky]

Yes, no matter what clothes I have on.
I don't know for sure that it's not mites. I'm pretty sure it's not chigger mites, due to the bite patterns. We have had warm weather when I was wearing a short sleeve shirt lately, but they bite regardless of short or long sleeves.
Also, I haven't seen any mosquitos yet this spring, but I expect them to be bad, with all the standing water.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

i'm wondering about the laundry det too. my mother has had this problem in the past too.

 

[catjac1975]

Rewashing some of you clothes should tell the story. I would use a different soap and give it an extra rinse.

 

[so lucky]

Well, it isn't All Pure and Clean, it's Purex Clear and Clean or something like that. It does loosely correspond with the time I switched detergent. I will stop using that for a while and see what happens.

 

[Chickie'sMomaInNH]

my mother had the same issue when she tried using Arm & Hammer detergent for some time. not sure what is in it that she could have reacted to that is any different from other detergents out there.