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Re: Nut extract allergy questionPosted by Nick on April 24, 2001 at 21:10:07: In reply to: Re: Nut extract allergy question posted by Jeremy on April 21, 2001 at 18:25:06: Hi,I have an allergy to walnuts, and i have learned (through experience! yeach...) that if any part of a walnut (yes, even the shell) comes into contact with my skin for an extended ammount of time (5 minutes will do it) or if i eat any walnuts, my throat swells and threatens to close up... Fortunately it doesn't happen very often, as i have learned to avoid them... So be careful... : : If I did use a henna with walnut extract in it, after : : the paste was off and the skin washed, would he have a reaction to : : touching the area where the design was? : : Interesting question. It all depends which part of the walnut is : causing the allergy. I have nut allergy (fortunately just contact : swelling, not the life-threatening variety), so I can't touch : peanuts, for example. Yet I am fine with peanut oil. : : So I guess if the part of the walnut which dyes the skin is the part : to which he is allergic then, yes you might have a problem. Certainly : nut allergy sufferers can react to extremely small quantities of the : allergen. A relative of mine reacted to a piece of cellophane which : had previously touched a nut. : : Personally, I'd recommend steering clear of walnut extract from now : on.
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