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Nicole_Jasmine · 10-15-2012, 10:05 AM

A friend said that vaporizer are beneficial when you have certain allergies, I searched the internet but could not come up with anything that said so. I’m just throwing it out there, would anyone know if vaporizers are useful for certain allergies? Thanks guys.

FlowerFarmer · 11-12-2012, 08:50 AM

Your referring to a humidifier correct?

I know as a kid when I was having breathing difficulties my mother would put a small humidifier/vaporizer in my bedroom with a dab of vics in it. It seemed to help loosen up your sinuses and have you wake feeling better.

I'm pretty sure there are various essential oils (like eucalyptus) and additives you can add to these warm mist humidifiers to help with allergies and such.

Don't know the specifics, but interested as well. My sinuses/allergies are constantly resulting in poor breathing ability through my nose.

EDIT - I see your signature link going to a vaporizer. Trying to catch robot links? SPAM?

Blunt420Girl · 11-21-2012, 06:40 PM

hey i need advice, whenever i break up weed and scratch or touch my skin anywhere (face, legs, arms and armpits) little red bumps appear all over the area and are itchy. This only happens when weed comes in contact with my skin. Those bumps go away after half hour. I've also been sneezing a lot when smoking and while it could be the cats, I have never been tested for allergies and not sure how to approach a doctor about testing for weed allergies lol

Think I'm wrong? Ever hear of these symptoms?

TheArchitect · 11-21-2012, 06:46 PM

from personal experience

yes vaporizers are easier than smoke on the allergies...

but ya still gotta get it in there so if your like me your eyes are done no matter what.

and blunt girl, i get the same rash, lol, it sucks, best is to wear long sleeves when trimming, and i go so far as to get a respirator with activated carbon, capable of capturing VOC's, as the strong fresh terpenes drive my allergies crazy, just like perfume or collogne.

Blunt420Girl · 11-21-2012, 06:55 PM

Oh my the weed smell (especially kush), perfume, citrus fruit smell and flowers make my nose get all twitchy like in bewitched lol you know i even get itchy eyebrows when high , what is that? Lol

watts · 11-21-2012, 07:29 PM

I never had that problem until i started growing my own dank weed. I used to buy mexican brick and average dro when i was younger and that didn't make me itch or sneeze.

BudToker · 11-21-2012, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Blunt420Girl

hey i need advice, whenever i break up weed and scratch or touch my skin anywhere (face, legs, arms and armpits) little red bumps appear all over the area and are itchy. This only happens when weed comes in contact with my skin. Those bumps go away after half hour. I've also been sneezing a lot when smoking and while it could be the cats, I have never been tested for allergies and not sure how to approach a doctor about testing for weed allergies lol

Think I'm wrong? Ever hear of these symptoms?

This is a common reaction for both live and dried cannabis.
See this thread:

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread....light=allergic

Good Luck!

-BT

Ruosk · 12-18-2012, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Blunt420Girl

hey i need advice, whenever i break up weed and scratch or touch my skin anywhere (face, legs, arms and armpits) little red bumps appear all over the area and are itchy. This only happens when weed comes in contact with my skin. Those bumps go away after half hour. I've also been sneezing a lot when smoking and while it could be the cats, I have never been tested for allergies and not sure how to approach a doctor about testing for weed allergies lol

Think I'm wrong? Ever hear of these symptoms?

My friend has the same problem - he can't even handle buds without wearing gloves - and I get runny nose and other allergic symptoms from dried buds. Drying is the worst part as the plants really start to reek. Some OTC antihistamines should help, try taking some like half an hour - hour before handling the buds. Maybe you could try and find out if cannabis allergy goes together with some other allergy and get tested for that?

And yeah, I too find vaporizer much easier on airways. Smoking's bad for you, and especially so if you're allergic / asthmatic.

10-15-2012, 10:05 AM	#1
Nicole_Jasmine New Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 3	Allergies and Vaporizers A friend said that vaporizer are beneficial when you have certain allergies, I searched the internet but could not come up with anything that said so. I’m just throwing it out there, would anyone know if vaporizers are useful for certain allergies? Thanks guys.
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11-12-2012, 08:50 AM	#2
FlowerFarmer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,972	Your referring to a humidifier correct? I know as a kid when I was having breathing difficulties my mother would put a small humidifier/vaporizer in my bedroom with a dab of vics in it. It seemed to help loosen up your sinuses and have you wake feeling better. I'm pretty sure there are various essential oils (like eucalyptus) and additives you can add to these warm mist humidifiers to help with allergies and such. Don't know the specifics, but interested as well. My sinuses/allergies are constantly resulting in poor breathing ability through my nose. EDIT - I see your signature link going to a vaporizer. Trying to catch robot links? SPAM? __________________ A peek at the Farm
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11-21-2012, 06:40 PM	#3
Blunt420Girl Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 35	hey i need advice, whenever i break up weed and scratch or touch my skin anywhere (face, legs, arms and armpits) little red bumps appear all over the area and are itchy. This only happens when weed comes in contact with my skin. Those bumps go away after half hour. I've also been sneezing a lot when smoking and while it could be the cats, I have never been tested for allergies and not sure how to approach a doctor about testing for weed allergies lol Think I'm wrong? Ever hear of these symptoms?
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11-21-2012, 06:46 PM	#4
TheArchitect Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Inside the mitten Posts: 996	from personal experience yes vaporizers are easier than smoke on the allergies... but ya still gotta get it in there so if your like me your eyes are done no matter what. and blunt girl, i get the same rash, lol, it sucks, best is to wear long sleeves when trimming, and i go so far as to get a respirator with activated carbon, capable of capturing VOC's, as the strong fresh terpenes drive my allergies crazy, just like perfume or collogne.
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11-21-2012, 06:55 PM	#5
Blunt420Girl Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 35	Oh my the weed smell (especially kush), perfume, citrus fruit smell and flowers make my nose get all twitchy like in bewitched lol you know i even get itchy eyebrows when high , what is that? Lol
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11-21-2012, 07:29 PM	#6
watts ohms Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1,788	I never had that problem until i started growing my own dank weed. I used to buy mexican brick and average dro when i was younger and that didn't make me itch or sneeze.
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