If you’re allergic to wool, you should try this really easy and safe cure.  All you have to do is take a magnesium supplement.  Really.  That’s all there is to it.  I’ve used this technique for years and it never fails to work.  Every winter when I have to don a wool cap to stay warm, it will itch me just a bit (or maybe a lot).  So I go to the cabinet and get out the magnesium supplements and after one, maybe two capsules (taken once per day), I’m all better. No more itch.  :D  I just had to share this in case it will help anyone else out there . . . it’s so easy!  And wool is superior to anything else for keeping a body warm in the winter, so it’s very nice to be able to wear it comfortably.  Best wishes!

Generally, the safest type of clothing for the chemically sensitive person is 100% cotton. Any clothing that contains a percentage of plastic based fabric (polyester, nylon, acrylic) could cause an allergic reaction. The following list contains the online sources I use and you may find they work for you too. If you know of others, please let me know so that I can add them to the list.

Janice’s   I’ve tried several of their items and they are top quality.

Vermont Country Store  They also have very good quality all-cotton items.

Gaiam/Harmony advertises safe items for chemically sensitive individuals but I’ve ordered clothing from them on two occasions and none of these items were satisfactory–they arrived at my house with lots of fragrance, to the point that I could not wash it out.  (I tried for 2 years and I’m not exaggerating.)  I’ve also tried their supposedly unscented laundry soap and it was very scented (even though it was labeled as unscented).  Perhaps they have changed suppliers by now, or perhaps you will have better luck, but I would advise caution.

L.L.Bean carries some good quality cotton clothing.

Be careful about buying used clothing that has already been laundered. If you do, you will have a fight on your hands to get all the perfume out of it to where it will no longer bother you.  Sometimes the perfume that clings to the clothing is so strong, you’ll have a task washing it off your hands after handling the clothes!  In case you have to do this anyway, here are some tips to win the battle:

1.  Hang the clothes on a clothesline for a couple weeks and let it get repeatedly rained on.  If it doesn’t rain during that time, then squirt them down with the hose repeatedly.  I’ve found this to be quite effective.  The combination of water and sunshine, over and over, seems to break down the perfume.

2.  If you have help, you can get someone else to wash them for you as many times as it takes.  Use unscented All.  It will get the perfume out eventually, then, if you’re like me, all you have to do is wash the All out a few times and you’re set!

I’ve found some combination of the above works well, you just have to keep at it until the scent leaves, which can take from a few weeks to a few months. Sometimes you never do get it out, as much as you try, and you simply have to discard the clothing. My homemade laundry soap cannot get scent out, I have to use unscented All for this job. I sometimes have to wash the article of clothing a dozen times before it becomes safe enough to get close to. I wish you luck in this area, as it is not easy.