Sunday, January 22, 2012

Unhappy Accident

The bottle of face wash with tea tree oil says in all caps "AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES" (as most soaps do).  But this one you really should go to great lengths to keep away from your eyes.  Trust me.

I inadvertently splashed some into my eye in the shower and nearly collapsed in the tub clutching my eye it was so painful!  I immediately tried to blink in some clean water to wash it out, but all the muscles in my face were working against me trying to keep me from opening that eye.  I turned off the water, groped blindly for my towel, and cried while little daggers seemed to be working my eye from all angles.  A few hours later I'm sitting here trying to do my homework with a red, swollen eye, feeling sorry for myself, I'll admit.

So my advice is that if you must use tea tree oil, wear goggles. 

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