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New clothes often contain a variety of substances that can irritate the skin or cause allergic reactions, said a dermatologist.
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NEW YORK - In a post on TikTok, a woman showed pictures of her arms, legs and face covered in pink hives – a reaction, she wrote, that developed soon after wearing a new dress she bought online.
On Reddit, similar stories abound in posts about “itchy red bumps” and hives cropping up on people’s skin shortly after wearing new clothes.
