Egg or bird allergy? Read this before Quell

Quell’s warnings open with this: Caution should be used in those with egg or bird allergies — For use in the eyes only. If you have an egg or bird allergy, that sentence is written for you.

Why the caution is there

The formula contains emu oil, an inactive ingredient that comes from the emu, a bird. The caution is about that ingredient. The FAQ on the home page says the same thing in its own words.

What to do

Ask your doctor or allergist before using it, and bring the ingredient list. Here it is in full, as printed on the carton: Caprylyl Glycol, Dead Sea Salt (Sodium Chloride), Emu Oil, Glyceryl Laurate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Manuka Honey, Polaxamer 188, Sterile Water, Terminalia Chubula and Tromethamine.

Buying for someone else

Check with them first; an allergy is easy to miss when you are ordering on someone else’s behalf. Ordering for someone else has more.

If you react

Stop use and ask a doctor if you feel eye pain or changes in your vision, if irritation or redness continues, or if the condition worsens or persists for 72 hours.

Every ingredient, active and inactive, is set out on the Drug Facts page to show your doctor.