Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
This totally depends on whether or not you experience irritation from wool or have a true wool allergy - the allergy is a reaction to lanolin and causes contact dermatitis. A person with an allergy will react to lanolin in any product - so a hand cream could cause an outbreak without ever being near a sweater.. Irritation from wool is not uncommon and can be pretty severe, but isn't a true allergy. Finer, softer wools will be less irritating so indeed someone who finds wool sweaters to be generally itchy can be just fine with a soft merino.
no one said they had a true allergy, they were asking for anecdotal information.