i don't want to tell my gran so this is why i'v come here. i now it's quite personal, but where can i turn to?

i got this new bra right, and it made my skin go very red, and it can really hurt sometimes. it's not too tight, nor am i alergic to the material. and i know when you get a new bra it's itchy, but it started on my second day wearing it. can you help me ladies?

~PartyAnimal~

It has to be rubbing against your skin somehow, as you move. I've had this happen to me with underwire bras. When you buy bras, it's best to wash them before you wear them. Garments that are made overseas, are exposed to so many things. I worked in a sewing factory and we used to see all sorts of little dead animals, like lizzards, etc., when we opened the boxes. It could be a reaction to something like that.

Are you allergic to the underwire? Because you may be allergic to some metals, and not even know it. The metal can bother you through the cloth. You may need to find another bra with thicker cloth, or no underwire at all.
However, if it's none of these things, maybe you just need to wash it a few times and get the 'itchiness' off it.
Good luck cuz I know that is the pits!!! puppyblues

You may very well be allergic to the material, or to the process by which it was made, or to something it was exposed to.
Wash the thing a couple of times in hot water, and if it still makes you itch, toss it. Get a different bra. The last thing you need is for your bra to make you uncomfortable. Boobs are uncomfortable enough without the itching!
For your skin, use some cortisone or polysporin to stop the itch and sooth it.
Good luck!

p.s. there is no reason why you should be embarrassed to tell your grandmother about this. It’s just a bra, it’s not like it’s a tampon issue! And even that… Well, if you have a real problem, you have got to be able to talk to someone real about it.