Chris Slade <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Are people who routinely apply noses to hives or who can
> accurately  describe 
> the scent of alarm pheromone in danger of becoming
> sensitised.

Alarm pheromone is NOT bee venom, so I don’t know how exposure to the smell of ’alarm pheromone’ can cause one to be sensitized to ’bee venom’.  
I haven’t seen any evidence that supports this concern;,,, please provide. 
 
> The chap was selling, inter alia, a cream containing venom
> which apparently  
> is good for arthritis. 

I would ask, why these folks applying bee venom cream on a daily basis are not being sensitized through repeated absorption through the skin as well as inhaling?

Joe


      

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