Hi Jill, you're welcome. I thought at first it might be shampoo and I couldn't figure out how that would be much of an issue, but the hair gel sounds more like it and the fact you're having these reactions is evident enough.

I hope you start feeling better soon. Interesting though, the fact that the EDTA from the gel sounds like it was being absorbed and stirring up metals or something.

Yikes, I'm going to be careful what I put in my hair (I used hair spray). However, I think it's fine.