Can I take Vitamin D3 if I am allergic to wool? I see on the bottle that it is derived from lanolin or wool......would I be better off taking Vitamin D2? I had mine tested and I am a bit low so need advice. Also, maybe some food sources that I can use to get the numbers up?

Thanks!

Kris

Looking around, I find that wool allergy is considered "rare".

http://www.allergyreliefexpert.com/wool-allergy/

I suppose you could open up a capsule of D3 and rub it on a test area of skin, and see what happens.

This is the process used:
http://www.livestrong.com/article/27...in-d3-derived/

It appears to come from the skin of the sheep, not the wool.

This site cannot answer this question 100% either:
http://www.raysahelian.com/cholecalciferol.html

D2 is not very bioactive in humans.

Also the D3 added to foods now, would come from the same extraction process using sheep skin. (milk and juice)

Your alternative is sun exposure daily if you are concerned.

Thank you! Well, this is very interesting. I always get stuffed up when I am near Grandma's wool blankets BUT I drink a ton of milk...whole with vitamin D3 and am fine and was wondering where there source was. I am just concerned since I get such a intense nasal blockage from the wool blankets that I just assumed it was an allergy. Maybe I should go to an allergist to be sure???

As for sun exposure, I live in Wisconsin, how much do I need? It is not always easy but I could sit outside in the cold....how much skin needs to be exposed?

This varies from person to person. If you take drugs to lower cholesterol, sun exposure may not work well.

It used to be 20 minutes on face and arms at the high point of the sun during the day.

Wool traps all manner of airborne pollen and dust and dander.
People also used to store wool with moth balls. And those fumes are not safe in any way, and can be irritating.

I'd rub a capsule on your arm and if it does not swell up or get red I wouldn't worry about it. The amount of Vit D in a capsule is MINUTE anyway. And I mean minute! Most of the fortified foods now and fortified vitamins have D3 in them, so you are consuming it already!