Around three weeks ago I bought a pair of Marks & Spenser's T-shirt bras in balconet style. They can also be worn strapless and the band of the bra that goes under the arms & back has a thin strip of silicon coated elastane that grips the skin helping the bra stay in place when worn strapless. I have worn a bra with this kind of coating earlier as well - in a Indian brand called Enamour without any incident.
But on the very first day of wearing the M&S one, I got an allergic reaction by the end of the day - angry red welts all along the areas where the silicon coated strip touched the skin. To be honest there is a tag on the bra that says that some users may experience discomfort due to the silicon. Since it hadn't happened to me earlier I disregarded it. Since then I have worn the bras 2-3 more times and each time I get a rash.
I really like how the bras fit me otherwise. I am not sure the store will exchange or refund my purchase as the store policies in India tend to be very customer - unfriendly, plus I have cut off the tags from the bras coz I wore them.
I was hoping for advice from fellow forum members on if they have experienced this & what could be causing it? Should I just consider these bras a lost cause & dump them?
TIA!