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Jennifer Jennings loves the crisp look and the fresh, clean feel of brand-new clothes. However, the clothing, it turns out, does not love her back. Heavily dyed items leach into her skin as if it’s a sponge. Nearly all clothing right off the rack turns her skin hot and red. Eventually, profuse sweating kicks in.

“It doesn’t matter what the fabric is. I definitely have a hyper-sensitive reaction to new clothing, ” she told The Epoch Times.

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