How many with PA are also TNA?

I'm not allergic to any tree nuts, but I sometimes have an OAS reaction to walnuts (tannins).
I was using shea butter lots and lots, but my total allergen load increased and I started reacting with itty bitty microhives. I think it's a cross-reaction with my natural rubber latex allergy, though.
ygg

I am peanut and walnut allergic and I do avoid all nuts.
I am also avoiding anything with shea because last year while I was at Walmart, I tried a tiny dab of a perfume on my wrist that contained shea nut (butter?) and that spot instantly turned bright red and itched. There was a clerk with me (who had shown me where this scent was - moon path something)and she was like, "wow." I cleaned it right off with some listerine I carry in my purse for just such events, and also took a sip of benadryl just in case.
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Terri in the USA
(Severe allergy to peanuts, walnuts, haddock, tuna and avoid all nuts and fish)

Adele my son tested negative for tree nuts at age 5 but positive at age 18 so go figure. We have always avoided nuts anyway.
Peg

I am PA and TNA - tested positive to pretty much all tree nuts and have reacted to almonds in a face mask. I have never had a problem with Shea Butter - have been using L'Occitane Shea Butter for years without incident....
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DD is 20 now. TNA at 8, PA at 18, only ever told to avoid only that to which she had tested posive to.
We have never looked for shea, although now, I am aware of it, and potential trouble. I have no idea if any of the hundreds of products on her dresser or in the shower contain shea, I guess it's something to consider checking.

Hi. I'm PA and TNA and I avoid shea nut/butter. I have used it in creams on my skin and haven't reacted to it but I will not eat it and so far not using it on my skin either.

My son is PA and allergic to several tree nuts. We avoid all nuts, including products with shea nut.

I am PA only.
I usually avoid tree nuts as they may be cross contaminated with peanuts if bagged on the same equipment.
However, I do sometimes eat tree nut products (ie: Ferraro Rocher which contains hazelnuts) and I don't avoid shea butter (some soft soaps we use contain shea)

PA and TNA here. I haven't been avoiding shea 100% . . . used to use a shea lip balm, but I won't buy it anymore just in case. I think my conditioner has shea in it. . . I will finish it but won't buy it anymore either.
I haven't reacted to the lip balm or conditioner, but I used to think I wasn't allergic to almonds (no idea why . . just thought it was a less allergenic nut) and occasionally would use products with almond oil. Well, on my last skin prick test, I got a larger welt for almonds than for practically anything else (clams and sesame were also large, which is odd because although I avoid shellfish, I wasn't certain that I was clinically allergic. I guess I'm still not certain, but that welt was itchy for several days, so I'm not about to try it! ditto with sesame).
I do wonder if the almond skin cream made me more sensitive???? This is why I'm wary of shea (but not so much so that I would toss my conditioner).