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Allergic
Contact Dermatitis
Learn About
Substances That Can Cause Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
appeared when your skin reacted to a direct contact with certain
chemical substance (allergen). You can have allergic contact dermatitis
if you are already sensitive to certain substance. The sensitization
usually need several days to grow within your body. If there is another
skin contact with the substance, allergic contact dermatitis reaction
will appear within 48 hours.
Allergic Contact Dermatitis Symptoms
The skin irritation on allergic
contact dermatitis patient is similar with
eczema.
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Redness, swelling.
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Blister skin, then get thicker and
scaly.
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Very itchy.
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Only attack certain area of the
body, which can explain the cause of the allergic contact
dermatitis. For example, if you wear a wrist watch, and the redness
or swelling appeared on your wrist area, then you’ll know that you
are allergic to the nickel plated of your wrist watch.
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If you or your
doctor are not sure about the allergen, the doctor will get you a
patch test.
What Can Cause Allergic Contact Dermatitis ?
Nickel
The most common substance is nickel (usually from accessories,
zipper, buckles, bra clip or jeans button). Chrome plated or stainless
steel object can sometimes also contain nickel. When you are sweating,
nickel substrate can cause itchy and prickling sensation on the area
where you wear the accessories. Solution: substitute nickel
accessories with nylon or plastic ones.
Latex
If you have allergic contact dermatitis to latex substrate, wearing
rubber gloves could trigger your allergic reaction. Itchy and tearing
eyes are the common symptoms, besides dermatitis around the area under
the rubber gloves. Solution: you can wear vinyl or other
synthetic gloves for substitution. Rubber can also found in women’s
underwear and some casual footwear. Avoid or replace them with
non-rubber ones.
Chemical
Chemical substance which cause allergic contact dermatitis can be
found in cosmetics products like hair dyes, lotions, perfumes. Solution:
permanent and semi-permanent hair dyes usually cause allergic contact
dermatitis. Use temporary dyes or vegetable dyes for substitution.
Solution: for you who are allergic to some cosmetics, find
non-allergic cosmetics that are sold in many department stores. These
are few alternatives :
Allergy tested cosmetics, 100% fragrance free
Cosmetics with natural
ingredients for sensitive skin
Plants
Some plants could cause allergic contact dermatitis reaction such as
lines of small blisters when the plants brushed your skin. Poison ivy,
poison oak and poison sumac are those plants which you must be careful
of.
Tips for itchy skin
When you got allergic contact dermatitis, you will feel
very itchy. Do not scratch the itchy area, which will increase the itch.
Use emollient cream continuously, and rub it on the itchy area.
Emollient cream will soften the skin surface and prevent of losing skin
liquid. Both ways can thicken and soften your skin. Emollient cream
doesn’t have any effect to your skin, as it is free from perfume and
lanolin.
You can also use a natural
holistic help for your itchy skin.
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