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Wedding ring allergy?

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Sundance5 · 20/06/2021 01:05

Hello fellow allergists!

I am wondering if anyone can help?
I have dry skin, rosacea patches of
Ecezema and am fair.

I have never responded well to piercings, always had infections at the site. I Occasionally wear earrings for an Evening but get sore (and erm stinky) earlobes the next day. Obviously figured out I am Allergic to silver / Nickel early on.

I wear a yellow gold wedding band and engagement ring and for several years with no problems till 6 months ago.

Recently I have had dry, cracked, red and itchy sore skin around my wedding finger. Treated with sudocrem it dies down but whenever I pur my rings back on it gets sore right where the band is straight away.

Is it dermatitis or am I allergic to yellow
Gold? Obviously you won't know but has anyone else had this problem? Thank so much if you made me it this far!

OP posts:
Hoorayhenryyah · 22/06/2021 19:35

If you’ve worn them for years with no issues I doubt it would be an allergy! Could it be moisture/sanitiser trapped under them? Just thinking with all the extra hand washing and sanitising

roguetomato · 22/06/2021 19:47

I have allergy to certain metals, assume something that comprises gold accessory. Normally I'm ok with wearing 18k gold, but I get reaction when I'm a bit under the weather or something.
I don't think allergy is to the gold itself, but the metal that's added to gold.
Getting wet do affect me getting reaction, so I take off rings when washing hands, cooking etc, and only wear it on drying properly.

Couldhavebeenme2 · 22/06/2021 19:50

Yeah, I've always been OK with yellow/white gold (I can't wear silver/have to nail polish the back of my watch etc) and currently struggling with sore fingers due to handwashing and sanitiser a million times a day.

I've currently not wearing my rings in the hope it heals fully, then will be having my rings cleaned properly to get rid of any nasties. Fingers crossed it'll be ok

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