[quote SherryPalmer]@RavingAnnie it’s interesting to see your post because I also have this type of eczema AND reacted to Balsam of Peru and Cobalt in a patch test! Unfortunately my dermatologist at the type was useless at following up with me after the patch test and never really told me what to avoid so it would be great if you could share some tips.[/quote]
Yes the hospital are utterly useless! They gave me some vague sheets, told me to avoid all the allergens as much as possible and that was it. I asked a few questions which they couldn't answer.
Since I wrote the above post I've found out that I may not be allergic to cobalt and chromium after all. even though the derm told me I was and gave me allergy sheets telling me to avoid everything with cobalt and chromium in!! Apparently I had an irritant reaction to them rather than an allergic reaction. This is great but I would never have known this had I not contacted the hospital to ask what some of the annotations meant on my allergen sheets. I could have gone for years avoiding things I didn't need to avoid. So yes, pretty useless verging on incompetent!
So basically I've done my own research (which includes cobalt as I've only just found out the irritant thing above - so I can share that with you also)
Balsam of Peru is the trickiest one and the one I reacted most to. It has multiple names, multiple constituents and multiple cross reactors which you also need to avoid. It's in sooo many things! It feels pretty overwhelming at first but I am getting the hang of now.
I've been through all my products and have found replacements for most of them (I'm also allergic to cetearyl alcohol which is also in everything so that's been pretty challenging!) so feel like I'm getting into the swing of it now.
I also have to avoid BoP foods as I have oral symptoms. Some people with systemic allergic dermatitis also find they have to avoid BoP foods but some just need to avoid skin contact. I'd probably start with the products and work up to the foods if you find you are still reacting.
The foods is hard I have to say but the idea is you do an elimination diet and then reintroduce to see what foods are causing the issue and hopefully you don't need to avoid all of them permanently.
Cobalt is similar. Cobalt is in loads of things you come into contact with but there is also a low cobalt diet that you could try if needed. It's in so many things you come into contact with that you won't be able to avoid it entirely but may be able to limit it and that be enough.
I have loads of links, info, food lists, studies and allergy sheets I can share with you. I will post them on this thread tomorrow when I have had a chance to sit down and go through them. As I should be going to bed now!! 
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