That brings us to our skin metallics! Why all metals don’t suit all skin types? Or why some people have trouble with metal allergies? A large number of people who wear artificial jewellery on a regular basis suffer itchiness in the area where the jewellery comes in contact with the skin. The ear lobes, is the common example to mention. At times it could manifest as pain, swelling or oozing.
Costume jewellery is commonly made of nickel alloys. It is nickel mixed with other metals. Nickel is easily mouldable, durable and cheap, making it the preferred metal for making artificial jewellery, watchbands, spectacle frames, hairpins, buttons, zippers and other metal items of daily use. However, nickel is also a notorious allergen and is in fact one of the commonest agents to produce allergic contact dermatitis.
The increased popularity/use of costume jewellery has only spelt an increase in the incidence of contact dermatitis. The incidence of nickel contact dermatitis is about 10 per cent and it presents itself as itchy red patches. Its primary onset is during adolescent years and is more common in women. The degree of allergy varies. While some people develop mild dry allergic dermatitis (also called eczema) others may produce oozy wounds. Allergy can break out even after several years of use of the metal.
Testing Your Jewellery
Nickel-testing kits are now
available online and at pharmacies. The test kit does no harm to the
jewellery being tested, irrespective of whether it contains nickel or
not. Go through our site Apollo Life to get more related information on the same.
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