Allergy question about piercings?!
Question: Allergy question about piercings!?
i got my ears pierced with 14k gold, and it healed normally!. i switched to silver!. I had an allergic reaction, so I waited until my ears healed and got them repierced with 14k gold, the same earring/post that I had before!. I had an allergic reaction!. How is this possible!? I wasn't allergic to gold the first time!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
The most common cause of an allergic reaction in jewelry is nickel in the alloy, usually associated with white gold!. Better quality white gold uses palladium, which usually does not cause an allergic reaction!.
Yellow gold: Nickel is not used in yellow golds, but zinc, silver and copper are!. These metals are almost never a problem, though as Strm notes there are cases where this can happen!. The reason many people experience problems with low karat alloys such as 9K gold is that silver and copper can form compounds with atmospheric pollutants and cause a reaction!. Higher karat alloys bond better with the gold content and have fewer problems, so moving to 18K and better usually solves the problem!.
Detergents chemicals (hair-care products, etc!.) that lodge between jewelry and skin can also cause the same irritated appearance as an allergic reaction!. Regular cleaning of your jewelry will help avoid this!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Yellow gold: Nickel is not used in yellow golds, but zinc, silver and copper are!. These metals are almost never a problem, though as Strm notes there are cases where this can happen!. The reason many people experience problems with low karat alloys such as 9K gold is that silver and copper can form compounds with atmospheric pollutants and cause a reaction!. Higher karat alloys bond better with the gold content and have fewer problems, so moving to 18K and better usually solves the problem!.
Detergents chemicals (hair-care products, etc!.) that lodge between jewelry and skin can also cause the same irritated appearance as an allergic reaction!. Regular cleaning of your jewelry will help avoid this!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My ears are the same way!. In some holes I can't even wear earrings because I get the allergic reaction!. It's weird!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You shouldn't be allergic to gold!. Are you sure it was an allergic reaction!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Maybe you aren't keeping them clean enough for them to heal after the piercings!?Www@Answer-Health@Com