Allergic to silver Jewellery

[Melindabery]

I am allergic to silver jewellery. I came to know that last week when I wore beautiful silver necklace. That was not the first time that I had worn silver jewellery but it was indeed after a long time, some five years that I wore a silver necklace. I got red rashes around my neck. They were itchy and the doctor told me that it was indeed due to the chain that the rashes had appeared and that different silver chains do not have the same metal composition. Well I didn’t understand much what he was saying. He prescribed me a cream Egocort to apply two times daily. I have been using the prescribed cream for the past five days but I find no improvement in the skin rashes. They are still the same as they were before. While ordering the cream online I read “If the condition will not heal until 7 days, stop using Egocort and consult your doctor or physician”; http://www.drugdelivery.ca/s3473-s-EGOCORT.as... . I am really scared and worried now. Anyone else has used this cream? How many days did it take you to get cured?

[Metal allergy]

Did you stop wearing the necklace? I have not used Egocort. Sounds like a cortizone to help with itching. Suggest calling your doctor back ASAP.

http://www.nickelallergyfree.com/index.php...
http://www.nickelallergyfree.com/index.php...

[Allergy Editor]

Hi Melinda! Are you sure that you're allergic to silver? Were you tested for silver allergy?

I'm asking because nickel allergy is much more common, and nickel is typically found in silver jewelry.

If you are indeed allergic to nickel instead of silver, you can test for the presence of nickel and even wear jewelry containing nickel (after applying a protective coating) with the Nickel Solution kit.

Check it out:

http://www.achooallergy.com/nickel-solution.a...

[CNK]

Umm... I don't know if anybody knows this, but there isn't any nickel in sterling silver. I am very allergic to sterling silver and I've looked it up. There is a componant in sterling silver that causes the allergy, but it's a very long name that I cannot spell.

[silver]

im elergic to silver and its my birthdayon friday and i want my belly button perced would it go infectid

[Point 925 Jewellery]

If you get your belly button Pierced, make sure that you have it done by a reputable registered piercer. They should not be piercing with silver, make sure that they use sterilised disposable equiptment and that the piercing jewellery is surgical steel. Ask about after care and you should be ok. silver is usually only used in the ornamental parts of body jewellery and not the part that goes in the piercing. look after it and you will be fine.
regards
Point 925 silver jewellery Sheffield

[Will]

I could only wear gold. I saw this free recipe at gabby.com .au and I am back wearing my old silver jewells. Cheers. Will

[Hemangi]

Hey I have the similar kind of allergy.I am not sure whether its silver or nickel allergy. But I tried Plain Betnovate with a combination of a cold creame- Nivea and it worked. The rashes disppeared and the tching gone . But th ebad part is the allergy was developed permanently. I dont know why. And since then every alternate day i need to apply the combo of the two cremes at night . It appears only on the face.

[chad]

Is there any silver i can buy that mite not brake me out

[adriene]

ATTENTION SILVER ALLERGY PEOPLE: if you have an allergy to sliver, make sure you tell your Dr or the hospital if you have surgery or you are admitted. certain meds they use, IV's/heplocks, foley catheters and other things that can be inserted contain silver because it is an antimicrobial agent to prevent infection. I have learned the hard way and my 2 yrs old son has been suffering with ear infections and itching for a yr. i just discovered his ear tubes contain silver and after a year and 2nd set of tubes, he is still scratching them. He is going to have the 2nd set of tubes removed and replaced with silver free next wk.

[Phil]

CNK wrote:

Umm... I don't know if anybody knows this, but there isn't any nickel in sterling silver. I am very allergic to sterling silver and I've looked it up. There is a componant in sterling silver that causes the allergy, but it's a very long name that I cannot spell.

Some Sterling Silver certainly does contain nickel.. Sterling Silver is 92.5% silver and 7.5 % other metals.. it is the other metals that sometimes includes nickel in the mix. I own a jewellery shop and in the past we've been offered sterling silver jewellery containing nickel and refused it.. I've also been told that it is illegal to sell such sterling silver in Europe but I have no confirmation of this.

[victoria217]

chad wrote:

Is there any silver i can buy that mite not brake me out

I have been alergic to silver my whole life, it runs in the family, but silver is all i like to wear. So, I buy "sergical steel" jewlry. It looks just like silver, but you wont break out whether you are alergic to silver or nickle. You can find it at most jewlry stores, even some at walmart.

[SHAWN]

I could only wear gold. I saw this free recipe at gabby.com .au and I am back wearing my old silver jewells. Cheers. Will <<<<< WHAT AN IDIOT INSTEAD YOU PUT THE EXACT LINK THE FOOL ONLY PUTS THE WEBSITE NAME I HATE IDIOTS.