Help!, Earring problems Options

[Simply_unique]

Yea.. I dont know if this applies to anyone or if its just me but I always have these earring problems. When I was 8, I got my ears pierced and It got infected or something so i had to take it out and now that i;m older, i thought that it'd be fine but yet again i'm having earring problems. I dont know if i just have sensitive skin or an allergy or what but my ears really REALLY itch and its gotten red and swollen. It could be an allergy but i dont see how that can be since most people have allergys to fake jewelry but these earrings are real gold. anywayz. I was just wondering if anyone else has a similar problem and could tell me how to fix this problem without removing the earrings.

[earringdoctor]

I came across this blog and the questions posed about allergic reactions to jewelry and in particular earrings.
I have been dealing with the problems earrings cause for the past 25 years so I am an somewhat of an expert on answering what causes it.

Its called contact dermatitis and it is usually a reaction to nickel. Nickel is mixed with other metals to create an alloy used to make metals harder.

Nickel is found in lots of products. It can be found in jewelry, watches, rivets, buttons, metal clips, buckles, zippers, snaps, and hair-pins etc. Any metal product may contain nickel.

Once a nickel allergy occurs, you can have it for many years and possibly for life. 14 karat gold jewelry or less of may contain enough nickel to cause a reaction. Pure sterling silver .999 contains no nickel but it can be coated with it. White gold often contains nickel as well.
Stainless steel contains nickel but its make up is such that the nickel is unable to escape or to be drawn out by perspiration or moisture.

The word hypoallergenic may be misleading on some jewelry. The posts may not have any nickel content but the rest of the jewelry that contacts your skin might have nickel in it.

There is no way to stop having a nickel allergy once you have it by taking a shot, pills, or any other method. Simply try to avoid the use of nickel containing products is the answer or...

Lastly, and I know that blogs should not be commercialized, but I think this will help anyone reading about this problem. There is a product available called "Reaction Block" that ensures that you can wear any metal, even if it has nickel in it. Its a brush on clear hypo-allergenic brush on coating that puts a buffer zone between the metal and your skin to stop an allergy to the metal from occurring.
You can find it at www.earringdoctor.com