[Jewelry making - Article 00046] - Re: [Orchid] Allergies to metals?

[John Burgess]

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>        I have a client that says her daughter is allergic to all
>     metals. She wants to wear a watch, and using clear nail polish
>     doesn't help. Are there any suggestions for tips or products that
>     might help her make these metals wearable (ie. sealants?) 


    g'day;  i strongly believe that many of the metal allergy stories
    aren't anything of the sort. here's my theory for what it is worth.
    when such an item as wrist watch or ring is worn, natural
    perspiration is at least partly blocked and sealed in by the metal.
    now sweat contains a whole variety of things which are excellent 
    nutrients for the myriad bacteria that swarm in the air. so they
    find a gourmet banquet laid out for them and their children in the
    almost perfect temperature, moisture and protected conditions they're
    looking for, and they move in joyfully. as their number doubles every
    20 minutes, a populous city soon grows. the problem is that they
    don't install sewage systems in their city, so their waste products
    also grow, then other bugs move in to use those products, depositing
    their own.  ad nauseum.  which people's skin doesn't like.   so,
    before you can exclaim, 'it itches like mad' you have an inflamed
    patch, and take off the watch or whatever, thus spoiling the party
    for all those poor starving bacteria. 

    'what to do', you cry 'i can't wear metal; i have an allergy to
    metal'   so, cut a small piece of that thick sticking plaster stuff,
    stick it to the metal, and wear it as usual - only on a different
    bit of your person until the inflammation has gone.  but it will all
    start again unless you change that bit of plaster every day without
    fail. 

    so now you'll  understand that what you don't need is a sealant, but
    a removable surface that will absorb a little moisture for a short
    time..  let someone else spread out the bacterial goodies. try it;
    you'll like it 

    ps bacteria,  like small boys, hate soap and water. 

-- 
Cheers for now,
John Burgess;   johnb AT ts.co.nz of Mapua, Nelson NZ


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