[Jewelry making - Article 00213] - Re: [Orchid] Palladium white gold allergy

[Hratch]

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    okay i will through in my 2 cents, 

    welp I personally used to wear a stainless Tissot watch band,had to
    stop since i started getting rashes on my wrist. changed to Swatch
    plastic band,low and behold years later did the same thing,and
    usually in weather that makes me sweat/moisture. it turns out some
    people are allergic to their own sweat if it stays on them long
    enough/covered. even the slightest moisture trapped will eventually
    do things to your skin. the point I was getting at is I went through
    a battery of tests and showed no allergies to the royal metals but
    to fluoride and zinc and copper...I would highly recomend you make a
    few measured tests on your own and see what your reaction is. and
    include in that a plastic ring,a paper ring amongst the metals, sort
    of process of elimination. and I would try and have the rings all
    the same inside contour so as to not doubt your testing. before an
    expensive medical test. 

    unfortunatly there are no set medical rules/findings for us who play
    with too many materials /chemicals. I did go to an allergist and that
    was the outcome,each case is a unique and individual case. in my many
    visits to his clinic I met a 60 year old welder/miner,she had come
    down with alergies to the platinum salts,I am not sure how or where
    they use that in welding,but she was there tested positive for that.
    from that office I learned that exposed enough to a material you
    could get allergic to anything. and some materials clear out of your
    system fast and some stay in for life. 

Hratch Babikian
AHB
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