Scratching The Surface On Contact Dermatitis

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If you’ve ever developed a rash after touching or coming in contact with something you may or may not be familiar with, or perhaps had your face swell to cartoonish proportions after exposure to a thing you’re allergic to, you’ve had your share of contact dermatitis.
Contact dermatitis is a pretty common inflammatory skin condition that causes lesions like swelling, redness, and itching after contact with a foreign substance. It usually occurs in the areas of the body that have been directly exposed to the inflammation-causing substance. So say you get a rash on your hands after using detergent, or your under-eye gets red and puffy after using that ancient mascara you should have tossed out months ago, these are routine examples of contact dermatitis.
There are two common forms of contact dermatitis, these are irritant and allergic.
There’s a last one — photocontact dermatitis, but it isn’t very common. It’s usually a reaction caused when the active ingredients in skincare products come in contact with sunlight.
We already listed bleach as a cause of irritant contact dermatitis, but other causes include battery acid, solvents, rubbing alcohol, fertilizer, wool dust, and even pesticides.
In addition to gold jewelry and perfume, allergic contact dermatitis may be caused by latex gloves, exposure to plants like poison ivy and mango, or personal care products like deodorant, moisturizer, and hair dye.
Even though contact dermatitis can be a pain to deal with, it is largely harmless. Quick fixes like avoiding the irritant, or waiting 3-4 weeks for the skin irritation to clear up is typical advice when handling the skin condition. However, you may require expert medical opinion, should any of the following happen:
Yes, there are, and we’ll tell them to you. Some of the things you can do to prevent contact dermatitis include:
To treat contact dermatitis, the following methods can be adopted:
To wrap up, contact dermatitis can be annoying to deal with, but taking easy preventative measures like wearing protective clothing or avoiding the irritant, can help in keeping your skin in the clear.
Should you need to treat contact dermatitis, however, we recommend seeing a qualified dermatologist, using allergy medication, or even switch to gentle skincare products like fragrance-free soaps and vaseline might just soothe the skin.
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