The ring itself is gold and only around the platinum setting do I get the rash.
2007-10-01 17:07:10 · 3 answers · asked by krissy p 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
This sounds like contact dermatitis. The most common cause in a ring is nickel.
I wonder if the junction of the two metals causes an electrolyis that let's nickel come out to the skin more.
Anyway the treatment is stop the ring and apply cortisone cream for a few days. It will clear up.
2007-10-01 17:23:38 · answer #1 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have a nickel allergy, if so, the only thing you can do is to get the ring changed to a purer form of platinum or gold. Almost all silver metals have a certain amount of nickel in them.
2007-10-01 17:18:18 · answer #2 · answered by kcpaull 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to a jeweler and ask if he can coat the setting in gold or suggest something else.
2007-10-01 17:15:05 · answer #3 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋