tungsten on 12/6/2006 at 15:28
Tungsten, go for tungsten!!
Usually it's the Ni, nickel which is in many (silver or other) jewellery. Get pure silver or Ni-free alloys. It doesn't have to be titanium, platinum is also quite nice...
Speaking of metal allergies: another is an allergy to cobalt, which is used in many blue colours. A friend had new blue shoes - and I've finally met Bigfoot.
I don't think it'll help with jewellery, but you may always give it a try: wash it. Many things in our civilisation have coatings/treatments that they shouldn't.
And I think most importand for your allergy is that you post a picture here. Of your neck, wearing the new necklace...
Jenesis on 12/6/2006 at 15:33
Quote Posted by aguywhoplaysthief
Silver sometimes leaves a little blackish ring around my finger. It wasn't annoying, or painful, it was just black. But I figured that if my body reacts to silver in anyway not normal, it probably isn't good overall.
Now I wear gold, and I don't have that problem.
That's probably just the silver tarnishing. Some people's body chemistries are acidic enough to cause silver to tarnish fairly rapidly, with the result that the surface blackens. Nothing dangerous or abnormal about it, as far as I know.
TheOutrider on 12/6/2006 at 15:53
And you could definitely say that with how aguy is, he could tarnish silver at insane speeds.
Convict on 12/6/2006 at 21:19
Is it possibily due to sweating a lot from exercise or something? IIRC AGWPT was into cycling??
metal dawn on 12/6/2006 at 23:54
Just here to say I bear no ill will towards any of you.
Ko0K on 13/6/2006 at 02:47
I never confirmed this, but I think I'm fatally allergic to uranium and plutonium.
aguywhoplaysthief on 13/6/2006 at 03:16
Quote Posted by Convict
Is it possibily due to sweating a lot from exercise or something? IIRC AGWPT was into cycling??
What is an IIRC?
fett on 13/6/2006 at 03:17
I'm allergic to Jackyl, Slayer, Motorhead, and Megadeth.
I was also recently diagnosed as being allergic to Lordi.
Lhet on 13/6/2006 at 05:11
Another thing to watch out for, with cheap jewelry, sometimes the metal can start to rub off on you. This may cause irritation, or can even be potentially dangerous if the metal happens to contain lead.
Lacerta on 13/6/2006 at 08:26
Quote Posted by aguywhoplaysthief]Silver sometimes leaves a little blackish ring around my finger. QUOTE
It's quite possibly silver nitrate.
