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Journals On Contact Dermatitis

Contact dermatitis usually improves or clears up completely if the substance causing the matter is identified and avoided. Treatments also are available to assist ease the symptoms.Contact dermatitis causes the skin to become itchy, blistered, and dry and cracked. Lighter skin can become red, and darker skin can become dark brown, purple or grey. This reaction usually occurs within a couple of hours or days of exposure to an irritant or allergen. Symptoms can affect any part of the body but most commonly the hands and face. The best thanks to prevent dermatitis are to avoid contact with the allergens or irritants that cause your symptoms. If you cannot avoid contact, you can take steps to reduce the risk of the allergens or irritants causing symptoms, including: Cleaning your skin – if you come into contact with an allergen or irritant, rinse the affected skin with warm water and an emollient as soon as possible. Using gloves to protect your hands – but take them off every now and again, as sweating can make any symptoms worse; you may find it useful to wear cotton gloves underneath rubber gloves if the rubber also irritates you.  

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