Allergic to Wedding Ring!

I found that Soft Soap is my culprit. If I wash my hands in it and don't rinse extremely well I have blisters like crazy. I think talking to a different jeweler may be a good idea. Or taking the rings back to the original ones to have him warranty his work.

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Well, I think you have your answer. You wear 4 bands total.
That takes up a lot of space on your finger and your fingers aren't getting thouroughly dry after you wash them, do dishes, whatever.
I have a beautiful ring and the band is wide. I have to take it off and let my finger get air to it. I take it off to wash dishes. I take it off to shower. That way, I can make sure my skin gets good and dry and has a rest from being covered with the metal. I have a beautiful and expensive ring that can eat the skin right off of my finger if I don't air my finger out. Moisture gets trapped. And, I have totally noticed that this never happens with my narrow banded rings. You don't even have to take them off. You can just slide them up close to the knuckle to get things good and dried and aired out before sliding it back down.
With 4 bands, I'll bet you anything that's what's happening.

Best wishes.

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Do you wear your rings all day every day? I take mine off when I'm at home, as I was getting itchy under the ring. So now it's part of my daily routine - put them on in the am before I leave the house, take them off when I get home.

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I don't think you have an allergy to the metal (after 5 years that is not likely) and I would not recommend changing anything about your ring. I had this exact issue after I got some soap stuck in between my rings. I developed eczema (according to my dermatologist - who also said it is not an allergy) on the skin under the rings as a result. (Sweat and water trapped under your rings can also cause it.) I was given samples and a prescription for a steroid cream to be applied to the area. It's been an ongoing problem, now one year since the soap incident, but it's gotten a lot better in the last few weeks since I started always taking my rings off whenever I touch soap. Go to see a dermatologist and get their opinion before you do anything to your rings!!

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I am allergic to every metal out there but platinum, titanium, and sterling silver (as long as it has no nickel). Ugh! Sorry! You may want to consider selling your rings given the price of gold currently (obviously in agreement with your DH) and buying a new set in titanium - exceedingly light, durable, and inexpensive. DH and I bought matching sets for $20 apiece on overstock.com. Another option could be to simply wear them on a chain around your neck. As another reviewer said, nickel allergies are pretty common.

Have you tried going without to allow it to heal, then adding the platinum only back to see if you're allergic to the plat as well?

If you've begun reacting to your rings, you will react to other pieces of jewelry such as earrings and chains as well. Watch out for reaction to antiperspirants and baking powders which contain aluminum too! This could be a developing allergy for you. Keep an eye on it!

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I had this problem with my watch band and it was fabric and plastic not metal. For years I had an itchy rash on my left wrist, so I switched to wearing my watch on the right. The rash stayed and would often pop up when the skin had been soaking in water (swimming, bath, doing dishes, etc.) My doctor prescribed Diflucan for a vaginal yeast infection and all of a sudden the rash cleared up and has not been back. You might ask your doctor or dermatologist about it because it may be a yeast or some other fungal infection in the skin.

I had a wide band on a ring and it didnt dry well enough with all the handwashing I did while doing daycare. It might be your problem too. Its staying wet, and getting icky under the ring and irritating the skin. Try taking off a couple of the bands if possible. Wear them on different fingers or different hands.

White gold is just regular gold dipped in rhodium. You probably are allergic to the regular gold but not the rhodium, which is why you stopped reacting once you had them dipped. Problem is - rhodium wears off and you have to keep getting them re-dipped. Lots of people don't know this when they purchase their rings. You need to make sure your jeweler will offer free lifetime dips of rhodium with your purchase, otherwise, they charge an arm and a leg to have it done.

First, I would find out which rings are causing the problems. Just wear your platinum ring for awhile and see if it causes problems - if no, then it's the other rings. If it's them I guess it's an allergy to something with the gold.

Then I would go to a jeweler that offers warranty's and have them set your stones in new bands. Then your bands will have a good warranty so that you can get them dipped every 6 months in rhodium for free.

My jeweler dips for free, sizes for free, cleans for free and I paid the same for our rings as any other mall store. Some mall stores offer this lifetime warrenty for an initial fee.

it is the soap that gets in the inside of your finger and keeps tracking bacteria. I had this for ssoooooo long and discovered my ring was too big and did not fit tight on my finger. Once I got it sized, it never happened again... ( KNOCK ON WOOD ) Also heard you are to have wet hands prior to soap then rinse well. I tried all ointments and it never helped. The sizing was a big part of it. Is yours loose ?

I had/have this problem too. And it wouldn't go away until I took the ring off and let my finger rest for awhile. Anyways, I think mine had to do with a combination of not rinsing soap under the ring well enough and becoming fatter (resulting in a tighter ring). I believe the combination was the culprit for me because I was married and wore the rings for 6 years before I had an issue. I gained some weight from pregnancy and then started having the issue. So maybe air out your finger until completely healed. Then make sure the rings aren't too tight. Finally, be sure to keep the area well rinsed and dried. Good luck.

This is very common problem. I have it too. It could be the Nickel in the gold. Sometimes it is the dirt that gets under the ring and sometimes it could be an allergy to the metal. Getting it cleaned professionally really helps (the jeweler will do that with the steam cleaner typically for free). Also, make sure your finger is heeled before putting them back on. If you can take them off on occasion, that helps too. I have ring holder next to the bed and next to the sink. Good luck, this is no fun. I am considering platinum for all of my rings now.

My husband is allergic to metal, so for him, we just avoid it. The only kind of belt he can wear is a military issue belt with a plastic buckle. :)

I was going to suggest, just from your question title, that you coat it with clear nail polish...really, that ought to work. I hate to suggest this, but you should probably take them off, let your skin totally heal, and THEN try the nail polish thing...and you need to give it a good, good coating (or 3) and make sure you don't just get the insides but the sides as well. (Not the top where you can see, but you know what I mean.) I had one ring I was allergic to, and this worked for me.

I'd get them appraised somewhere else. Skin allergies to these types of metals are rare. Perhaps your rings aren't what you think?

The only solution I can think of is to have the stones placed/set in a better quality band.

Have you considered a plastic ring guard?
That might work.
LBC