Palladium allergy??

[jennalyns]

Is it possible to be allergic to palladium? I have a platinum channel-set band and a palladium comfort-fit band that I wear together on my right hand. I''ve had the plat band for 2 years, and wear it almost 24/7. I''ve been wearing the pall band with it for about 9 months, but all of a sudden started having trouble with it about 2 months ago. I''ve been getting a rash around my finger anytime I wear those rings together for more than a few days. It comes up really fast- it will start to itch a little and then two hours later it''s a pretty bad rash. It goes away after not wearing those rings/wearing different rings for a few days. I don''t wear them in the shower/cooking/cleaning. They aren''t tight (very loose actually), and they''re both very comfortable; it''s just weird that this started happening all of a sudden a few months ago, especially when palladium and platinum are supposed to be hypoallergenic?? Has anyone else had this problem, and is there anything I can do about it? I clean them daily, just with a toothbrush and water, so they don''t have any dirt on them that could be irritating my skin. I''ve never been allergic to any metal- I don''t usually wear white gold since I wear through the rhodium really fast, but I can wear 10K/14K/18K white gold and silver rings and cheap "mystery metal" earrings with no allergy problems. I also wear my platinum ering and wedding band 24/7 on my left hand with no problem at all. Thanks in advance!

 

[lyra]

Yes, it is possible to develop an allergy to palladium. Yes, it can be something that takes time to develop. Palladium is not considered hypo-allergenic, although I believe it has a lower chance of causing allergic reactions. Metals can be tricky for some people, sorry. To be positive, you can get an allergy check done by your doctor or dermatologist.

 

[Ara Ann]

I''ve had this same reaction to palladium myself...the itching is intense and unbearable! I can''t wear it either...I don''t have any other metal allergies and usually wear white gold and sterling silver... But I have noticed that any kind of soaps that are ''antibacterial'' also cause a rash under my rings, it''s not the same reaction as the palladium reaction causes, but I avoid any kind of antibacterial soaps...it has helped a lot.

 

[cinnamon013]

Geez thanks for the alert on this. I had no idea.

 

[jennalyns]

Thanks. I really thought I was going crazy, since everything I''ve read says palladium is supposed to be allergy-free... I did find a few medical articles about people being allergic to pall in fillings in their teeth, but not much on jewelry. The good news is I emailed the jeweler I got it from about it, and he probably thinks I''m nuts but said I could upgrade to platinum for a lot less than I thought it would be, even though I bought the ring from him almost nine months ago.

I got the ring from weddingringhotline.com. Talk about fabulous customer service!