Geoffrey Barst on tue 10 jan 06
Try a patch test to see if it is really the clay causing your problem.
Select an area of skin which has had no exposure to clay, such as your
stomach, thigh, upper arm, etc., & apply a small dot of clay & allow it
to stay in contact with the skin for 15 mins & then wash off. Mark the
area so you know exactly where to look. You can test successively longer
exposures to clay such as 30, 45 & 60 mins in different places. You have
to wait a few days to see if there is a reaction.
All the correspondence on this topic seems right on the mark. Sounds like
contact dermatitis from your description. If it turns out to be the clay,
test other suppliers' clay, but if you react to those, an impermeable
barrier like long gloves is really the only solution. Barrier creams &
lotions will wear off.
Geoff Barst
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