Hi All,
just thought i'd mention this to you.
I know i suffer from very sensitive skin, (I know make your jokes), so i've always worn gloves when working on the car.
last night i was fitting the electrics, a nice clean but fiddly job, so i thought no gloves will be ok.
turns out i've had a very bad reaction to something in the wiring (silicoln grease i'm guessing) now my right had is swollen, cry and
cracked.
TOP TIP
wear gloves and protect your skin
sulk sulk 
all the best
Neil
Hope it subsides soon - my niece is sensitive to pretty much everything - she started training as a nurse, was allergic to the gloves, the barrier
cream, and the supposedly non-allergic replacements for both! I always wear gloves, I just don't like having filthy hands though! 
Good advice - except it wouldn't have helped me in the past...
When I took my crossflow engine apart I read all the advice about not getting old engine oil on your skin, especially if you have namby-pamby soft
office-worker hands like mine. So I got some latex gloves and did the job. Next day I had red, swollen hands... it seems that I'm allergic to
latex...
It did explain a few things though... when I was a kid I used to come out in a very bad rash under fabric plasters (they used to use latex glue) and I
used to have sore lips when the dentist was doing a filling (he wore latex gloves). Now plasters don't use latex so they're OK, and my
dentist uses nitrile gloves when I turn up so no more problems. It still causes havoc if I go into out-patients though, as they don't use
nitrile gloves by default and have to go and find some - hospitals do take latex allergies very seriously though, and do make an effort.
Although I now have a box or two of nitrile disposable gloves in the garage, I still have problems with general-purpose rubber work gloves, as almost
all of them contain latex.
BTW: I find that starting off with barrier cream (e.g. Rozalex) helps a huge amount, and makes your hands easier to clean afterwards!
[Edited on 18/2/11 by David Jenkins]
blue nitrile disposable gloves are the best I've found so far - I find the latex ones arn't robust enough for working on cars
got some clear vinal ones, but they seemed to react with brake fluid (dot4) and stained my fingers yellow through the gloves 
I do have sensitive skin, although it can't be that bad because don't really react to much apart from biological washing powder....
I find the unpowdered ones are best
I find powdered ones are the best in terms of sensation and ease of putting on / taking off but I'm increasingly getting sensitivity to latex....
so it's time for the rubbish latex free ones.
I think I might be allergic to silicone as well, I find Jordan really annoying
Dermatitis of any kind is not very nice. I am lucky enough to have very unsenitve skin but I do feel your pain.
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I think I might be allergic to silicone as well, I find Jordan really annoying
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Originally posted by BenB
so it's time for the rubbish latex free ones.
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Originally posted by BenB
so it's time for the rubbish latex free ones.
give the nitrile ones a try
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When I making someone the worlds biggest glove puppet I really don't want the gloves ripping
I find the most important is to avoid using Swarfega --- most industrial hand cleaners are fine for me but the Swarfega brand contains something that causes my skin problems.
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
.... it seems that I'm allergic to latex...
[Edited on 18/2/11 by David Jenkins]
Im a power-free nitrile glove fan too, im ok with the latex as far as i know but the power gets me.
But yes, i have heard of silcon being partiuarly bad.
At work its hydraulic oil thats the issue, partiuarly some of the high perfomance grades.
Daniel
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When I making someone the worlds biggest glove puppet I really don't want the gloves ripping
Waaaay too much detail there, doc!
I have had dermatitus (sp?) for 6 weeks every November/Decembers ince I was 15. Never been able to work out why?
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Originally posted by David Jenkins
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Originally posted by BenB
When I making someone the worlds biggest glove puppet I really don't want the gloves ripping
Waaaay too much detail there, doc!
but how do you make the mouth move?
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