Chronic Exposure

I just put it on after the shower and let it dry. Worked like a charm after the one application with a mild case, no big cracks.

With the canola oil. I have not used it extensively in freezing weather, should be fine. Do not store it in your saws over a month. Dump it and run good saw oil and spray WD40 (mostly fish oil) on the bar for storage. The Veggie oil will get gummy.
 
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Just to throw in another option: I get sweat induced eczema. It appears as tiny little blister like bumps that are filled with clear fluid and either super itchy or painful. It can happen on my hands or feet/ankles and migrates locations. Seems to be worse on one side vs the other at certain points. Definitely scratching or hot water seems to relieve the crazy itch, but only makes it worse in the long run(confirmed by the doc). The dry skin business happens as well. Definitely not a fun ride.

My doc gave me a steroid cream to deal with small outbreaks that usually does the trick. If it really gets out of hand an oral steroid works wonders. I try to wear light wool socks with a liner while I work and stick to flip flops as soon as the day is done. Airing them out for as long as possible seems to be the best remedy. Stress can compound the symptoms, for sure. The only time I've managed to completely kick the cycle of symptoms is when I tore my ACL and was out of tree work for a significant period of time.

Hope you get to the root of whatever is giving you trouble!
 
Steve Connally said:
Does anyone suffer from any rashes or skin issues
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ladybird said:
The only time I've managed to completely kick the cycle of symptoms is when I tore my ACL
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OK, now we're really getting somewhere! Apparently these rashes are related to one's ACL, specifically whether they are intact or not...
Steve, what condition are your ACLs in? Intact? It seems quite obvious (to me, at least) what you need to do...:loco:
Of course, your results may vary.
 
TreeLogic said:
http://www.allergymate.com/tartrazine-intolerance/

Take a look at this Steve. Tartrazine Intolerance.

Tartrazine is the food coloring, Yellow #5. I'm "allergic" to it, and I've have had the same symptoms as you. Rash on ankles and feet, and even the neck a few times, right underneath the ear muffs area. Originally thought it was the leather tanning process in the boots too. Turns out when the yellow 5 builds up in your system, and you have the intolerance, it rears its ugly head through rashes that appear in areas with trapped sweat like underneath the boots, and for me, at its worst, from sweat around the ear muffs. An allergist/dermatologist gave me some paperwork on it when I showed him the symptoms. He told me about another patient who thought he was allergic to working out due to the rashes he got afterwords. Turns out he drank a bunch of Gatorade.

The good thing is, once you know what's causing the reaction, you can eliminate it completely from your diet, or just cut back drastically, and the problems disappear. Beware though, yellow 5 is in tons of stuff. Gatorades with yellow coloring (or their competitors), Doritos, Fritos, lemonades with artificial color, mountain Dew, Mello yellow, gummy bears, fake Mac and cheese, and the list goes on and on.
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This was a really interesting, specific post. Great doctor to have known the answer right off the bat like that. A person could go their whole life with these issues and easily never manage to make that connection.

Steve, did you read that post of TreeLogic's? It seems like it is almost an exact match for your symptoms!

Forgive me if you've already seen and commented on this, I'm still reading through the thread.

Tim
 
I used to get a rash like what you describe. Only for the most part it was very localized and patchy. It took me YEARS to figure it out. I have some sort of allergy to a chemical that is in rubber, like bike tubes, tires, vehicle window seals (driving with arm resting out of the window). There have been a few other things that set it off (perhaps it the same chem?) such as calk, and even a cheap pair of Atlas style gloves. I've simply learned to avoid contacting certain things and I can go better than a year with out a rash. The gloves really sucked, and pissed me off....

I seem to react worse on more sensitive thinner skinned areas (thankfully latex is ok), and even worse with heat and sweat. Do you wear a certain brand of socks for tree work (could be elastic?) When you take some time off from trees, try changing things up such as laundry soap, clothing brands and fibers anything to get a baseline.
 
Well maybe it's not the same thing we have, Steve. But I feel your pain brother and hope you find some relief. Actually have a pretty good rash on my left forearm right now, but I haven't been vigilent in watching my foods lately. It's entirely possible though there are other factors. Thanks for backing me up TimBr. :)

And thanks for your input ladybird. I honestly didn't know there was an excercise-induced allergic reaction. When I imagine it, I think of very large, overweight people with another excuse to 'not exercise'. But if it's what we all have, I seriously doubt that's the case.

merle_nelson, I'm pretty intrigued by your suggestion but somewhat skeptical. I have such mixed emotions on holistic medicine, yet deep down inside I think it's the natural, most reasonable way. Not without reservations, I'm going to check out that book and hopefully I get proven wrong. Thanks.

I'll reiterate what others have said, heat and sweat absolutely play a huge part. Glad to have other tree folks talking about it though. Sometimes I have more faith in what we can discover, with our wide ranging views, beliefs and demographics, than all the doctors around. Especially when we put our heads together. I got a good feeling about the results of this thread. I was honestly a little embarrassed to talk about my allergies until Steve brought it all up. Thanks again Connally.
 
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