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TIL that in industrialized countries, the most widespread contact allergy is to nickel, impacting 8-19% of adults and 8-10% of children, with women being 4-10 times more likely to be affected than men (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] Labonnie@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

It's not always jewelry. I recently bought a new belt and after half a day my skin was extremely red and irritated.