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This is for everyone out there, especially for those that haven't bought their wetsuits yet.
I haven't bought any piece of equipment yet (I'm testing everything) so every time I go diving I have to rent everything from head to toes. So far so good. In our last dive my wife and I were lucky enough to try some brand new wetsuits and BCs. It was a shipment that just arrived and we were the first to try them on.
As you all might know, wetsuits are made out of neoprene which is a synthetic rubber that in turn is made out of a colorless liquid called chloroprene, by polymerization. Rubber, as well as other substances, may produce a condition termed "contact dermatitis" which is an inflamation of the skin that came in contact with the injurious substance, in this case the wetsuit. It's similar to what happens to you when you have an encounter w/ poison ivy;-0 . 24-48 hours after the contact, the affected skin develops an abnormal redness (erythema), itching (pruritus) and a stinging sensation.
It's not something serious, you're not going to die from it, but it's quite uncomfortable, it's not pretty to look at, not to mention you're going to have to deal with it for a couple of weeks.
This could happen to anyone, anywhere, at any age, of any skin color with any brand name. Recommendation: use a rash guard or a lycra t-shirt to prevent this from happening to you. I attached a picture so you can see it for yourself. The area you're looking at is my left back-shoulder. Ah!, don't worry, my wife is ok, nothing happened to her .
Take my advice, take care!
I haven't bought any piece of equipment yet (I'm testing everything) so every time I go diving I have to rent everything from head to toes. So far so good. In our last dive my wife and I were lucky enough to try some brand new wetsuits and BCs. It was a shipment that just arrived and we were the first to try them on.
As you all might know, wetsuits are made out of neoprene which is a synthetic rubber that in turn is made out of a colorless liquid called chloroprene, by polymerization. Rubber, as well as other substances, may produce a condition termed "contact dermatitis" which is an inflamation of the skin that came in contact with the injurious substance, in this case the wetsuit. It's similar to what happens to you when you have an encounter w/ poison ivy;-0 . 24-48 hours after the contact, the affected skin develops an abnormal redness (erythema), itching (pruritus) and a stinging sensation.
It's not something serious, you're not going to die from it, but it's quite uncomfortable, it's not pretty to look at, not to mention you're going to have to deal with it for a couple of weeks.
This could happen to anyone, anywhere, at any age, of any skin color with any brand name. Recommendation: use a rash guard or a lycra t-shirt to prevent this from happening to you. I attached a picture so you can see it for yourself. The area you're looking at is my left back-shoulder. Ah!, don't worry, my wife is ok, nothing happened to her .
Take my advice, take care!