sigh, i'm a victim of wood toxicity
my body's biggest weakness is skin that's sensitive to various minerals/oils. it can really suck. so, day 3 of having my tapers in has been extremely shitty. my ears went from infected (slight puss) to swollen and gross. i did a little reading and it turned out i chose like the worst possible wood to use; cocobolo is known to cause patch dermatitis and/or a poison ivy type reaction (i'm experiencing the latter).
wah wah. i put my 2g tapers back in and i guess i'll find some other organic 0g. i don't trust metals, any nickel will cause me extreme pain; sigh. lame skin.

my body's biggest weakness is skin that's sensitive to various minerals/oils. it can really suck. so, day 3 of having my tapers in has been extremely shitty. my ears went from infected (slight puss) to swollen and gross. i did a little reading and it turned out i chose like the worst possible wood to use; cocobolo is known to cause patch dermatitis and/or a poison ivy type reaction (i'm experiencing the latter).
wah wah. i put my 2g tapers back in and i guess i'll find some other organic 0g. i don't trust metals, any nickel will cause me extreme pain; sigh. lame skin.
sailorcandy:
my ears swell up and puss every month or 2 and have done for like 8 years! even when i change my jewellery it does it... i dont even know why it happens! eeeek