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Notice: Chimal Skin Shield has been discontinued.
It was a wonderful product. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Contact Dermatitis |
Cosmetics |
Ocupational |
Podiatrists View |
Occupational Contact Dermatitis
The Skin Care Solution
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Chimal Skin Shield
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Protect your skin from the cause of the irritation. Chimal Skin Shield
is a flexible, invisible, non-slippery material that is applied to the
skin that will not let harsh chemicals or biological agents make contact
with your skin.
When applied properly protection will last four hours and cannot be washed
off with soaps or solvents. While Chimal Skin Shield is not a medicine
and no medical claims are made, Chimal will prevent contact with the many
substances that cause contact dermatitis, latex sensitively and many other
skin problems.
• 3.5 oz bottle is just $16.95
We estimate 25 uses per ounce for hands. That is 88 uses per bottle, 19
cents per use or 38 cents per day for an eight hour shift.
• 8 oz bottle is just $24.95 or 24 cents per day!
Order Now
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Allergens
are responsible for only about 25% of occupational contact dermatitis.
75 % Irritant Contact Dermatitis
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25 % Allergic Contact Dermatitis
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Recognizing allergic causes is important because
it makes possible effective treatment and prevention.
The following two tables are meant to illustrate
some of the more common occupational contact allergens and the
occupations most commonly affected by them. The occupations listed
generally have the highest incidence rates of both allergic and
irritant contact dermatitis.
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Workers at Increased Risk for Allergic Contact Dermatitis:
Table 1
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- Chromium: Cr
- Nickel: Ni
- Epoxy Resins: Epx
- Acrylate Resins: Acr
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- Formaldehyde Resins: FmR
- Rubber Chemicals: Rub
- Formaldehyde: Frm
- Glutaraldehyde: Glu
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- Colophony: Col
- p-Phenylenediamine: pPD
- Glycerol Thioglycolate: GTG
- Kathon CG: KCG
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Cr |
Ni |
Epx |
Acr |
FmR |
Rub |
Frm |
Glu |
Col |
pPD |
GTG |
KCG |
| Cement Workers |
x |
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| Electricians |
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x |
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x |
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| House Painters |
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x |
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x |
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| Shoemakers |
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x |
x |
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| Aircraft Assemblers |
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x |
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x |
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| Medical Workers |
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x |
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x |
x |
x |
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| Dental Workers |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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| Textile Workers |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
x |
x |
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x |
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| Electronics Workers |
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x |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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| Mechanics |
x |
x |
x |
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x |
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x |
x |
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| Printers |
x |
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x |
x |
x |
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x |
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| Hairdressers |
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x |
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x |
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x |
x |
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| Housekeeping |
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x |
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x |
x |
x |
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| Machinists |
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Source of Information in Tables
The two tables are based on Chapter 15, "Occupations Commonly
Associated with Contact Dermatitis" in # Marks JG, DeLeo
VA. Contact and Occupational Dermatology, 2nd Ed. St. Louis: Mosby,
1997, plus additions based on recent published reports indexed
in Medline.
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Workers at Increased Risk for Allergic Contact Dermatitis:
Table 2
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- Benzoyl Peroxide: BP
- Cinnamic Aldehyde: Cin
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- Garlic & Onions: Gar
- Sesquiterpenes: Ses
- Tuliposide A: Tul
- Carbamates: Car
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- Fungicides: Fun
- Poison Ivy: Ivy
- Pine Dust & Tar: Pin
- *Creosote: Cre
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BP |
Cin |
Urt |
Gar |
Ses |
Tul |
Car |
Fun |
Ivy |
Pin |
Cre |
| Bakers |
x |
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| Food Workers |
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| Florists |
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| Farm workers |
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x |
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| Roofers |
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| Carpenters |
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*Creosote is different
from the other chemicals listed in that it causes a photoirritant
contact dermatitis. There are also several foods that can
cause this type of reaction, including lime, celery, parsnip
and fig.
Other occupations with exposures to skin sensitizers: Morticians
and embalmers (formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde and rubber); Foundry
workers (formaldehyde, isocyanates and amines); Welders (colophony
flux, chromium and nickel); Photo processors (Metol, thiourea,
CD-2,CD-3, CD-4, formaldehyde, phenidone, phenols and amines)
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Source: http://www.haz-map.com/workers.htm
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The Skin Care Solution
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Protect your skin from the cause of the irritation. Chimal Skin Shield
is a flexible, invisible, non-slippery material that is applied to the
skin that will not let harsh chemicals or biological agents make contact
with your skin.
When applied properly protection will last four hours and cannot be washed
off with soaps or solvents. While Chimal Skin Shield is not a medicine
and no medical claims are made, Chimal will prevent contact with the many
substances that cause contact dermatitis, latex sensitively and many other
skin problems.
We estimate 25 uses per ounce for hands. That is 88 uses per bottle,
19 cents per use or 38 cents per day for an eight hour shift.
• 8 oz bottle is just $24.95
>> $19.95 or 24 cents per day!
Order Now
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How Chimal Skin Shield Works
Cross section view of the many
layers that make up your skin |
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The outer layer of skin consists of dead skin cells which protect the
delicate living cells of the deeper layers beneath. This outer layer needs
to stay moisturized in order to protect the deeper layers of skin. To
keep the moisture (water) from leaving the outer layer, your skin produces
natural oils. These oils also help keep irritants from the deeper layers
of skin. Regular washing with soap, or exposure to chemicals, can remove
these natural oils.
When the natural oil is stripped from the outer layer, moisture quickly
leaves the skin dry, irritated, and itchy. Worse, the deeper layers of
skin are now left exposed to harsh damaging irritants such as detergents,
solvents, cleaners, paint and thinners, gardening chemicals, dirt and
grease, latex gloves and powder, etc. This results in more dry, irritated,
and itchy skin that becomes chapped, cracked and damaged.
Skin lotions only replace natural oils with artificial ones. These only
offer temporary relief that does little to heal the skin. Regular use
of lotions can actually cause the skin to produce less natural oils. Instead
of attempting to replace these natural oils, chimal forms a web, or bond,
with the outer layer of dead skin cells. Thus Chimal Skin Shield helps reduce the
natural oil and moisture loss, allowing the skin to heal itself. The Chimal Skin Shield helps the outer layer keep its natural oils and moisturizers
that protect the deeper layers of skin, leaving skin soft and supple.
The Chimal Skin Shield keeps the outer layer of skin functioning
so well it can breathe and perspire naturally. Because chimal becomes
part of the outer layer of skin, it cannot be washed off like conventional
lotions. It comes off naturally with exfoliating skin cells. For continued
protection, just reapply every 3-4 hours.
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