Why Does Wearing Glasses Cause Skin Allergy

Some people suffer from the tickle and exanthema of skin after wearing eyeglasses. On one hand, it may be caused by the sensitive skin; On the other hand, it may relate to the substance used in the producing process of frame.

For example, the nickel in the metallic frame or some chemical substances in the plastic frame may dissolve in the chloride ion of your sweat, which will interact with immune cells after entering your blood. Thus, skin allergy happens. This situation easily happens in summer when we sweat a lot for the hot weather.

Nickel can be used as a material to make the frames of our glasses. Even if the frame is coated with other materials outside, nickel can also come out of these materials and contact your skin directly. If the people who have sensitive skin wear such kind of glasses, part of their skin will be infected.
People have found a kind of metallic material recently, which is called titanium and will not cause skin allergy. Titanium is gradually applied in making frame. However, people still cannot avoid skin allergy the frame should be coated with other substance in the producing process.

Some small manufacturers never consider the consumers’ benefits when coating frames of eyewear. They coat the frame with stimulating nickel or copper that is corrosive easily. What is worse, they even cheat customs with alloys containing little titanium or other substance instead of using the real titanium for reducing their cost. These frames may cause skin allergy easily. Some of them even form a patina or lost their paint after a period of using.

Actually, frames should go through a series of tests before they are on sale. Specialized institution tests their corrosion and abrasion resistance by random inspection. Part of frames below standard are stopped from flowing into the market. However, many manufacturers sell their unqualified production by cheating customers in various ways.

We should not judge a frame’s quality by its price when we buy it. We consider its effect and pay attention to the certificate offered by the eyeglasses store. We had better go to a reputable store who can guarantee the quality of their products in order to buy glasses better qualified.