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Why does my skin rash when i wear fake gold jewlry?

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Allergy to metal: Nickel is the most likely metal to cause allergic reactions of the skin. However other metals can also, even gold rarely. Inexpensive jewelry often will contain nickel.

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Answered 4/16/2015

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