Climate?
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Wednesday December 19th, 2007 @ 7:38 PM
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Warren-
I was reading over a few old questions today, and I noticed that in a response you had to a girl who was having trouble with recurring scar tissue you said it might be affected by where she was geographically (in terms of heat and humidity.) I’ve never heard of that before, and I recently moved from a very hot and humid place to a colder, drier one. I would be extremely interested if you cared to share how that works! Thanks!
Our skin is affected daily by climate. If we’re cold our pores/skin tighten and when we are in very hot environments our bodies expand and open up a bit so we can sweat the heat out to keep our internal body temps regulated.
These things play a role in the human body and effectively how a piercing is doing. For example being in Darwin Australia which is tropical weather we get a lot of people from down south (Sydney,etc) where the weather is a tad bit cooler. They come up here for a holiday, especially during our wet season, and suddenly have flare ups with their piercings. Due to the extreme climate change going from a cooler environment to somewhere very hot and very humid.
If you compare Las Vegas Nevada, Phoenix Arizona, Miami Florida, Toronto Ontario, Niagara Falls Ontario, Vancouver British Columbia, Tokyo Japan, Hong Kong,. If you compare all these places as well as others and their weather climate patterns you’ll notice subtle differences in climate. And because of these climate differences our bodies have to react to deal with these conditions. Which could mean a potential flare up of a piercing, or even a reduction in piercing related problems, when we go from one environment to another environment with a different climate type.
A personal experience of mine is having Transdermal Implants in my arm and living in Toronto/Niagara Falls Ontario region. Due the moisture in the air as well as other weather conditions my implants were ALWAYS in a stay of irritation and constant problems. Then by doing research I found many people who live in a more humid/moist environment tend to have more flare ups with their transdermals, then people who live in places like Las Vegas, Phoenix,etc. Which are located in very dry environments.
Not saying someone will always have these problems but a good percentage might experience anywhere from small flare ups to serious irritation and potentially even infection if they are not careful.
Hopefully that helps understand the situation a bit better.
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Another thing to take into consideration would be what the tap water in a given place is like. I’ve got very sensitive skin, and I know that when I visit (and shower in) cities that use more chemicals to treat their water I have a lot more problems overall, both with skin and piercings. The friendliest place I’ve ever lived in that regard was in Shanghai, China, because they hardly treat the water at all!
Sara Bee on December 24th, 2007 at 7:05 pmExactly however not all places treat their water and its not always good for you either…Some homes have well water,etc and thus can result in potential infections as well.
A friend of mine dealt with some friends/clients of his often because they lived in rural canada and their house was taped into well water…They tried all sorts of troubleshooting situations before coming to the realization it was the well water that was causing the infections.
Hence this is why when caring for your piercings a sterile saline wound wash is best. As the water in the mixture is sterile and free of any potential problems that can cause irritations, infections,etc.
Warren Hiller on December 26th, 2007 at 8:00 pmLeave a Comment