Help Needed to cure wetsuit rash.

[Painting with light]

Its a neoprene wetsuit. Washed everytime after contact with water. Sometimes i may get away with it but now it spreads all over.

Any help to minimize the rash? :sweat:

 

[decimal86]

hmm allergy with the suit or what's lining the suit? detergent reacting with the suit? must itch like hell when u are wearing the thing? what brand is this?

 

[shahrulesa]

Try calamine lotion and take some antihistamine if you have any at home.

 

[SnapperJohn]

i dont wear wetsuit and i get rash too after dive trips..sometimes its not the suit but ur own sensitive skin....

 

[LeoDaddy]

Wear a rash guard beneath wetsuit? ;p

 

[diver-hloc]

Wear a rash guard beneath wetsuit? ;p

:thumbsup:

 

[ahpoke]

maybe its the sea water? i know got this one time i dive, the water cause everyone's skin to feel like burning like that. Turns out got fire coral releasing something into the water.

 

[ahbian]

I had a rash once for unknown reasons, and have since switch to diving with just rash guard and broad shorts, no such problems since. Plus its much easier to take out and put on.

Only problem is when you hit a thermocline or two..

 

[Painting with light]

Purchased the suit from a dive shop at beach road . the one behind the posb atm. That was ard 3 years back. Hmmmm the only thing i did differently was that i was not wearing my rash guard .. it disappeared in my closet for no apparent reason... haha end up with no layer between my skin and the suit. hmm yea.. perhaps i would just get a full body rash guard instead of wetsuit .. will look into some dive shops in peace centre.

Thank you GUYS for the help!!!!!

 

[decimal86]

Purchased the suit from a dive shop at beach road . the one behind the posb atm. That was ard 3 years back. Hmmmm the only thing i did differently was that i was not wearing my rash guard .. it disappeared in my closet for no apparent reason... haha end up with no layer between my skin and the suit. hmm yea.. perhaps i would just get a full body rash guard instead of wetsuit .. will look into some dive shops in peace centre.

Thank you GUYS for the help!!!!!

this makes interesting reading...

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/diving-medicine/51923-neoprene-allergy.html

 

[niteblu]

Shahrul's suggestion is good. Go pickup from antihistamine from the pharmacy.
It should help the itch/rash.