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Re: Skin Irritation

Posted by Rusty on January 30, 2006 at 17:07:41:

In Reply to: Skin Irritation posted by sleepazoid on January 23, 2006 at 23:44:06:

I use plain old medicated Chapstick around my nasal pillows or mask area; I found the irritation I had was from moisture and pressure, and the Chapstick lubes and prevents skin breakdown.
However, the problem could also be a contact dermatitis from a chemical or bacteria on the mask. Have you cleaned it and rinsed it well? Or maybe changed cleaning agents, leading to irritation?

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