Just don't treat her! If she has some sort of skin problems/allergy/irritation it's best she doesn't have anything that may exasperate it. Unless she gets a doctor note to say it's ok, I would just leave it until she's sorted it out.
Client allergic to water?
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I am allergic to many things ( as people who have allergies commonly are 
) yes, she might be one of the unlucky people allergic to water and she might have just developed it..now these allergies have a mind of their own!
I used to go to a nail tech who used to do everybody's nails without the use of water..she was really good at it..she would use water only for the people who have very dry cuticles ..so i know it is possible to do the work without water..
Try to test ( or ask her to do it herself) if she is allergic to any of the products you use..she just need to apply them a product at a time and wait 24 hrs to see if she allergic or not..
I believe it is worth it
) yes, she might be one of the unlucky people allergic to water and she might have just developed it..now these allergies have a mind of their own! I used to go to a nail tech who used to do everybody's nails without the use of water..she was really good at it..she would use water only for the people who have very dry cuticles ..so i know it is possible to do the work without water..
Try to test ( or ask her to do it herself) if she is allergic to any of the products you use..she just need to apply them a product at a time and wait 24 hrs to see if she allergic or not..
I believe it is worth it
Crystal colleen
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It was just a thought
liverpool girl
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I felt I must reply to say that this allergy does exist as my son has had it all of his life and he is 20, the Consultant at his Clinic has explained that it is more of a contact allergy rather than the actual water...that is it is the action of the water on the skin, it is often in people with other allergies and/or very sensitive skin, as stated above it will subside within a couple of hours, my sons whole body and face come out in hives as a result of this.
Sarah.Payne
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tyra alleric to water - YouTube
tyra show had a woman allergic to water where she could only drink coca cola and eat dried out pasta. she couldn't even go outside when it rained apparently.
and that all happened after the birth of her son.
tyra show had a woman allergic to water where she could only drink coca cola and eat dried out pasta. she couldn't even go outside when it rained apparently.
and that all happened after the birth of her son.
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The teenage girl who is allergic to WATER
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Teenager Ashleigh Morris can't go swimming, soak in a hot bath or enjoy a shower after a stressful day's work - she's allergic to water.
Even sweating brings the 19-year-old out in a painful rash.
Ashleigh, from Melbourne, Australia, is allergic to water of any temperature, a condition she's lived with since she was 14.
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Ashleigh, 19, has been allergic to water for five years
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GUIDE: Allergies under the microscope
The 13-year-old girl who is allergic to almost everything
She suffers from an extremely rare skin disorder called Aquagenic Urticaria - so unusual that only a handful of cases are documented worldwide.
When Ashleigh gets wet her body explodes in sore, itchy red lumps that take about two hours to ease.
She has to wash. But showering is a painful experience and she can only do it for a minute at a time.
These brief showers are the only contact Ashleigh has with water. The one thing she doesn't miss is the washing up.
"People find it hard to believe, they say things like 'Oh my god, how do you wash.
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The rash Ashleigh gets after coming into contact with water is MORE painful than it looks
"That makes me feel dirty, but I consider myself a very clean person," she said.
Most of us take showering for granted but for Ashleigh it's a painful endurance that often reduces her to tears.
"Although my rash is unsightly, and often looks like I'm diseased, the feeling is so much worse than it looks," she said.
"I can't go anywhere for about two hours afterwards because it's so severe.
"There's been many occasions where I've been so itchy, I've made myself bleed from scratching."
Away from water pretty Ashleigh appears like any other healthy teenager.
She leads a busy life studying Journalism and Public Relations at university and working in an office.
But if she gets wet she attracts unwanted attention.
"People stare at me in the street," said Ashleigh who lives with her mum Louise Miller, 42.
"After a shower I stay at home until it goes away, that frees me of the burden of having to explain."
Ashleigh spends a lot of time explaining her condition because few people have heard of it. Most doctors and dermatologists have never seen a case of it. "Many people don't even believe me when I tell them," said Ashleigh, who hardly believed it herself at first.
She developed the condition five years ago after an acute case of tonsillitis. She was prescribed a heavy dose of penicillin that rid her of the tonsillitis but left her with another problem.
"I suddenly started getting a rash after I showered or swam," says Ashleigh who used to swim regularly and spend a lot of time at the beach.
"I tried to ignore it but it got progressively worse so I went to see a dermatologist."
Ashleigh's dermatologist, Professor Rodney Sinclair, told her the penicillin had altered the histamine levels in her body and caused the Aquagenic Urticaria to occur.
There is no cure and no successful treatment for the condition so the gravity of the situation began to dawn on the 14-year-old Ashleigh.
"I was in disbelief for a while, but I soon realised how serious it was.
"I cried for a few hours, then picked myself up, and kept going. I realised it was something I had to live with," she says.
So Ashleigh found ways to avoid water - she stopped doing sports and anything that made her sweat.
She makes sure she stays in air-conditioned places and always has an umbrella in her car. Her family and boyfriend of three years, Adam, 23, are very supportive but her condition makes intimate moments with her Adam a little difficult.
"We have to sleep with a sheet between us at night, and I can't go near him if he's sweaty," said Ashleigh.
Even the experts seem a little vague about Aquagenic Urticaria.
Dermatologists agree there's an association with elevated blood histamine levels, but there are other processes at work since antihistamine drugs often provide no relief at all.
Nina Goad of the British Association of Dermatologists says: "There isn't a wealth of information about Aquagenic Urticaria because it's extremely rare.
"We're not sure how many cases there are in the world and we do not yet fully understand the precise mechanisms that trigger the weals."
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Teenager Ashleigh Morris can't go swimming, soak in a hot bath or enjoy a shower after a stressful day's work - she's allergic to water.
Even sweating brings the 19-year-old out in a painful rash.
Ashleigh, from Melbourne, Australia, is allergic to water of any temperature, a condition she's lived with since she was 14.
Scroll down for more ...
Ashleigh, 19, has been allergic to water for five years
Read more...
GUIDE: Allergies under the microscope
The 13-year-old girl who is allergic to almost everything
She suffers from an extremely rare skin disorder called Aquagenic Urticaria - so unusual that only a handful of cases are documented worldwide.
When Ashleigh gets wet her body explodes in sore, itchy red lumps that take about two hours to ease.
She has to wash. But showering is a painful experience and she can only do it for a minute at a time.
These brief showers are the only contact Ashleigh has with water. The one thing she doesn't miss is the washing up.
"People find it hard to believe, they say things like 'Oh my god, how do you wash.
Scroll down for more ...
The rash Ashleigh gets after coming into contact with water is MORE painful than it looks
"That makes me feel dirty, but I consider myself a very clean person," she said.
Most of us take showering for granted but for Ashleigh it's a painful endurance that often reduces her to tears.
"Although my rash is unsightly, and often looks like I'm diseased, the feeling is so much worse than it looks," she said.
"I can't go anywhere for about two hours afterwards because it's so severe.
"There's been many occasions where I've been so itchy, I've made myself bleed from scratching."
Away from water pretty Ashleigh appears like any other healthy teenager.
She leads a busy life studying Journalism and Public Relations at university and working in an office.
But if she gets wet she attracts unwanted attention.
"People stare at me in the street," said Ashleigh who lives with her mum Louise Miller, 42.
"After a shower I stay at home until it goes away, that frees me of the burden of having to explain."
Ashleigh spends a lot of time explaining her condition because few people have heard of it. Most doctors and dermatologists have never seen a case of it. "Many people don't even believe me when I tell them," said Ashleigh, who hardly believed it herself at first.
She developed the condition five years ago after an acute case of tonsillitis. She was prescribed a heavy dose of penicillin that rid her of the tonsillitis but left her with another problem.
"I suddenly started getting a rash after I showered or swam," says Ashleigh who used to swim regularly and spend a lot of time at the beach.
"I tried to ignore it but it got progressively worse so I went to see a dermatologist."
Ashleigh's dermatologist, Professor Rodney Sinclair, told her the penicillin had altered the histamine levels in her body and caused the Aquagenic Urticaria to occur.
There is no cure and no successful treatment for the condition so the gravity of the situation began to dawn on the 14-year-old Ashleigh.
"I was in disbelief for a while, but I soon realised how serious it was.
"I cried for a few hours, then picked myself up, and kept going. I realised it was something I had to live with," she says.
So Ashleigh found ways to avoid water - she stopped doing sports and anything that made her sweat.
She makes sure she stays in air-conditioned places and always has an umbrella in her car. Her family and boyfriend of three years, Adam, 23, are very supportive but her condition makes intimate moments with her Adam a little difficult.
"We have to sleep with a sheet between us at night, and I can't go near him if he's sweaty," said Ashleigh.
Even the experts seem a little vague about Aquagenic Urticaria.
Dermatologists agree there's an association with elevated blood histamine levels, but there are other processes at work since antihistamine drugs often provide no relief at all.
Nina Goad of the British Association of Dermatologists says: "There isn't a wealth of information about Aquagenic Urticaria because it's extremely rare.
"We're not sure how many cases there are in the world and we do not yet fully understand the precise mechanisms that trigger the weals."
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Jo's Nails
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I am glad that worked lol I don't know how to do a link on here I am rubbish with computers.
Last time I spoke to her she had a new cream prescribed by the doctor. A cortisone steroid cream or something. She has to apply twice a day but she said it still doesn't work. She did move away about a year ago and that's when it started, she is back home now with her parents but rash is getting worse. It started with patches on her trunk that's why she first thought she had shingles. Doctor is sending her for tests. I will let you all what happens.
I won't treat her I am too scared, don't want to cause her any discomfort, unless she has a doctors note but even then I think I would be too scared.
Last time I spoke to her she had a new cream prescribed by the doctor. A cortisone steroid cream or something. She has to apply twice a day but she said it still doesn't work. She did move away about a year ago and that's when it started, she is back home now with her parents but rash is getting worse. It started with patches on her trunk that's why she first thought she had shingles. Doctor is sending her for tests. I will let you all what happens.
I won't treat her I am too scared, don't want to cause her any discomfort, unless she has a doctors note but even then I think I would be too scared.
nailnewbie32
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I am glad that worked lol I don't know how to do a link on here I am rubbish with computers.
Last time I spoke to her she had a new cream prescribed by the doctor. A cortisone steroid cream or something. She has to apply twice a day but she said it still doesn't work. She did move away about a year ago and that's when it started, she is back home now with her parents but rash is getting worse. It started with patches on her trunk that's why she first thought she had shingles. Doctor is sending her for tests. I will let you all what happens.
I won't treat her I am too scared, don't want to cause her any discomfort, unless she has a doctors note but even then I think I would be too scared.
It's very weird I really hope her GP/Hospital get to the bottom of it. I can imagine it's very frustrating/ possibly embarrassing for the poor girl
Lou x
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I'm sure someone has already said this, it's usually the chlorine in the water, I get it sometimes.
Every bit of water Inc bath/tap has a slight amount of chlorine in it.
I actually think it's quite common to bring people up in rashes xx
Every bit of water Inc bath/tap has a slight amount of chlorine in it.
I actually think it's quite common to bring people up in rashes xx
Wooshka
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The girl referred to in the previous post, I have read all about her in a medical journal I read years ago here in Australia. In my previous career, I was involved in 'sort of' the medical field so got to read many articles that do not get released to the public and this is how I first learned about Ashleigh Morris plus there has been a few articles in commonly bought mags too (here in Australia).
I'm going to say this and I know some people will not like what I say but, I think it is quite unfair of anybody with no medical expertise to just say "there's no way anybody can be allergic to water" or "it's just chlorine in the water" etc etc.
I feel it's an insult to the medical professionals who have put so much time and money into researching this very sad, difficult allergy.
If it was as simple as "oh just get rid if the chlorine", don't you think they would have done it? And people like Ashleigh would all be ok now wouldn't they?!
The reason I say this is, as you have just read with Ashleighs case, she is allergic to many different types of water, from tap to ocean to rain to sweat (her own and others), water is not just water, all those previously mentioned have different elements in them yet she's still allergic to all of them. No not every type of water has chlorine in it, maybe every type that comes out of our taps/shower heads etc but not every type.
So it's not just a matter of "it's impossible to be allergic to water or it's more than likely just the chlorine in the water" and again from Ashleighs experience, it is quite possible this client that this thread is about, has suddenly developed this allergy, like the other handful of world wide people have at various stages throughout their lives.
If it's acceptable to everyone that all these other people developed this allergy suddenly, then why is everybody doing the "it's impossible, it's so rare that there's no way she could have this allergy, it's probably just X,Y or Z that is wrong" thing.
I bet all the people with no medical expertise and thought they knew better at the time, when they were more than likely saying the same thing about Ashleigh, all had to swallow their words once she was officially diagnosed!!!!
I just think sometimes unless you know the real facts and have looked at an issue like this from every angle, it's best to not make such 'know it all, I'm right you must be wrong", type of comments especially when everyday there are people out there developing allergies to the most bizarre things that only a month ago they were fine with.
To the OP, if this was my client who is saying she feels it's water that is causing her the grief, then I see no reason why you can't perform a service and not use any water, it is very possible and can be done just as good without using water.
Has she had nails done before or recently? Did she experience any problems with them?
If she didn't, then as long as you don't use any water and there is no contraindications on her nails or surrounding skin, I really see no reason why you can't give it a shot, but it's up to you in the end
My thoughts go out to this lady, I really hope she finds a solution to her issues that are not as severe as being allergic to water.
Please come back and update us all on how she goes and somehow let her know I'm sending her best wishes
I'm going to say this and I know some people will not like what I say but, I think it is quite unfair of anybody with no medical expertise to just say "there's no way anybody can be allergic to water" or "it's just chlorine in the water" etc etc.
I feel it's an insult to the medical professionals who have put so much time and money into researching this very sad, difficult allergy.
If it was as simple as "oh just get rid if the chlorine", don't you think they would have done it? And people like Ashleigh would all be ok now wouldn't they?!
The reason I say this is, as you have just read with Ashleighs case, she is allergic to many different types of water, from tap to ocean to rain to sweat (her own and others), water is not just water, all those previously mentioned have different elements in them yet she's still allergic to all of them. No not every type of water has chlorine in it, maybe every type that comes out of our taps/shower heads etc but not every type.
So it's not just a matter of "it's impossible to be allergic to water or it's more than likely just the chlorine in the water" and again from Ashleighs experience, it is quite possible this client that this thread is about, has suddenly developed this allergy, like the other handful of world wide people have at various stages throughout their lives.
If it's acceptable to everyone that all these other people developed this allergy suddenly, then why is everybody doing the "it's impossible, it's so rare that there's no way she could have this allergy, it's probably just X,Y or Z that is wrong" thing.
I bet all the people with no medical expertise and thought they knew better at the time, when they were more than likely saying the same thing about Ashleigh, all had to swallow their words once she was officially diagnosed!!!!
I just think sometimes unless you know the real facts and have looked at an issue like this from every angle, it's best to not make such 'know it all, I'm right you must be wrong", type of comments especially when everyday there are people out there developing allergies to the most bizarre things that only a month ago they were fine with.
To the OP, if this was my client who is saying she feels it's water that is causing her the grief, then I see no reason why you can't perform a service and not use any water, it is very possible and can be done just as good without using water.
Has she had nails done before or recently? Did she experience any problems with them?
If she didn't, then as long as you don't use any water and there is no contraindications on her nails or surrounding skin, I really see no reason why you can't give it a shot, but it's up to you in the end
My thoughts go out to this lady, I really hope she finds a solution to her issues that are not as severe as being allergic to water.
Please come back and update us all on how she goes and somehow let her know I'm sending her best wishes
Jo's Nails
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Bumped into her walking up the shop. It's September the air is damp, it's very warm, she has a cardigan on to cover her skin but sweating underneath and itching like mad. I felt so sorry for her. She is on the shortest waiting list to refer her to a specialist at the hospital.
Rain water, drinking water, bath/shower water but not swimming water she took her little boy swimming the other day the chlorine in the water was very strong but she said she felt great. It is the strangest thing! She drank water last night and started sneezing and a rash appeared. She can't even wash the dishes. As I was talking to her she was scratching all over and had bumps on her face, her face was puffed and she rubbing her eyes she said she hasn't been able to see properly all day and behind her ears were puffed and swollen. She has scratched her legs and made them bleed. She wore flip flops in the day and it rained and her feet swelled. It's making her tired all she wants to do is sleep.
I thought I had it bad having hey-fever but I have never seen anything like this before. She had a set of stick on's on her nails which to be honest with you I am glad about I know it sounds awful but if I used anything on her that caused her to flare up and hurt her I couldn't live with myself.
She is seeing the doctor first thing Monday.x
Rain water, drinking water, bath/shower water but not swimming water she took her little boy swimming the other day the chlorine in the water was very strong but she said she felt great. It is the strangest thing! She drank water last night and started sneezing and a rash appeared. She can't even wash the dishes. As I was talking to her she was scratching all over and had bumps on her face, her face was puffed and she rubbing her eyes she said she hasn't been able to see properly all day and behind her ears were puffed and swollen. She has scratched her legs and made them bleed. She wore flip flops in the day and it rained and her feet swelled. It's making her tired all she wants to do is sleep.
I thought I had it bad having hey-fever but I have never seen anything like this before. She had a set of stick on's on her nails which to be honest with you I am glad about I know it sounds awful but if I used anything on her that caused her to flare up and hurt her I couldn't live with myself.
She is seeing the doctor first thing Monday.x
nailnewbie32
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That sounds horrendous
The poor girl. I really hope the doctors can find some relief/cure for her. Before anyone shouts at me I know I'm not a doctor LOL, but when you said about the swimming pool Ph balance jumped in to my head. I repeat I am not a doctor
Wooshka
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Ohhh the poor mite
my heart really goes out to her.I hope the doctors find exactly what's going on and can give her some relief very soon. She must be an absolute mess living like this and it must be so distressing for her. I have thought of her often since I last posted I will admit and have sent her many cyber 'I hope you get better soon" thoughts
Nailnewbie, if you were referring to me when you mentioned being shouted at, I did not shout at anybody for not being a doctor, if I was shouting I would have used all caps lock
I was just wanting to express that it is very possible for people to be allergic to water and it is not anyones place to be so vocal in saying that it's impossible or it must just be the chlorine etc.
There is no harm in giving our thoughts of what it might be, like you said, maybe a ph balance thing, I just feel that's very different to saying stuff like I have already mentioned.
I will be honest and say that a lot of what I'm saying comes from first hand experience.
I too have experienced something medical that was rare, something that people thought 'could never happen' and even many doctors I saw thought/said the same thing until I finally found a specialist who listened, jumped outside his textbook and really looked into what was wrong, he was very surprised to find what he did but he admitted it does happen just not often.
So I suppose this is why I felt strongly to say what I did in my last past.
At the end of the day, each and every person who suffers from an ailment that is rare and one they were not born with, had to develop it at some stage of their lives, this does not make it any less rare or real or possible they can have it.....I hope that made sense
VHunter
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WOW
learn something new every day :!:
learn something new every day :!:
I had a client a few years ago who was allergic to the cold. She was born & bred in Australia, but for some reason when she was in her mid 50's if she touched/came into contact with anything cold she'd develop hives. Even getting a glass out of the cupboard on a cool day would be enough to set her hands off. It was so awful for the poor thing.
So, I'd believe anything. That poor poor girl.
So, I'd believe anything. That poor poor girl.
Victoriabar
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Hi, my daughter has had Pityriasis and it is not a nice condition and lasted for almost 6months, i dont think your lady has this tho, as its only hot water that irritates this.
i think she should go and see an allerginist and ask for skin scrapes of the sores and testing on the flakes to help her find some treatment. in the meantime a simple anti-histamine like zirtec, piriton, claritin would help her releive the itch.
here is a wiki link about it.
Pityriasis rosea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
i think she should go and see an allerginist and ask for skin scrapes of the sores and testing on the flakes to help her find some treatment. in the meantime a simple anti-histamine like zirtec, piriton, claritin would help her releive the itch.
here is a wiki link about it.
Pityriasis rosea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
