What Causes Itching On Skin When In Contact With Clothes?

Brief Answer:
Dry skin? Allergy? Some other possibilities and advises too.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thank you for using HCM,

I'm sorry to hear about your problem. Feeling itchy is a terrible sensation.

--From what you are describing, the most possible cause of your problem is a hyper reaction of the skin when it comes in contact with a specific element, so in other words a type of allergy. Have you noticed if is it a specific type of clothe that causes it? A detergent you are using, a perfume, ect?
Using an over the counter antihistamine, like Loratadine 10mg, or Cetirizine 10 mg, once/daily may help it.

--Also, sometimes, especially in winter, and in your age, the skin tents to be more dry, and the dryness causes itchiness. Keep the skin moisturized and drink plenty of water as part of your diet, because this is very important for the skin.

-- If after trying what is mentioned above and still the problem continues to bother you, then you can consider a general check up, especially liver function, to rule our problems that cause itchy skin, like jaundice or metabolic problems that tent to deposit elements in the skin and so making it itchy.

If everyone from the labs comes normal, you still have no evident rash and feel the skin itchy, then the last thing to think as the cause of it is a psychological problem. Itchiness is very contagious psychologically, meaning that sometimes just thinking about it, you feel the skin more itchy. So, at the last, consider a visit with a psychiatrist.

Hope all this is helpful. Let me know if you have other questions, and I would be glad to follow this up with you and help you step by step if necessary.

Take care,
Dr. Papaqako

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Brief Answer:
Somehow, that is a good news

Detailed Answer:
Hello again dear,

Seems like it is not something new for you, and this is a almost good news. It tells me that we can rule out neurological conditions, metabolic and liver ones.

So allergy is still an option, or your skin is very sensitive that reacts to stimulants in that way.
--Try making as part of your diet drinking plenty of water and consider using a moisturizing cream regularly for some time. It may provide some relief.
-- Avoid the clothes that irritate you most, or the detergents, perfumes, other substances that only you can notice when make your itchiness worse.
--Consider doing the "Skin Prick testing", which may detect the type of allergens that you are sensitive, so you have a better idea what to avoid.

Hope this is helpful and answers somehow your question.

Take care.
Dr. Papaqako

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