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Termyn8or -> RE: Neck Concerns? (4/9/2007 9:10:17 PM)
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Offhand, with this info I would say it is a reaction to something used in the treatment of the leather gear. It may even be something the gear was cleaned with, if it not new.
Tanning leather can be done a few ways, but there is more processing on top of that, to give it a shine, or the reverse, like a suede texture. You never know exactly what is in it.
The whole thing is also complicated by the fact that you have several different types of skin. It is different skin on your neck, than you face, on your arms etc., so things are hard to predict.
Doing the best I can to avoid post hoc thinking, the fact still remains that this happened after that. Avoiding post hoc ergo propter hoc in no way means that this can't be the cause. In fact I think it probably is. Avoiding the wrong conclusion, in other words, does not mean that the obvious is not true.
If you have any allergies, state them. It may be related, especially if any of them involve meat or dairy.
Anyway, don't play with that thing for a bit, things should clear up, if they do, that tells you something. If you like you can do a few things.
Get it wet, wash it good, then re-treat it yourself. It may lose it's original appearnce, but it can be used. Tell you this much, if you get it wet and the water shows color, or black, that proves the dye used is water soluble. That means it is going to be absorbed by your skin.
So really you are better off letting it shrink and then using it, cause water will do that, but if the dyes and who knows what else are diluted, you should have less problems. But there is no getting around the fact that as you sweat, you will absorb chemicals from it. And if it is new, it is even worse.
That's my slant on it, hope it helps.
T
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