Skin allergy symptoms are one of the most common allergy symptoms affecting millions of people. Skin allergies are of various types and can affect the young as well as the old alike. More over, skin allergy symptoms may vary from person to person depending upon the affected person’s level of tolerance to the allergy.

The main skin allergy symptoms are

• Hives
• Eczema
• Contact Dermatitis

Hives

It is a type of skin allergy symptom where rashes occur in different areas of the skin. They rashes are usually itchy and can vary in size and in intensity. Though hives are generally harmless and vanish when without doing any damage, but in some rare cases of extreme sensitivity these hives can take a serious shape and may spread to almost all parts of the body. Hives can appear due to allergic reactions from medicines food and insect venom.

Eczema

Another skin allergy symptom is Eczema. It is a skin condition where itchy red rashes appear in parts of the skin. This type of skin allergy is most common in children. Eczema is generally divided in to two types. One is called eczematous. It is caused by external factors and the other type is called endogenous which occurs without any external cause. Eczema though does not cause any life threatening situations most of the time its symptoms can be extremely discomforting for the sufferer.

Contact Dermatitis

Contact Dermatitis is a skin allergy which surfaces when a certain external comes in contact with the skin. The symptoms of this allergy appears within 30 minutes after exposure to the allergen Inflammation of skin occurs and lasts for some time But they do not cause any serious damages. Inflammation may be followed by redness and blisters also.