Itchy, stinging skin

[Gigi8888]

My skin itches and stings after I shower. I've tried every type of soap, bath gel, no soap, lotion, etc. It begins at the end of my shower and itches & STINGS so bad I am in tears. No redness, no bumps or welts, just itching and stinging like thousands of needles. Then about 20-30 min later it just stops. Please help.

[TributeBorn]

It's mold. I just got an answer on another website. Crawling, itching, stinging skin. I found an old AC unit a previous tenant left with black mold all in it. Find out the source it may be your AC unit or something else. I've been unable to sleep properly for 3 days because of this. I'm throwing out that AC.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
Aquagenic urticaria needs to be ruled out from your symptoms. It occurs due to hypersensitivity of the skin either to the water or to some other constituent present in the water (such as fluoride, chloride, other mineral etc). Treatment options include application of skin creams (such as capsaicin cream), phototherapy with UV light, antihistaminics, and other drugs (such as leukotriene-receptor antagonists, beta blockers etc).

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your dermatologist. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.