Switching From Eakin To Brava Seals Due To Skin Irritation

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I switched from one seal manufacturer, Brava, to Eakin early this summer 2024. I recommended both in my profile, which I'm likely going to update.
I am joining the growing percentage of people on here who toss the Eakin to the trash due to skin irritation.
I thought the Eakin was perfect. Soft, moldable, leak preventive worth. Since starting using it, I noticed redness developing until this month it turned fire engine red and weeped blood.
The appliance flange could no longer adhere due to weeping blood this past weekend.
Reading past posts here, members suggested Domeboro for this exact issue. Could not find it in the big pharmacy stores like CVS and Walgreens.
The local pharmacy had it though.
It treats poison ivy. What!?
After two treatments and some air dry time, no more blood. But very dry skin.
Stoma nurse appointment is this Friday.
Decided to just use the flange alone. No barrier seal. No C strip extenders. The bare necessity. Flange, Mio click bag, a belt... and kept fingers crossed.
After 48 hours it's still holding. No leaks but I am confident it will.
The Domeboro suggests a 15 to 30 minute soak, 3 times a day.
If you have enough bags and flanges in stock to do the treatment 3x daily, good for you.
I am doing only 1x because my skin is really dry now. No blood. Adhesion is good for now. Worked 12 hours on my feet today. Still holding. Sleeping with an added protective sheet, anticipating a blowout.
The backstory is I thought the biological meds I'm on were causing this. I had tried a number of them this summer trying to ease arthritic pain.
In hindsight, they could have been very helpful but telling doctors about the irritating skin gave them reason to stop it. Cause and effect? Nope. Just an oops afterthought now.
Looking 72 hours with only 2 treatments of Domeboro by tomorrow.
Will change the entire appliance and do a third treatment... maybe in the morning but that stuff works. It did burn and sting. But diluted the powder to water ratio.
Special thanks to brother in arms 30wbob for reaching out for my 911 email.
Looks like I'm going back to Brava seals. Those salt seals I heard so much about are not available in the states. Perhaps our members across the pond or down under or north of America could help fix that?

Switching from Eakin to Brava Seals Due to Skin Irritation

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