Weed makes me itch!!

tree beard

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• Nov 21, 2023

• #1

Ever since I started indoors I notice when I crawl into my flower tent for maintainance, I come out feeling like I just took a bath in poison ivy. It only lasts a couple hrs then goes away but damn it itches! I work outside and other plants make me itch too, like juniper for example. Does this happen to anyone else or do I just have fairy boy skin?? Its hard enough crawling around in there without having to worry about putting extra clothes on lol..

 

Dorian2

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• Nov 21, 2023

• #2

That happened to me on the current grow with my Auto's. Considering the plant size and where my arm itched, it was a haze plant that did it to me. I'm curious if certain strains have a tendency to make you itch or not. This was the first time it's happened to me in 5 years growing so that's why I think maybe strain specific. Sour lemon haze is my culprit. Maybe a terpene thing?

That being said, it hasn't happened since.

 

medidedicated

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• Nov 21, 2023

• #3

I have allergies that some weed sets off and makes my face ich and etc with allergies like that of seasonal or dust etc. Especially when I deal with the kief of that same bag of weed. Idk what it is thats setting me off. Not sure I heard of that happening to others too.

 

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formularacer

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• Nov 21, 2023

• #4

In this world that is like being allergic to water.
We were at a bamboo conference and playing with the culm sheath leaves wearing them as hats. Well we were all scratching for a few hours some even had red spots on skin. Plants have weird mechanism for defense.
I would up the fan to vent area before you go into work. Then I would look at lightweight clothes that reduce skin exposure.

 

Rico2016

Active Member

• Nov 21, 2023

• #5

Sounds like fairy boy skin. sorry

 

MissinThe90’sStrains

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• Nov 21, 2023

• #6

I get itchy from rubbing against plants, but only the buds. Veg plants aren’t an issue. That resin is a defense mechanism.

 

warble

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• Nov 21, 2023

• #7

Ten years ago I had HPS lights and they would make me itch like crazy. I started to wear long sleeve shirts, but my hands would still get itchy. I don't have that problem with LEDs.

 

crimsonecho

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• Nov 21, 2023

• #8

yeah i crush some dry fluff between my hands to add to my worm bin and it itches like crazy. but to be fair i am already pretty allergic to everything from soap to nickel haha

 

Fangthane

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• Nov 21, 2023

• #9

I've never gotten itchy, but sometimes I'd swear I felt slight numbness in the area when my forearms would brush up against sticky tops. I'm not allergic to anything.

 

conor c

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• Nov 22, 2023

• #10

Durban powerplant and some south african stuff genuinely does bring some people out in a rash if the brush up against the plants but i never heard of it in other genepools tho maybe u got very sensitive skin or something