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My Apple Watch Series 6 Band burned me?
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I am having the same problem with my band. I also got the red sport one and prior to this one I had the pink one for over a year and not one issue. I had the red one for about a month and got a severe reaction.
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I wouldn't use that band or any silicone band if you have a reaction like that.. Yikes!
You need to see a doctor right away. I would make sure the doctor fully documents his or her findings. After that, you need to contact Apple.
That looks bad, aloe will help the rash to heal. I would definitely stop wearing that band immediately and switch to one of the Nylon Sport Loops. Also - once your wrist heals if you want to try that band again wash it really good and clean it with alcohol to remove any chemical residue first.
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It was about a month. I got it first week of January and by mid February it was like that. Apple told me to keep it off for 2 days and I didn’t wear it for 2 weeks and decided to give it another try and within 6 hours it literally burn my wrist and I had blisters all over the wrist for like 3 days. Finally after putting steroid cream my doctor prescribed me it started to go away but now I have a scar all over my wrist
I went and saw 2 different doctors and contacted apple and they told me that my skin is the problem and that their band is not to blame even though I don’t have sensitive skin and never had a reaction to anything before. I wore fitbits for years and then series 5 Apple Watch for about a year and never once had any issues until I got this red one.
I did try that. I didn’t wear it for over 2 weeks. Washed it and cleaned it and within a few hours I got even a worse reaction than the first time
I've had an skin irritation too, exactly in the same spot (under my hand).
The cause of that irritation was that I mixed two chemicals... body cream and sunblock lotion, then I weared my watch with a sport band, on a very hot day in Las Vegas 🤪
I don't know if the watchband plastic did a reaction too with sweat+body cream+sunscreen... I stopped using together on my hand, and Voilá! No burns or skin irritation...
The cause of that irritation was that I mixed two chemicals... body cream and sunblock lotion, then I weared my watch with a sport band, on a very hot day in Las Vegas 🤪
I don't know if the watchband plastic did a reaction too with sweat+body cream+sunscreen... I stopped using together on my hand, and Voilá! No burns or skin irritation...
Wow, I still have a scar where it burnt my skin. Probably will take about a year for it to go away. Hopefully
I never used anything under the watch yet as it is cold outside LOL I bought a cheap Amazon breathable band and haven’t had issues at all. I heard from a lot of people that red dye they put in bands causes a reaction to a lot of people. Didn’t think I would be one of those people as I never had an allergic reaction to anything. I wore fitbits and Apple Watch series 5 with the same band, only different color and not one issue until I decided I wanted the fancy red one. Big mistake.
Just wanted to chime in that in the last three days I have developed the same kind of rash in exactly the same position on my wrist (palm side) as others have posted with my series 6 Nike sports strap. I’ve had the watch, and worn it religiously every day, since October last year and only now have I started with problems. I swapped over to my other wrist and within 24 hours started to get a mirror image of the same mark. Very weird.
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I’ve ordered a nylon band to give that a go. Just don’t understand why after six years of owning an Apple Watch (or however long they’ve been out for) I’m now getting an issue nine months after owning this latest one. I hope the marks go away as well. They haven’t got any better over the last three days though…
My guess would be more sweating due to the temperatures and/or humidity. At least in Austria, where I live, we have quite high temps since two weeks or so.
Did you clean the strap regularly? I switch straps daily and clean them at least weekly…. never had an issue like this.
Yep keep it very clean. It’s not hot here in the UK at the moment so I don’t believe it to be that. The mirror image of the affected area on both wrists would, I believe anyway, dictate that too. Odd, most odd…
I've seen sweat listed as a potential explanation before but I don't think it was that for me either. I had been wearing metal bands because I like them better, but when I buy a new watch and use the silicone band it comes with......rash.
Not everyone is going to have an allergic reaction to something. It could be a form of dermatitis.
That’s a possibility of course, but I guess after wearing it for months without any issue and then a sudden rash might also result from some kind of dirt or another substance that might have gotten onto the strap. That‘s why I asked….
I also had a reaction from my series 6 Solo Loop black band. Similar to some of the photos people are posting - very red and irritated skin on the underside of my wrist and super itchy. I don't have a photo after just seeing this thread now after purchasing on launch day in 2020. I have switched to the braided loop and sport loop bands now.
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