What are "skin allergies"?

What are "skin allergies"?

Harold Kaiser (Practicing Allergist and Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School) gives expert video advice on: What causes allergies?; What happens in my body when I have an allergic reaction?; Are allergies becoming more common? and more...

Skin allergies are allergic reactions to the skin. They may be from something you ingest, like a food or a medication. A skin allergy may be from a contact reaction; that is, the skin will become allergic or reactive to something with which you come into contact. In other words, allergic reactions generally occur where mucous membranes are secreted: the eyes, the nose, the sinuses, the throat, and in the lungs. It also can occur in the skin.