Sunscreen allergy...

[jkroach]

I have found that I am allergic to pretty much every sunscreen I have tried. I think the only thing I can use are sunscreens that are considered "barrier-only", containing titanium dioxide only. Does anyone know of a brand of water-proof sunscreen that is barrier-only? Anybody else have this problem?

[mom2girls]

I'm allergic to many kinds of sunscreen. I use the brand No-Ad. This seems to be the only brand I don't have a problem with. I don't know if it's "barrier only" though.

 

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[JanetMarie]

Perhaps if you consult a dermatoligist or simply call your PCP, they will be able to help with advice or maybe even a product.

 

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[kreilly825]

Try MD Formulations brand from DermStore. It's the only kind I've found that I can use. They also sell many other products for sensitive skin.

[jerseygirl3]

Are you sure your allergy is to the sunscreen and not the sun itself? For years I thought I was allergic to sunscreen, only to find out I was sensitive to the sun. I would get little red itchy bumps on my skin after being in the sun. The problem with the sunscreen came in because it seemed to make the rash worse.

 

I tried every sunscreen on the market, even those recommended by a dermatologist. The only one, for some odd reason, that doesn't bother me is Australian Gold Exotic Blend Spray Gel.

 

The other way I avoid the rash is before going on vacation, I go to the tanning salon. I try to get some color just a little at a time. The rash starts up after the second or third exposure, but if I then lay off for a day or two, and go back to the salon, it calms down and my body seems to accept the sun okay after that.

 

Every time I skip easing my skin into the sun slowly, I find myself on vacation trying to squeeze in 7 days of sun and the rash I get is horrendous.

 

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[Folgy]

My wife and I use spf75 sunblock.I would be doomed if I could not use it as we both are white as snow and incinerate in the sun very easily.

 

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[pg.]

Try Ombrelle. My hubbys dermatologist recommended it for him , he has suffered all above complaints. Worked great. Contains NO PABA, which many people are in fact allergic to.

 

Sun beds make me itch , but like another poster said it goes away after 4 or 5th visit.