PMLE: please come and tell me how you deal

[Fingerbobs]

So last summer I finally realised that I probably have polymorphic light erruption, rather than just a minus burn time and/or the world's only allergy to hypo-allergenic sun cream. In the brief intervals of light between snow showers I'm beginning to worry about how to deal with it this year. Dr Google suggests:

• beta-carotene supplements
  
• polypodium leucotomas (seems to be marketed as Heliocare)
  
• a Canadian lotion called Shirudo AGR+E
  
• Eucerin sun cream
  

Do any of these hold out any hope? Or should I just stay inside and take vit d supplements, accepting that I'm too Scottish for the sun?
Any words of help or advice appreciated, thanks.

[Behooven]

at the thought of sun in Scotland (looking out at the snow this morning)

The only thing that helps me is taking anti-histamine orally and using piz buin anti allergy.

[flapmyfunnels]

Another vote for Piz Buin anti-allergy here

[Northumberlandlass]

Morning Fingerbobs - As spring is approaching I was thinking about my PMLE last night. The GP prescribed me some suncream, can't remember what it was called & said that I could go & get treatment (skin hardening?) - but this was after a serious outbreak last year.

Piz Buin made mine 100 times worse.

[Jakadaal]

I find ultrasun sunscreen (I get mine from QVC)has really helped mine along with a daily antihistamine

[AmethystMoon]

I have PMLE and Heliocare has been a tremendous help. I start taking it in March then until about October. Take two on days I am exposed to lots of sun. I don't sunbathe or anything but live sailing and water sports.
Piz buin allergy is pretty good too.
No substitute for clothing though!

[issynoho]

I get this! Yet another mystery cleared up by MN. Thank you. I've been calling it uva allergy for years because if I use sunscreen with v good uva rating I don't get it. Basically, I figured it was telling me to stay out of the sun (Celtic skin, etc) but how nice to have a name.
Will also look into vit d deficiency as just read it can be a side effect of staying out of the sun and using heavy sunscreen (which is obvious but I hadn't thought much about it...).

[Fingerbobs]

Thank you all. I'll try Heliocare, I think, and see if that helps

[Allie82]

Hi not sure if this helps but I have red hair and crazy pale skin and I use p20 and take lycopene supplements and they have both helped massively. I can tell the difference when I don't take the tablets x