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Best sun rash solution please?

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WilfSell · 21/03/2009 22:54

Need to plan ahead for trip to sun...

I have never cracked it. I mostly cover up these days but would like NOT to end up with itchy rash the minute the sun comes out.

Is there a magic cream? I have never really got on with super-high SPF creams (I think it was one of these that triggered a rash in the first place!)

Or should I take anti-histamines? Or is it long sleeves, scarfs and hats from now on?

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scrooged · 22/03/2009 16:10

Alot of sun creams have something in them that causes hives. Try something like P20.

RubyrubyrubyHareb · 22/03/2009 16:12

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scrooged · 22/03/2009 16:15

Wilcos sell it, it's in a white box, you only need to put it on once a day. ds is allergic to most sunblock, he comes out in hives so I've tested lots! This one is OK though.

Themasterandmargaritas · 22/03/2009 16:17

Apparently Dr Hauschka sun products have the least 'toxic' ingredients in them. I am going to try and get my hands on them when we are next back in the UK.

PrettyCandles · 22/03/2009 16:20

Anti-histamines. It's the only way I get through the summer these days, after fighting with high factor creams and masses of clothing for several years. And now that I have given in and take the anti-hsitamines, I have a much nicer summer!

Plus a big hat. Always a big hat.

scrooged · 22/03/2009 16:22

??????????why not try another cream then spend the summer like this PrettyCandles? There's no need to suffer. Seriously, try P20. A glass of elderflower cordial first thing in the morning helps the hay fever.

PrettyCandles · 22/03/2009 16:32

I don't have hayfever - I'm allergic to sunlight. I can get a rash even in the winter on a sunny day. But the less I react with exposure, the less sensitive I become. So, if I have a reaction early in the summer - that's it the summer is going to be a nightmare for me. Whereas if I take the anti-histamines (as well as be cautious with my exposure) and do not react, then by the end of the summer I can even sunbathe a little. I have also found, since I started using anti-histmaines regularly, that I am less sensitive in the winter too.

scrooged · 22/03/2009 16:34

Ahh. Can't you get something on prescription?

PrettyCandles · 22/03/2009 16:40

Cheaper to buy the stuff myself.

Themasterandmargaritas · 22/03/2009 16:42

Here is the Dr Hauschka info, it is very expensive but apparently is worth it. I'd like to get it for the dc who have to wear sun cream every day, I worry about them being exposed long term to the toxic ingredients in sun creams, but sun cream is better than the risk of skin cancer. However this sun cream could turn out to be a bit pricey for long term everyday use.

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WilfSell · 23/03/2009 11:01

Thanks for all your comments.

I'd like to know more about P20 - I have seen it for sale but wonder what chemicals are in it that make it work... Does it really help sun-allergy rash? Has anyone with this rash tried it?

I have used Dr Hauschka cream before on the grounds that it doesn't have too many nasties in. Not sure it helped the rash though.

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amazonianwoman · 23/03/2009 16:44

Bucking the trend but I still get a bad sun rash with P20!

Ultrasun is better IMHO. And I've done tonnes of research because I've had malignant melanoma too. The higher protection one is great - no rash, and better UVA/UVB protection than P20 too.

rolandbrowning · 23/03/2009 16:54

Is it this? If so dp gets it and uses factor 50 sunscreen, which has stopped it.

amazonianwoman · 23/03/2009 21:14

Ultrasun protection 28 Was on phone before so couldn't do a link

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WilfSell · 24/03/2009 12:16

That's the one. So it has a name, PLE.

I like the look of Ultrasun. I can't help wondering about all the other nasty chemicals in once a day sunscreens though.

These products are controversial: because they are effectively 'cosmetics' they are not subject to the same scrutiny and standards as medical products. Which is why all kinds of crap has been put in sunscreens for years. The lastest addition is nano-particles of titanium which have the benefit of being clear (so no white sludge) but the, er, downside is that no-one yet knows what impact nano-particles might have on skin or the environment or other parts of the body...

Ho hum. Choices choices...

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Themasterandmargaritas · 24/03/2009 15:49

Wilf, my worries exactly as I plaster cream on my dc every day. Obviously I would love to go for P20 as it would mean a once a day application, covering them all the time they are at school, but it worries me, what the long term effects of the titanium may be. The Dr Hauschka option is a great idea for us, but at £17 for 100ml I fear we would be broke in under a month.

A consultant dermatologist friend uses Sunsense on herself and her dc, it comes from Oz. I don't know how sensitive skin would react to it though.

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WilfSell · 26/03/2009 09:45

Glad it's not just me who is paranoid cautious.

Dr Hauschka still hasn't prevented my PLE though. And ye gods no, I couldn't afford to put it on the kids. Might as well smear them in gold dust.

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