Sunburn

[violette]

I use "OMBRELLE" SPF 30 by L'Oreal. I think it's only available in Canada but I could be wrong. It is suppose to be the best sunscreen available and very expensive. It has Avobenzone(Parasol 1789), Mexoryl SX, Octocrylene 7%, Titanium Dioxide 2.5%, etc...

My blisters left as soon as I got out of the sun, then my skin peeled. It's ok today, just looks like I burnt and now peeling. Doesn't hurt or itch. thanks for you infor. I didn't know what was going on!!

[KnottedYet]

Chemical sunscreens work by absorbing into your skin. Then when the sunlight goes into your skin it changes the chemical make-up of the sunscreen. (the chemical sunscreen "absorbs" the sunlight and the energy from the sunlight changes the chemical)

Please try an inert sunblock (which literally blocks the sunlight before it ever enters your flesh, reflects it right off the surface) or long pants/sleeves/hat until you get in to see the dermatologist.

It sounds like you might be reacting to the secondary structure of the chemical sunscreens in your L'Oreal. (a sunburn or a reaction to the primary structure would probably not disappear as soon as you left the sun, but only your dermatologist could tell you what is really going on)

[Thorn]

I use "OMBRELLE" SPF 30 by L'Oreal. I think it's only available in Canada but I could be wrong. It is suppose to be the best sunscreen available and very expensive. It has Avobenzone(Parasol 1789), Mexoryl SX, Octocrylene 7%, Titanium Dioxide 2.5%, etc...

My blisters left as soon as I got out of the sun, then my skin peeled. It's ok today, just looks like I burnt and now peeling. Doesn't hurt or itch. thanks for you infor. I didn't know what was going on!!

Gee, that really sounds like an allergic reaction. As mentioned earlier, PABA allergies were similar. No allergic reaction unless I was in the sun with a PABA sunscreen--then I broke out in little blisters (like pins); step indoors and the reaction would fade away.

I don't know much about Mexoryl (it has only been approved in the US for a year and isn't in common usage). It is a chemical, not a physical block and you could be reacting to it. I can't use sunscreens with Parasol 1789--I break out. There is some controversial research on it that says that under some circumstances (e.g., you don't reapply often enough) you can burn more with Parasol than if you hadn't applied it. But, the research is controversial.

That said, get thee to a dermatologist! And, if you have an open rash or a sunburn, the only sunscreen you should be applying is a physical block--TiO2 or ZnO.

[Torrilin]

I use "OMBRELLE" SPF 30 by L'Oreal. I think it's only available in Canada but I could be wrong. It is suppose to be the best sunscreen available and very expensive. It has Avobenzone(Parasol 1789), Mexoryl SX, Octocrylene 7%, Titanium Dioxide 2.5%, etc...

My blisters left as soon as I got out of the sun, then my skin peeled. It's ok today, just looks like I burnt and now peeling. Doesn't hurt or itch. thanks for you infor. I didn't know what was going on!!

Ombrelle is the best available... if you can take chemical sunscreens. Not everyone can. And it sounds like you no longer can. Sucks, but such is life.

[Grog]

I agree that you could try to cover-up more.

And try Dermatone. It's relatively easy to find in Canada, and works really well. (It's also a physical block.) (Actually I think it's the same as Z-cote.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

There is a brand new sunscreen comparision/rating website just up today!
Check out how it rates the different sunscreens. Lots of good info:

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/spe...php?nothanks=1

Here is a related article about the new website and how it came about:
http://www.themoneytimes.com/news/20...id-105052.html
I find it really shocking that the FDA does nothing to evaluate or regulate sunscreens, what with so many people getting skin cancer now.

[KnottedYet]

Some of the varieties of Dermatone in the U.S. have chemical screens in them too, so read the ingredients carefully.

[Thorn]

There is a brand new sunscreen comparision/rating website just up today!
Check out how it rates the different sunscreens. Lots of good info:

http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/spe...php?nothanks=1

Awesome link! Fascinating that one of the sunscreens I tossed and claimed "just didn't do anything", they also say "just doesn't do anything". Hmmm....

Besides listing pros/cons, truths/lies, the general information on that site seems quite good. What a great resource! But as you say...isn't it a shame that the FDA doesn't regulate this? Sigh...


Thanks Lisa!
(well, except that I got lost on that site for too many hours....from work )