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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Itchychik asks

Q: Itchy sunscreen rash several days later?

I've got a rash that is nearly unbearable.  Not sure, but I applied a lot of 50 sunscreen on Thursday, and early Saturday morning i started to itch all over -arms, legs, back of neck, etc.   Initially it was only in sunscreen exposed areas, but now on Tuesday it spread to areas that didnt' get sunscreen..Could it be from teh sunscreen? I can't think of a single thing that could be causing it except the sun protection as there hasn't been anything different except that. 

 

Also, if anyone has a better idea than Benedryl, I'd love to hear it! 

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7/14/09 11:05am

Its not from the sunscreen... Its sun Poisoning....  It will spread the more you itch, even in areas that were not exposed... eucerin used to make a sunscreen specifically for Sun allergies... But not longer on the market... They do make another product for This particular problem, but not sold in the states.... So far, I have not been able to find any other product that worked as well as theirs.

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3/21/11 1:54pm

I'm confused as to how this could be sun poisoning as sun poisoning is just another term for a severe sunburn which this person said nothing about.

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7/30/09 3:34pm

I normally use a Banana Boat Oil SPF 15, but tried a Coppertone Spray SPF 50 two days ago and now have a rash covering my neck, chest, both my arms and legs.  I'm using Benadryl and Alavert.  Both of my kids had a very small outbreak on a small portion of their skin, but it cleared in about two days with the help of Benadryl.  I'm still pretty miserable and I'm considering going to the doctor. Maybe I need to antibiotics or a steroid to kick this rash!

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