What agents in question?
On the accused’s bench, sun protection agents, preservatives or other excipients (perfumes, etc.) contained in these products. Like methylbenzylidene camphor or oxybenzone (which tends to be eliminated from formulations). More recently, two cases of contact allergies due to a new generation chemical filter have been reported. Its name: the bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol-methoxyphenyl-triazine (bemt or tinosorb s). Aluminum contact allergies used in mineral solar creams as a texture agent have also been reported in children, “previously sensitized by early childhood vaccinations”, explain the authors.
How to protect yourself from the sun, in case of allergy?
If you are affected by various symptoms potentially associated with the application of a sunscreen, talk to your doctor. Because it is first of all a question of making a diagnosis, confirming or invalidating the allergy. Then, make way for a real investigation to determine the allergen in question. Also inquire with your pharmacist. It will detail the composition of products and again on the risk of cross -allergies (perfumes, etc.).
If the diagnosis of allergy is confirmed, it will guide you on the types of creams most likely to save your skin, while protecting you from the sun.