Allergy to the sun: protect yourself from summer lucite!

The summer lucite does not bear its name well.It can actually strike well before summer, as soon as the rays warm our private sunshine for a while.It most often affects the neckline or the forearms, which is exposed first: these are then covered with red plates and/or small pimples that scratch.If we still know the origins of summer lucite, we know that the skin is photosensitized and on UV.

Prepare the skin before sun exposure

We can prepare the skin by focusing in particular on food supplements based on carotenoids (Betâcarotene, Lycopene...)).By stimulating melanin production, they make the skin a little less sensitive to UV.They must be taken for 15 days to 1 month before exposing themselves and continuing treatment during the first week of sun exposure.

Gradually expose exposure to UV rays

The secret is to allow the skin to the sun gently and avoid strong contrasts.So do not present white skin in the tropics sun. Mieux vaut également ne pas s'exposer entre midi et 16 heures (quand le soleil est à son zénith)) et commencer par profiter du soleil du matin ou du soir, plus faible, pendant une demi-heure, puis une heure.We can then gradually extend the exhibition.In all cases, sunscreen remains essential, preferably with a 50 protection index.Favor marks intended for sensitive skin, less likely to cause reactions.

Be in the shade

Despite your precautions, the Lucite struck you?In this case, there is no question of returning to the sun, at the risk of worsening the symptoms.They generally spend in less than a week, provided they stay in the shade or protect the affected areas under clothes.But itching can persist.To calm them down, you can refresh the skin thanks to a water fogger kept in the refrigerator, or passing over the ice wrapped in a cloth.

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Soothe the skin thanks to good products

Regularly apply an emollient moisturizer, this helps protect the skin from attacks that can restart the itching.If you have no allergies, calendula creams have also proven themselves, just like rose or lavender floral water.Homeopathy can also be effective: Apis, Urens and Histaminum in 5 or 7 CH, three granules of each 10 minutes for an hour from the first symptoms, then every hour. Enfin, en cas de réaction très forte, on opte pour une crème locale à base d'hydrocortisone (type Cortapaisyl, Cortisedermyl, en vente libre)) ou un antihistaminique par voie orale (Zyrtecset et génériques de la cétirizine, en vente libre)).

Watch out for drugs

Certains médicaments peuvent favoriser les réactions au soleil (lucite, coup de soleil)) en raison de leur action photosensibilisante.This is the case, for example, of certain anti-inflammatory drugs, antidepressants, anti-allergic or even diuretics.Look at the instructions or talk to your doctor.

This article was published in Télé Loisirs n ° 1580.

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