You think you are allergic to the sun? Yes it’s totally possible, and you are not alone! It is known to affect more than 10% of North-Americans. A sun allergy (also called sun poisoning, sun rash and photo-dermatitis) is a reaction to sunlight, most often characterized as an itchy skin rash. A sun allergy is not […]
Category Archives: PMLE
Sun Rash Treatment: My TOP 6 tips to avoid PMLE!
Painful and annoying PMLE sun rash is past history for me now. It’s been 6 years since I first tried my demo batch Shirudo AGR+E as a Polymorphous Light Eruption treatment and I am glad to say it is still totally effective on me. A life changing lotion. But using the lotion is not the only […]
Polymorphous Light Eruption – PMLE – Research and medical studies
We don’t see a lot of medical studies on Polymorphous Light Eruption. Maybe because it’s not a life threatening condition and it is considered mild and easy to avoid by most dermatologists. Here is a review on the few medical studies on Polymorphous Light Eruption (PMLE).
Heliocare – Dr. Irwin Dermatologist opinion
I’ve never had a chance to try Heliocare before and I’m always concern about the lack of studies on vitamin and health supplement. I was trilled when I found out this article from Dr. Irwin Dermatologist. Her opinion on in a short sentence: “Just say no”. Although the article is not specifically targeted to PMLE […]
PMLE treatment using Shirudo AGR+E : Another great vacation !
I wanted to give you a quick update about my ongoing experiment using Shirudo AGR+E lotion as a PMLE treatment. I just came back from an amazing trip to Vietnam, including 5 days in wonderful Phu Quoc Island, a paradise Island in the Golf of Thailand. Lots of sun, very hot weather. I spent the […]
Pictures of my Polymorphous Light Eruption (PMLE)
What does Polymorphous (or polymorphic) Light Eruption (PMLE) look like? People always ask me what PMLE looks like and then start to describe the last rash they had. So I thought I could share some PMLE pictures. If you have something similar to my last sun rash, a doctor can help determine if you are affected by […]
PMLE Treatment Results With Shirudo Antioxidant Body Lotion
Here are the first results using Shirudo Antioxidant Body Lotion as a effective polymorphous light eruption treatment (PMLE treatment). You can find the lotion at shirudo.com. Here is the story. A little over five months ago, I enlisted the help of a cosmetic-specialized chemist to develop this lotion. The first 7 kg of the pilot […]
Polymorphous Light Eruption Treatment: A New and Natural Antioxidant Lotion
Polymorphous light eruption treatment : My personal path towards natural prevention If you’ve done your research like me, you may have found several clinical studies revealing the effectiveness of a formulation combining alpha-glucosylrutin (also called AGR, ag-rutin, glucosylrutin) and Vitamin E. According to many research conclusions*, this is an effective preventive treatment for PMLE. 80% of […]
PMLE Alternative Treatments for Sun Lovers
Here is a list of preventive solutions I have tried in the hopes of avoiding my polymorphous light eruption sun rash completely. Note that even if it is not mentioned, I always applied sun protection with a high SPF. My goal is to explore non-medicated alternatives and options that have the less side effects as […]
Polymorphous Light Eruption (PMLE)
What is PMLE? Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE), otherwise termed Polymorphic light eruption (PLE), is a skin complaint caused by sunlight, which usually appears as an itchy rash on sun-exposed skin. It is the most common sun allergy, affecting people of all ethnic backgrounds. In temperate climates (4 seasons), PMLE is common during the spring and […]