Author Archives: Eloise

Allergic to the Sun ? You are not alone!

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 […]

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 […]

Great article about Photodermatitis

Photodermatitis: The 4 most common skin problems related to sun exposure If you read french, you must have a look at this great article about photodermatitis by Dr Marilou Bernatchez published in Le Médecin du Québec. It is very well documented and you can see pictures of the 4 most commons skin problems related to sun exposure. It […]

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 […]

Photosensitivity: Are Chemicals the Cause of your Sun Rash?

Photosensitivity  is a generic term that includes all sun related conditions like solar urticaria, chemical photosensitization, polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) and more. All reactions are characterized by itchy eruptions on sun-exposed skin. In this article we are discussing chemical photosensitivity, which can be split is two main type: phototoxicity  and photoallergy. Both are cause by […]