Apparently, I am allergic to sunscreen. I'm not sure which chemicals yet. I have made an appointment to see my doctor. I break out in a very itchy and fiery rash. I just bought a natural sunscreen tonight called "Badger" to try out. I leave for my first summer camp on Sunday and sunscreen is a must. I sure hope it works. Does anyone else have any unfortunate experience with this sort of thing?

My son is allergic to the main screening component in sunscreen. We had to sign a waiver at day care and school saying we wouldn't sue if he developed skin cancer later in life. Over here sunscreen is mandatory on all kids outdoors.

I'm allergic to some ingredient in sunscreen. That "sunscreen smell" also makes me nausaus, too. I have used Nutregena and it seems to not break me out but it still has that "smell" but not as bad as some.

There is probably a dematologist prescription for one which would cost you a small fortune. :) You probably need at least a 40.

post when you find out what you can use.

It causes me to peal the first few times I use it. Even the sensitive face ones. Next bottle is going to be Clinque.

I'm very allergic. It is the ingredients called "parsol" or avobenzone or oxybenzone.

I generally find that baby sunscreen is the best for me as long as they don't contain those ingredient. Usually I just don't wear any because I don't want to take a chance.

For me it's the aloe that is in many of the sunscreens that I'm allergic to. I have to be careful in choosing any skin care products, as many have it as an ingredient ... and sometimes seen if only in the fine print (that I usually can't see because it is so small!)

I'm allergic to something that is in every sunscreen. I break out in a rash. Have tried them all.

My daughter and I are allergic to aloe and it does make shopping a challenge. There are so many things with aloe in them (lotion, soap, sunscreen, shampoo, make up, eye makeup remover). I can usually tell immediately if I've used something I shouldn't have, it totally changes the texture of my skin, makes it feel like velcro.

another culprit in some skin creams etc. is lanolin. I am violently allergic to it and it is in so many makeups. I finally just quit wearing it.

I am allergic to a lot of perfumes and stuff found in make-ups and lotions. Haven't been allergic to sunscreen "yet", but as the other poster mentioned, I've been avoiding most of it as a general precaution.

The best sunscreen is clothing!

Or here in Utah where we live RAIN! :lol: :lol: Glad summer is finally here. I thought it would never quit raining.

No kidding! I think this is the first week this year that we will go 7 days without rain.

Looks like this might be more common than I thought. Hopefully, my doctor can get me in for allergy testing. I will let everyone know if this sunscreen works for me and if I can get the testing done.

I didn't go the allergy testing route, just went by process of elimination!

Sorry that you have to deal with this also .... though I will admit it is somewhat consoling to know that there is someone else out there who has the same problem!!! It's somewhat annoying when you are asking about its non-inclusion in a store and they look at you as though you're green and won't believe you that it's possible to be allergic to aloe. arrrgghhhh!! :)

You can use coconut oil as a natural alternative to sunscreen. It seems to work best if you use it often , not just when you go into the sun. Or, at the least, put it on before going into the sun and reapply often.

Coconut oil naturally blocks the harmful rays from the sun.

Me, I'm allergic to something in every sunscreen I've ever tried. My skin is very easily irritated by all kinds of things so I'm pretty used to it. Of course I'm a fair-skinned redhead. LOL

I wear a giant hat, linen pants and long sleeves if I'm going to be outside for any length of time, including gardening and walking the dogs.

I hate the greasy feeling of wearing sun screen. I also tend to burn even with it on. I prefer a thin, white long sleeve men's shirt to wear on top of my summer clothes when I'm in the sun. I also have a large brim hat and good sunglasses. The shirt is especially good because I wear it in the water over my swimsuit. I also tend to become nauseous when out in the sun, so I avoid it as much as possible.