Comments on: Could I be allergic to Zinc Oxide in Sunscreen?

By: Hannah

Hannah — Sun, 22 May 2011 17:18:29 +0000

I’m allergic to zinc oxide and every time I’ve come into contact with it (be is sunscreen, acne wash, diaper rash meds) my skin always blisters.

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Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:31:27 +0000

[...] sunscreen with a very high zinc oxide content (20.6%). This got me worried. My skin seems to hate zinc oxide, never mind that its probably the best physical protector out there. So I paid a lot of attention [...]

By: Sue

Sue — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 02:36:16 +0000

I’ve just recently discovered a zinc allergy. I was having allergic reactions to my insulin (I have type 1 diabetes). Hives all over my head – big ones! My lip swelled and my throat would close up. I was taking more than 10 Benadryl a day. Problem was, I couldn’t avoid what I was reacting to because it keeps me alive!

When I finally figured it out I was using an insulin without zinc – the previous two brands I was on contain zinc! I took a zinc lozenge because I felt a cold coming on and Shazam! Figured it out because my throat started to close up almost immediately.

I didn’t even know it was possible to be allergic to zinc… There’s not much info out there.

By: ali

ali — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:31:47 +0000

Hello
My doctor said that I should use nothing but sunblock. I live in London and my skin gets dry, and my skin hates sunblock!!! They make it even dryer and clog my pores I ve tried: avene, prozone, etaphil, even creme de la mer. I dont know if its oxide zinc, dioide titanium or the chemical sunblocks. You know of sunblocks that have these ingredients separetly to test what is exactly that doesnt suit me?
I would love the help from a sunblock expert!!!!
thanks
ali

By: Nella

Nella — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:52:48 +0000

I have been using clinique for about 6 years and noticed that i would get little break outs here and there. mostly around my nose and forehead. Recently i decided to change to Lancome (the moisturizer and foundation and all that good stuff). THinking that Lancome would make it better, it made everything worse. Im not sure if it’s because the lotion has like a 30SPF in it, could I be allergic to that??? You would figure dropping 200$ on a facewash, moisturizer and foundation would do the trick but I guess this time price has nothing to do with quality of the product. I switched back to Clinique just to see if it’s the ingredients in the Lancome that I’m allergic to. grrr.

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Review: ZO Skin Health OCLIPSE Sunscreen + Primer SPF 30 — My Women Stuff — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:01:48 +0000

[...] me moaning about how my skin hates zinc oxide? Well, apparently I’ve now found a sunscreen product that contains Zinc Oxide (and Titanium [...]

By: ParisB

ParisB — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 04:03:37 +0000

Hi Yuki

So sorry that happened to you! I’m sensitive to Sunplay too. I always recommend Vitamin E for scars – its slow but it does its job. Best for any spots to heal first then go with the Vitamin E treatment.

By: yuki

yuki — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:55:29 +0000

Could I be sensitive to them too? When I was in Langkawi I used the Sunplay one on my face and after a few days, I had a MAJOR breakout all over my face. I’m still waiting for the scars to go =(
Any good ointments or special treatments for scar ??