Heat rash is really nothing to do with what sun screen you wear. Its the sweat causing bacteria and irritating your skin. I am allergic to sweat and therefore get this reaction.Um, be careful you don't overuse the cortisone! You can cause some serious thinning of the skin with it, not to mention covering up any infection!
You might want to try a clear oil-free sunscreen that doesn't block the pores and cause the irritation.
Gold Bond Medicated Powder should keep you cool too.
Actually anything that blocks the pores (such as an oily sunscreen) can cause the rash, as this medical website says:Heat rash is really nothing to do with what sun screen you wear. Its the sweat causing bacteria and irritating your skin. I am allergic to sweat and therefore get this reaction.
I actually will get heat rash even if I don't wear sunscreen so how can it just be caused by sunscreen?Actually anything that blocks the pores (such as an oily sunscreen) can cause the rash, as this medical website says:
Heat Rash or Prickly Heat (Miliaria Rubra) in Adults: Condition, Treatment and Pictures - Overview - VisualDxHealthÂae
So a non-olly sunscreen would help reduce the likelihood of it.
Oily sunscreen can block the sweat ducts!This is what it says in the Mayoclinic.com
Heat rash develops when your sweat ducts become blocked and perspiration is trapped under your skin. Symptoms range from superficial blisters to deep, red lumps. Some forms of heat rash can be intensely itchy or prickly
Still... nothing to do with oily sunscreen.
This is from Wellsphere.comActually anything that blocks the pores (such as an oily sunscreen) can cause the rash, as this medical website says:
Heat Rash or Prickly Heat (Miliaria Rubra) in Adults: Condition, Treatment and Pictures - Overview - VisualDxHealthÂae
So a non-olly sunscreen would help reduce the likelihood of it.