Hello,
I am having some of the same problems. Iam not on any birth control, and I don't take any kind of meds, and i don't use any lotions when I use the tanning bed. My mother-in -law has a tanning bed that I have used 3 times. I wipe it down with alcohol before I tan.
The first time I used it I was in it for 10 min. and I only had a couple of whelps betweem my breast. I waited 2 days and tanned again, this time it was for 15 min. The whelps were worse this time,and bigger. I waited 3 days and tanned again, this time was for 20 min. The whelps was real bad , especially between and underneith my breast,it was very itchy and burned, and I am a small breasted woman.I used bennadrill cream and took 2 by mouth. I continued the cream for 3 days, and today it is almost gone. This was not a heat rash, it was not from birth control,and I drink plenty of fluids (water). The room the bed is in stays at about 70 degrees, to me it is cold. I have not broke out anywhere else, but I will tan tonight and let you know tomarrow the results. 8) 8)
I am having some of the same problems. Iam not on any birth control, and I don't take any kind of meds, and i don't use any lotions when I use the tanning bed. My mother-in -law has a tanning bed that I have used 3 times. I wipe it down with alcohol before I tan.
The first time I used it I was in it for 10 min. and I only had a couple of whelps betweem my breast. I waited 2 days and tanned again, this time it was for 15 min. The whelps were worse this time,and bigger. I waited 3 days and tanned again, this time was for 20 min. The whelps was real bad , especially between and underneith my breast,it was very itchy and burned, and I am a small breasted woman.I used bennadrill cream and took 2 by mouth. I continued the cream for 3 days, and today it is almost gone. This was not a heat rash, it was not from birth control,and I drink plenty of fluids (water). The room the bed is in stays at about 70 degrees, to me it is cold. I have not broke out anywhere else, but I will tan tonight and let you know tomarrow the results. 8) 8)
Hello!
All of the suggestions on this post have been uber helpful!! Thanks I started tanning maybe a week ago. I started with 5 mins, then on my first 7 min session i noticed that my thighs were tingling. Almost like a prickling sensation. It has gotten so bad to the point were it hurts. When I get out of the booth I notice raised red areas on my thighs and stomach area. I am a nurse and have not heard or seen this at all and is very new to me. However, with my knowledge I believe it maybe a combination of the UV rays and irritation to an allergen. This may be the case for some of you. Ask yourself: Do I have sensitive skin? What lotions am I using? Does it clog my pores? Am I allergic to anything? if so have I come into contact with it lately? It is very possible that your hives are a result of the UV rays irritating your skin reaction. Try a cream containing cortisole and a claritin. Experiment with solutions and let me know. I am very curious myself what the cause of the you guy's irritation is.
All of the suggestions on this post have been uber helpful!! Thanks I started tanning maybe a week ago. I started with 5 mins, then on my first 7 min session i noticed that my thighs were tingling. Almost like a prickling sensation. It has gotten so bad to the point were it hurts. When I get out of the booth I notice raised red areas on my thighs and stomach area. I am a nurse and have not heard or seen this at all and is very new to me. However, with my knowledge I believe it maybe a combination of the UV rays and irritation to an allergen. This may be the case for some of you. Ask yourself: Do I have sensitive skin? What lotions am I using? Does it clog my pores? Am I allergic to anything? if so have I come into contact with it lately? It is very possible that your hives are a result of the UV rays irritating your skin reaction. Try a cream containing cortisole and a claritin. Experiment with solutions and let me know. I am very curious myself what the cause of the you guy's irritation is.
take benadryl and get some calamine lotion. you have to rely on the workers to clean the beds, but sometimes the workers are lazy and do a crappy job of cleaning the beds and you could have picked something up from another persons skin.
POLYMORPHIC LIGHT ERUPTION, GOOGLE IT:
Polymorphic light eruption is a common rash that occurs as a result of photosensitivity.
Polymorphic light eruption (PMLE) generally occurs in adult females aged 20 to 40, although it sometimes affects children and rarely males. It is more common in places where sun exposure is uncommon, such as Northern Europe, where it is said to affect 10% of women holidaying in the Mediterranean. It can be the first sign of lupus erythematosus, but this is not usually the case.
The name ‘polymorphic’, or ‘polymorphous’ refers to the fact that the rash can take many forms, although in one individual it usually looks the same every time it appears.
The commonest variety is crops of 2-5 mm pink or red raised spots occurring on the arms. Other areas may be involved, particularly the chest and lower legs, but the face is usually spared.
Sometimes the rash looks like dermatitis, i.e. it is blistered and then larger dry, red patches appear.
Occasionally there are target lesions; they look like a bull's-eye like erythema multiforme.
In juvenile spring eruption, PMLE may be confined to the ears.
PMLE usually causes a burning sensation or itch that lasts several days.
PMLE may be a rare occurrence in the individual concerned or may occur every time the skin is exposed to sunlight. In most, it occurs each spring, provoked by several hours outside on a sunny day. If further sun exposure is avoided, the rash settles in a few days and is gone without a trace within a couple of weeks. It may or may not recur next time the sun shines on the skin. However, if the affected area is exposed to more sun before it has cleared up, the condition tends to get more severe and extensive.
In most individuals there is a hardening as the summer progresses and more sun can be tolerated without a rash appearing. However, this does not always occur, and some very sensitive individuals even develop PMLE in the winter.
PMLE is thought to be caused by an immune reaction to a compound in the skin which is altered by exposure to ultraviolet radiation. The result is an inflammatory rash. It is usually provoked not only by short wavelength UVB but also longer wavelength UVA. This means the rash can occur when the sunlight is coming through window glass, and that sunblocks may not be all that effective at preventing it.
Polymorphic light eruption is a common rash that occurs as a result of photosensitivity.
Polymorphic light eruption (PMLE) generally occurs in adult females aged 20 to 40, although it sometimes affects children and rarely males. It is more common in places where sun exposure is uncommon, such as Northern Europe, where it is said to affect 10% of women holidaying in the Mediterranean. It can be the first sign of lupus erythematosus, but this is not usually the case.
The name ‘polymorphic’, or ‘polymorphous’ refers to the fact that the rash can take many forms, although in one individual it usually looks the same every time it appears.
The commonest variety is crops of 2-5 mm pink or red raised spots occurring on the arms. Other areas may be involved, particularly the chest and lower legs, but the face is usually spared.
Sometimes the rash looks like dermatitis, i.e. it is blistered and then larger dry, red patches appear.
Occasionally there are target lesions; they look like a bull's-eye like erythema multiforme.
In juvenile spring eruption, PMLE may be confined to the ears.
PMLE usually causes a burning sensation or itch that lasts several days.
PMLE may be a rare occurrence in the individual concerned or may occur every time the skin is exposed to sunlight. In most, it occurs each spring, provoked by several hours outside on a sunny day. If further sun exposure is avoided, the rash settles in a few days and is gone without a trace within a couple of weeks. It may or may not recur next time the sun shines on the skin. However, if the affected area is exposed to more sun before it has cleared up, the condition tends to get more severe and extensive.
In most individuals there is a hardening as the summer progresses and more sun can be tolerated without a rash appearing. However, this does not always occur, and some very sensitive individuals even develop PMLE in the winter.
PMLE is thought to be caused by an immune reaction to a compound in the skin which is altered by exposure to ultraviolet radiation. The result is an inflammatory rash. It is usually provoked not only by short wavelength UVB but also longer wavelength UVA. This means the rash can occur when the sunlight is coming through window glass, and that sunblocks may not be all that effective at preventing it.
THANKS! I have been freaking out not knowing what is going on! I hope it goes away! I love tanning and I have never had this issue before and Im used to tanning.. This is the first time I have been tanning since I had my son 1 year ago... Its driving me insane! So if I wait until its gone before tanning again, it wont come back or am I going to have this issue every time now when I go tanning? I will really hate if I cant go anymore!! Especially since its summer!! :(
You are having an allergic reaction to the UV light (can also happen in the normal sun now too) I reccommend taking an allergy medication before you tan or go outside for an extended period of time. I use Zyrtec but benadryl, claritin, allegra, etc. will also work. Also try not to tan every day. Give your body a day in between to "heal itself". You will soon notice that those welts stay away. The most common places to get them are on your chest, below your breast, aross the upper abdomen and on the buttocks. The more often it happens in the tanning bed the more it can start happening outside. Hope this helps!
I had this same problem yesterday and went to the doctor today. I've been tanning for 8 years and have never had this happen before. Heat can activate hives and other allergic reactions. So, I probably had a mild allergic reaction to something I ate or touched, and the tanning bed just made it worse. I also took a hot shower after I tanned, which made it even worse. The doctor prescribed me Allegra and within a few hours a lot of the hives started disappearing.
Thanks alot! I just recently got a Tanning bed and I got it in it and it looks like I have poison ivy and im itching everywhere! I had no clue what it was. :/ I keep trying to get back in and it just keeps getting worse. Its everywhere now and oh my is it itching. Gets worse everytime I get in. I will stay out and try again when gets better.
I get blister-like rashes on my bottom. Just spaced out places about the size of a quarter. Doesn"t itch much , just very sore! The only thing that works for me hydrocotizone cream. It is from the heat in the tanning bed.
I have the same issue. It started after my 4th session. I started getting these hives that itch like crazy! I tried everything that people said to try on this site and nothing made it better or go away! Finally I was so desperate I tried my sons butt rash cream! Crazy I know but like I said I was desperate! I put a thick layer on before going to bed and amazingly when I woke up the next morning it was completely gone! The diaper rash cream I used is called ANTI MONKEY BUTT, I picked it up at Walmart for really cheap. I hope this helps everyone suffering from the nightmare of tanning bed rash/itch!
I was itching all over and welts were every where it was so bad that I couldn't stop itching even after taking Allegra. I decide to try something before I stepped into the stand up bad. I bought a bottle of rubbing alcohol and did 50/50 with water. I put the mix in a zip lock Baggie and grabbed a bunch of paper towels holded them up and pressured down on it so paper towels would absorb the mix. I went tanning tonight and before I stepped into the stand up I pulled out a paper towel damp with rubbing alcohol and water wiped down the inside of the bed. Several seconds later I got in hit start and to my surprise I didn't start itching and welt an hour after tanning. I think the itching and welts has to do with their sanitizing product they use. I feel that when it dries it leaves tiny dust particle everywhere. Once bed is turned on and fan is running I think it blows the particles everywhere. It is now about 5hours after tanning and I am still not clawing,scratching and applying what ever I can to stop the itching and welts. I will try it again next time I go and I will report back if it still stops itchiness and welts
I am not sure if my reply from several days ago went thru. I have found one thing to try first before going to the doctors. This is what I am currently doing and it has worked twice. Get some paper towels and fold them to fit in a ziplock Baggie. Do 50% water and 50% rubbing alcohol mix the two poor it into the baggy all over the paper towels. Seal it and make sure the paper towels have absorbed it. Next time you go to the tanning salon wipe the whole entire bed down before climbing in. For me it has stopped the welts and horrible itching as well.
this happened to me last night after i went tanning. i've had it happened to me before tanning inside or outside or sometimes when i'm just walking to my car but last night was the worst it had ever been because i was covered from my shoulders to my waist with occasional hives throughout the rest of my body. I've never been to a doctor but i've done my fair share of research. I've determined that what's happening(in my case at least) is not harmful because it happens when my skin has been kept from the sun for awhile, like during winter, and then i expose myself to UV rays inside/outside however these hives do go away within an hour depending on how severe or how many there are. after my skin is used to this exposure the hives stop appearing until after the following winter and my skin will have to readjust. with the research i've done, i've decided that i most likely have Solar Urticaria, a rare allergy to UV rays, but the only i'll ever be entirely sure is if i talk to a doctor. as i said there are no severe side effects that i've noticed but last night is proof that the hives can cover my entire body and this page warns that exposure to enough skin might lead to anaphylaxis because water is leaving my body to create the hives. i hope this helps anyone who might be experiencing the same thing
OMG!!! Don't listen to dermatologist lady!!! She's just trying to scare you!!! You're fine..just rest from bed a day or two. I have them right now and use Cetaphil lotion. My hot bath after the tan bed brought mine on. It's just a lil heat rash! :)
I went tanning yesterday, stand up bed but used a different lotion for the first time now i have hives everywhere the lotion was at...it was a botanical lotion