The heat, the sun and certain apparently harmless behaviors can have real health consequences. L’National Medicines Safety Agency (ANSM) has published a series of precious recommendations so as not to spoil your vacation.
Sun and treatments: a risky cocktail
We know it little, but Some drugs react with UV and can cause real skin burns. The ANSM warns:
“Exposure to hot weather constitutes an assault for the body. (…) The most serious complications are the risk of dehydration, heat stroke or the imbalance of a disease, such as diabetes”.
And that’s not all. Even Excluding direct exposuremany treatments must be heat -protected ::
- Always keep your medication sunin their original box;
- Those to keep Between 2 and 8 ° C must stay in the refrigerator and be used quickly after outing;
- On the move, use a cooler with cold blocks for sensitive drugs (without freezing them);
- Avoid storing your treatments in the car, same engine running: the interior can quickly exceed 50 ° C.
Photosensitization reactions: redness, bubbles, allergies
Certain drugs cause reactions of photosensitization : that is to say that they make the skin extremely sensitive to the sun. There are two types of reactions:
- Phototoxicity : Violent reaction of the localized sunburn type, sometimes with blisters. It can be caused by a cream, or by a medication taken orally;
- Photoallergy : true allergy, rarer, in a predisposed person. Once sensitized, even a low dose of UV can trigger a reaction.
Among the risk areas: neckline, arms, hands. If you are undergoing treatment, always ask your doctor or pharmacist if he has a risk of photosensitivity.
Solar creams: watch out for illusions
We think we can put on sunscreen with the smell of vanilla. But No cream protects 100 % Against UV, recalls the ANSM. The “total screen” mentions are misleading.
And beware of “tanning accelerators “monoi type or milking fat:
“These products increase exposure to UV by a magnifying solar filter effect, they do not offer any protection, and may contain allergenic perfumes”, specifies the agency.
Their effect is therefore doubly harmful: They promote sunburns And can trigger skin allergies.
Henna tattoo: not so harmless
We see on all the beaches. However, the ephemeral tattoos with black henna can cause serious allergic reactions, sometimes Several weeks after their realization.
In question: added colors natural henna to rush color or improve the outfit. These substances can be very irritating Or toxic to skin.
The recommendation is simple: Avoid any tattoo if you are not sure of the compositionand flee those made to the chain on the markets or beaches. In the event of a reaction, Consult a doctor quickly.