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Re: [RC] re: photosensitivity - Stephanie E CaldwellFound the following link listing meds that can cause photosensitivity: http://www.paulkelly.on.ca/photo.htm Amazing number of meds do... And, for what it's worth Ringworm areas are extremely photosensitive for up to a year after all effects are gone! Of interest to those who take ibuprofen or naproxen (alleve) to help get thru rides is that they can increase photosensititivity. Ibuprofen also causes mouth sores in many people, it takes about a week to show up. Found a neat product that should work for making riding clothes more sun protective its Rit Sun Guard (on seriouslyshady.com ) Says it wont work on 100% polyester or acrylic fabrics, but its supposed to increase 'UPF' to 30 - says a plain tee is 5. dark denim blue jeans have a good UPF according to an article on the site, so all those folks riding in blue jeans instead of stretchy riding breeches have an advantage in sun protection on the rest of us. My current "uniform" whenever I'm outside is a dark denim wrangler shirt, dark denim wranglers, big straw hat, and sunglasses. Still have to wear sunscreen, and still ended up with a slight sunburn yesterday. Ever tried riding in a hat that sticks out farther than your shoulders? Makes the helmet look easy! LOL TY for the info, Stephanie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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