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u/Jwalk421

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Facial sunscreen recs

Looking for quality, non-irritating facial sunscreen recs- would love brands for daily use (don’t wear makeup, so ideally non-greasy, shiny) and then one that will be non-irritating but very effective in the sun. I have NPX-2 dermatomyositis and a new comorbidity of CLE...and two little kids who are outside alllll summer.

I’ve purchased a TON of protective gear- UV clothing, sun hat, huge sunglasses…just no idea where to even start with sunscreens that will be protective in the summer sun with reapplication.

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u/Jwalk421 — 5 days ago
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Hi! I’ve been an autoimmune girly for a while (APS diagnosis following a stillbirth, vitiligo, Raynaud’s) but have had this facial redness with patterned bumps for ~2 years. Went through a year+ of trial and error rosacea treatments because 2 derms were positive it was face-limited rosacea (and didn’t respond to any treatments), finally had a punch biopsy that was consistent with CLE/SLE. Have seen two rheums and had allll the lab work/ultrasounds. Still waiting on ANA but the only positive is NPX-2 dermatomyositis antibody (low+) - nothing positive for lupus, RA, etc etc. I have very few overall symptoms- mostly this facial thing with significant flushing with stress, extremely photosensitive. Rheums are confident the NPX-2 is not at play here because I have absolutely no symptoms. Mostly just looking for others with cutaneous lupus who have had similar looking facial involvement? Or dermatomyositis with an atypical pattern? I’m going to be retested for NPX-2, but what should I be asking rheum for next steps?

u/Jwalk421 — 16 days ago