Skin reaction to infrared sauna?

I've been using my portable sauna for a while now, and I've been noticing a lot of red bumps - on my arms and legs they're little bumps, and on my back they're big splotches. I used to have a reaction to the sun like that (without abx - it was just an autoimmune thing, supposedly) but when that happened it would itch like CRAZY!

Just wondering if anyone else is having anything similar, and if there are any remedies? If I had to guess I'd say the toxins being sweated out are skin irritants or something?

Thanks I'll definitely try that. I normally try not to move much while I'm in there because if I hit the sides of the sauna with my arms or elbows it burns a bit!

I also did read somewhere that it's best to take a quick shower before you get in there - I usually do that, after dry brushing, but I've stopped since right around the time I started getting the bumps.

Hi borderlyme. I can't believe I missed this.

I got blotches worm like after my saunas in July. They were hot to touch. Mottled red hot spot blotches around my olive skin. The olive was normal temp. The blotches hot to touch.

I just found out this week what they're called as I found them on a link for lymes people. It's called a lacey livedo rash. Mine only comes out after heat. NO, I am NOT a rash person. NOT ever before this.

Livedo rash, right column 9 down. EXACTLY what mine looks like. EXACTLY. But it only comes out after sauna, is only from groin to above knees front of thighs.

This week after my lyme detox baths I got more and not just spots and mottles like before, big blotches on face, ears, chest, beside knees. I got pinprick blood spots. Spider like rash lines (Bart). It's all here. Swollen feet. Redder than red. Hot to touch.

Swollen lid and eye pics with purple or red bruise like lines. Purple lips. Holy smokes, I've had a lot of these and they come and go. It's my confirmation of lyme bart and everything else. And the temple hair loss.

Maybe you can find yours here.

Eyes, and lips random since July. Livedo since July only after sauna. The rest only after baths and they started last week. Too sick to go to sauna. They disappear a bit after bath.

http://sites.google.com/site/marylandlyme/rashes--photos

Mine only itched in crease under breasts with red blotches and white bumps.