Can you be allergic to rain? Studies explain the real cause of rain rashes
Can you be allergic to rain? Experts explain why some people develop rashes or itchy skin after rain and what may actually be causing the reaction.
Here’s what studies reveal exposure to a spring shower might cause your skin to break out in itchy rashes or hives, but the truth is you aren’t technically allergic to the rain.
You’re more likely being reacting to pollutants like pollen, mold, or something else in the rain that your body considers to be a threat.
In very rare instances, people have a rare form of hives called aquagenic urticaria triggered by any type of water contact.
If you are an allergy or eczema sufferer, have a high sensitivity or you experience an inflammatory rash every time it rains, it’s worth seeing your dermatologist.
Bottom Line: it’s probably not the rain itself that’s irritating you, but one of the pollutants that gets washed around in the water that lands on your body.
Dry off promptly and change out of your wet clothes as soon as you get inside.
Keep moisturized if you frequently break out in rashes after you have been in the rain.
