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From: andre_ligthart

To: oxyzone@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 3:33 PM

Subject: [oxyzone] Skin rash after ozone sauna (CFS patient)

Hello!

A few months ago I posted about my skin rashes after ozone sauna therapy. At that time I was using a Chinese sauna tent which I did not trust because of chemicals.

Recently I have build my own ozone steam sauna cabinet completely made of glass and silicon.

I started ozone sauna therapy with just a few minutes per session. I increased the session time to about 12 minutes. I used 1.5 liter oxygen/min, ozone about about 20 gamma. I got skin rashes especially on the back, the arms, the tummy, the shoulders, the hands. See pictures here:

http://members.quicknet.nl/andre.ligthart/ozone/ozone.html

There was a LOT of itching and it took a few days before the itching subsided after each session. I kept 2 or 3 days rest between ozone sessions (to let the skin heal somewhat).

I am now sure that the skin rashes are not caused by chemicals in the materials.

What I did notice is SOME improvement in my symptoms and that's the reason that I kept on trying and let my skin look so bad. My symptoms are extreme fatigue, a lot of brain problems (impaired cognitive functioning, slowed procssing speeds, bad concentration, awkward feeling the brain and more), dry skin and constipation. My symptoms (especially the brain symptoms) are so bad, that is drives me crazy because I suffer all day ;-(

Please help me if you know or suspect what this skin reaction is about...

The skin rashes are not a result of the 'heat' of the steam, because I have done a lot of regular sauna therapy with a lot of sweating and temperatures of over 100 degrees celcius without any skin rashes. I have not used chemical soaps for years, so there cannot be a lot of 'dirt' or 'chemicals' in the skin.

Is it possible that my skin reaction is expressing some infection, like a viral infection? Is it possible that my skin is just allergic to ozone?

I suspect that I can get used to this therapy, but it takes a lot of patience, a lot of bad skin for a long time and a lot of itching. I am not sure if it is worth while trying.

I am very curious if someone can help me interpreting this results.
Please share!

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