As a result of EU rulings, 100 watt tungsten light bulbs are already no longer available in the shops while 60 and 40 watt frosted bulbs will go in September forcing shoppers to buy either halogen bulbs (significantly more expensive), low energy light bulbs or fluorescent bulbs.

But it is not only those with electrosensitivity for whom low energy bulbs and fluorescent lights cause problems. They are also known to trigger epilepsy and migraines and now Dr Robert Sarkany, a photodermatologist at St John's Institute of Dermatology at St Thomas' Hospital in London says he has treated
patients, especially lupus sufferers whose skin can be hypersensitive to sunlight, for rashes caused by exposure to low-energy lamps and fluorescent lights.

A spokesman for Skin Care Campaign said: 'The main concern is over the intensity of the ultraviolet light from low-energy bulbs as they can cause burning problems for people with skin conditions such as lupus, eczema and psoriasis. In more unusual conditions where people are completely light-sensitive the ultra- violet in traditional incandescent bulbs is so dim that it does not cause them a problem, but this is not the case with low energy bulbs.

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