Sun burn help

greavesy41
greavesy41 Posts: 14 Member
edited November 9 in Chit-Chat
Got badly sunburnt today and home remedies?

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  • vaderandbill
    vaderandbill Posts: 1,063 Member
    Vinegar helps cool the skin.

    Aloe will keep the skin from tightening up too much.

    Motrin to reduce swelling.

    ^^I use all three.

    Wear sunblock next time!
  • bubblesburst80
    bubblesburst80 Posts: 1,130 Member
    if you have aftersun, keep it in the fridge
  • sheepysaccount
    sheepysaccount Posts: 608 Member
    not sure if you can get it where you live, but "panthenol" is the best thing ever invented for sunburns.
  • Martucha123
    Martucha123 Posts: 1,089 Member
    I envy you right now sooo much
    no sun for me today! or tomorrow
    raind and cold and some more rain...
  • DWilbanks
    DWilbanks Posts: 420 Member
    This will sound strange but it actually works. Take a vitamin E capsule and break it open spreading the gel on the sunburn. It will turn into a tan overnight.
  • norma67
    norma67 Posts: 255 Member
    usiing aloe is the best
    and make sure to wear white shirts.....as they let the heat from the burn leave your body easier.
    :)
  • Jesse06
    Jesse06 Posts: 15
    aloe vera sun burn cream helps heaps, can get it at the supermarket
  • cramernh
    cramernh Posts: 3,335 Member
    The absolute BEST home remedy...

    Noxema....

    Get the original formula - lather it on... once it dries, put another layer on. Keep doing this for the first few hours and then leave it on there until you are ready to take your shower and head to bed.

    This helps keep the skin hydrated (water IN the body to help replenish the skin), reduces the heat-intensity greatly.

    Ive been using this since I was 5 years old (32 years), I have an extreme sensitivity to sun and burn extremely easy unfortunately being naturally white 'as a ghost'... Some of the best SPF's out there, Ive proven they dont work despite the several applications... so Im usually that one person in a crowd at NASCAR you will see fully clothed because I have no choice!
  • paigemarie93
    paigemarie93 Posts: 778 Member
    Sun burn? I'd much rather have been sunburned today than getting as cold as I did this morning!
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Aloe Vera gel is awesome stuff, just a little sticky as it dries. As a general rule of thumb, if your skin soaks it all up within a couple of minutes, I apply more until it slows down.
  • dreamshadows
    dreamshadows Posts: 734 Member
    What I use is Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid) to reduce swelling and reduce the pain.
  • MelissaAnn1983
    MelissaAnn1983 Posts: 149 Member
    I went to the beach a few years ago and was burnt to a crisp. I was a lobster. I am serious. I used vinegar. I sprayed it all over me and I came out smelling like a salad. I also washed with a dial WHITE TEA soap. I drank white tea and water like crazy. I used COLD aloe and I used an after sun from Mary Kay. I took ibuprofen too. As much as you can. I was at the beach the next day. Another thing I found this past year that works is Noxema. It will take the sting out. It brings the burn up and out of your skin so you will heal fast. I sear by this now. It is now part of my MUST HAVE when I go to the beach. I always have it in my house.
  • BellydanceBliss
    BellydanceBliss Posts: 330
    vinegar then aloe vera without the dye in it
  • Kona54
    Kona54 Posts: 30 Member
    apple cider vinegar...
  • Kona54
    Kona54 Posts: 30 Member
    use aloe vera..get the plant..
  • HnyB123
    HnyB123 Posts: 10 Member
    Vinegar helps cool the skin.

    Aloe will keep the skin from tightening up too much.

    Motrin to reduce swelling.

    ^^I use all three.

    Wear sunblock next time!

    I totally agree with the vinegar...if you put some in your bath water it really takes the sting out of the sunburn.
  • greavesy41
    greavesy41 Posts: 14 Member
    I envy you right now sooo much
    no sun for me today! or tomorrow
    raind and cold and some more rain...

    Dw it's been really hot here like 42* Celsius I envy you !!
  • greavesy41
    greavesy41 Posts: 14 Member
    Vinegar helps cool the skin.

    Aloe will keep the skin from tightening up too much.

    Motrin to reduce swelling.

    ^^I use all three.

    Wear sunblock next time!


    Yes sunblock I normaly do :)
  • Rachiepie6
    Rachiepie6 Posts: 423 Member
    I find it amusing that there wasn't really a DRINK WATER in the replies haha
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    Moist tea bags...the tanic (sp?) acid helps neutralize the burning sensation. They have saved this "ginger" on more than one occasion...
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