Does anyone know a really good cure for bad sunburns?
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I feel for you. The sad thing about sunburns is there is no cure. There is prevention but we all make mistakes and that is what is so upsetting about being burned, knowing we could have prevented it.
Once your skin is damaged by the sun, if it is burned badly enough, nothing you do will save that skin. You can put lotions and ointments on it but that will only delay the inevitable. If it is going to come off-it will eventually.
For the pain, drink as much water as you can stand, try something called "Blue Stuff", it has an anesthetic and aloe in it, take ibuprofen or aspirin and keep the skin moist with lotion so it isn't tight. If it is tight and you are moving around it will stretch and that hurts.
Good Luck
For the future, try the new sunblock sprays, they are easy to apply and do not feel icky on your skin.
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natural yoghurt
Soak in a bath of baking soda water. Aloe Vera Gel
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Aloe gel
Aloe Vera Try that green aloe stuff that comes in a bottle.it's usually found near the sunscreen at the supermarket.
corn starch
Noxema.
I get really bad sunburns too. Get a giant tub of noxema, it works great. Even though its supposed to be like skin cream, it really soothes sunburn.
Vinegar takes the burn away (smells horrible but eases the pain) and there's an aloe that has lidocaine in it which helps too. Vitamin E will help with any blistering. Be careful b/c consistently getting sunburns can cause skin cancer when you get older. A COOL WET TEE SHIRT. IT WORKED FOR ME
AND ALOE..
For years my family used actual aloe plant. We had a large one in our yard. We would break or cut off a piece, and then we would rub the newly exposed (the moist inside) part on the burns and it made it better pretty quick.
Unfortunately you either have to keep re-applying sunscreen every hour or so (there has been a lot of news recently about sunscreen companies using things like "all-day coverage" even though it doesn't provide that) to keep it going, or you just have to wear a shirt when you are not in the water, or even when in the water.
Sunburns in water are common because even though you can be underwater, the sun still penetrates it, and it even magnifies it in spots.
100% Pure Aloe Vera Gel.or if you can get an actual Aloe Vera plant, open the leaves (they're very thick) and rub on the gel straight from the plant. Hope you feel better! Get a fresh aloe leaf.can be bought in many large grocery stores for about a dollar. Many people also keep plant in pots, etc.
cut off hard skin and apply the gel/juice on burn. It will soothe the burn and take away the sting.
Put unused portion in fridge.it will get stinky and rot otherwise.
This is not only cheaper but far superior to any aloe derivative products sold over the counter.
camoline lotion and cover up a little in the sun, what is wrong with you people that go out all the time and get burnt, how many times before you learn??
Aloe and also put Noxema on the skin to help cool it off. vitamin E cream is the best, and its natural, use it twice a day even one the redness has past for a few days
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