i went to the beach this weekend and got really burnt how do i get rid of the pain and how do i stop from peeling
2006-06-18 10:34:49 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
sorry but you'll probably end up peeling no matter what you do, but aloe vera the plant works great. Just cut a piece off of the plant and squeeze it out then put it on your sunburn...it drys sticky so it helps if you keep a cool wet rag near you so that when it drys and your skin feels like its tightening, you can lay the wet towel on it and it will help the aloe to get wet again. If you haven't already dont take a shower either, not for at least an hour or so after being burnt. If you cant find aloe, use cucumbers, bannana boat aloe vera gel....not the lotion...works good and so does solarcaine (comes in a can and can be found at any drugstore) Good luck with your burn...dont forget the sunscreen next time...Peace!
2006-06-18 10:44:19 · answer #1 · answered by sublime7912003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may alleviate the pain with topical anesthetic sprays. The peeling is a natural process and you should not try to remedy the speed of healing by mechanical means. Although, home remedies with aloe or aloe lotions are very good. Infection is your worst enemy. Take short cool showers and not too much soap. Avoid scrubbing or pulling the skin because the under layers are not ready to be exposed. The less you mess with the blisters the better. It's ugly and itchy but that's the minimal inconvenience. Anesthetic lotions are only temporary and last 2-4 hours.
Do not try to accelerate the healing.
2006-06-18 17:51:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a redhead, so I have been through this many times. The one thing that has worked for me many times is, cool baths, pure aloe gel, and an after sun moisturizer with aloe and vitamin e. The whole recipe is necessary to keep from peeling, if you start itching, before the peeling process, you may have sun poisoning, and should see a physician. Pure aloe gels are available at many alternative medicine practitioners, or some pharmacies. Also if you have sun poisoning, bathing in oatmeal baths, also from a pharmacy will help, and moisturize as well, blessings.
2006-06-18 17:45:04 · answer #3 · answered by sharid64 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two words - aloe vera!
It lowers the temperature of the skin immediately and you can apply it again & again whenever needed. In general, keep the afflicted area as cool as possible to reduce discomfort & promote healing.
However, remember we can only treat the SYMPTOMS - the pain & dryness - and the relief will only be temporary. You have to wait for your body to heal itself and replace the damaged skin with new skin before the discomfort disappears entirely.
The peeling is normal. Those are sheets of dead skin cells that the body sheds & replaces. Not much you can do to prevent that.
Also - if you develop blisters, do NOT pop them open or apply anything to them! This is a more serious burn, and I would recommend going to the Emergency Room for treatment.
2006-06-18 17:47:10 · answer #4 · answered by whabtbob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As one who sunburns easily, the only remedy I have found that keeps a sunburn from hurting is a antiseptic spray with a numbing agent such as Solarcaine. I can't say that I ever found anything that kept me from peeling, but using a body lotion on the sunburn seems to minimize the peeling.
2006-06-18 17:44:30 · answer #5 · answered by mamadragon51 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to wait for the peeling to go away, but you can use Aloe Vera gel to make the pain stop.
2006-06-18 19:10:09 · answer #6 · answered by emma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That happened to me Spring Break this year. All I can say is put on lots and lots of aloe vera and ride it out. For me, at least, a sunburn usually goes away in about three days.
2006-06-18 17:40:02 · answer #7 · answered by rockbridgerorcksmysocks 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aleo Vera is really great. Also Cold Bath helps ease the pain, but be sure that you have a great bath sponge and buff all the dead skin off that is peeling then put the Aleo Vera on, be sure and do this everyday. It worked for me.
2006-06-18 17:38:37 · answer #8 · answered by rebel_hotchick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One summer I got a bad burn at the beach, the life guard told me to use tea bags, we bought the large size, I put them in hot water just long enough to release the tannic acid in them,and place them on my body, of course you don't want to place them on your skin while they are hot, something in the tannic acid that helps, also Aloe Vera, if you can get the real thing from the plant.
Good luck.
2006-06-18 17:48:32 · answer #9 · answered by brown.gloria@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it stops hurting, take about a tablespoon of honey and mix it with like a teaspoon of sugar. Rub it on wet skin in the shower as an exfoliant.
2006-06-18 17:37:54 · answer #10 · answered by Untitled 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋