I got a sunburn on saturday and it hurts so bad i can't ware anything with thin tight straps because it hurts! i have put aleo on everyday and lotion everyother day! what next?
2006-06-26 05:45:21 · 15 answers · asked by Kels 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
You get rid of sunburn overtime. Lotion makes it worse. Aloe vera works well to rid the pain. Aloe Vera Solicane works great. It's in a spray can.
2006-06-26 05:49:47 · answer #1 · answered by otter7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aloe Vera is wonderful. Other things: Do NOT use lotion-- most lotions contain alcohol or oils which dry out the skin and retain heat. Banana Boat has an aloe mist with lidocaine in it. I bought it last year after I sustained a particularly nasty sunburn. Spraying apple cider vinegar on the burn is particularly soothing, if you don't mind smelling like a pickle. Take as few showers/baths as you can get away with because water will wash away the good oils your skin produces that will protect the affected area. Definitely do not wash burned area with soap. Stay in shaded, cool areas as much as possible with as few clothes as you can manage on the burned area. Suffer, suffer, suffer until it goes away and then vow not to get burned again--at least for this year! :D
2006-06-26 05:53:59 · answer #2 · answered by darthbouncy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sunburn is a burn, so only time will get rid of it.
However, to relieve the pain; white vinegar. Place some cool water into a pan, about 2 cups. Add 1 cup of white vinegar. Take a wash cloth & soak in in the mixture and dab it onto your skin. Don't rub, it will make it worse. Allow to dry. Follow with aloe. Do this twice a day.
Wear only very loose fitting clothing. Advil will help with pain, do not exceed recommended dose. Drink a lot of water, as burns damage your ability to regulate your body temp.
And remember, sunburns cause skin cancer. Wear sunscreen everyday. Protect your skin!
2006-06-26 05:57:28 · answer #3 · answered by momma dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use an aloe gel that also has a topical anesthetic in it, which not only soothes, but helps pain relief. Other than that, you've been doing fine w/ lotion... etc. You'll just have to wait it out, and next time you'll be in the sun, put extra sunscreen, because that area will always be more sensitive to the sun, now.
2006-06-26 05:49:35 · answer #4 · answered by Eloise 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a bath, as cool as you can stand (probably pretty cool under the circumstances) and put about a cup of baking soda in it, making sure you get the soda on the burns. Soak for about 15 minutes.
Also, don't use lotions with any kind of oil in them; aloe vera gel is the best thing. Oils will sort of make it "cook" you, and can cause scarring.
Good luck.
2006-06-26 05:49:07 · answer #5 · answered by grinningleaf 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aloe Vera gel. Takes the heat and sting out. Has to be the gel though
2006-06-26 05:48:21 · answer #6 · answered by mad_hat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Before you use aloe vera, take a warm shower or bath. Start out warm, and get as hot as you can stand. It will hurt, but it will feel better later.
2006-06-26 12:08:43 · answer #7 · answered by Steph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aloe Vera Gel with Liodocaine, this stuff is awesome. I believe the name is "Cool Beach", u can normally find any type of gel at like Target or your local drug store. It's usually blue or clear gel. Its my miracle sun relief!
2006-06-26 05:51:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walgreens sells this blue clear lotion that's got aloe vera AND menthol and it is GREAT for sunburn.
2006-06-26 05:48:45 · answer #9 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aloe Vera.
-J.
2006-06-26 05:48:21 · answer #10 · answered by Jason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋