I can use around the house to ease my sunburn? my NOSE ESPECIALLY HURTS TO THE TOUCH!
2006-06-26 14:24:03 · 10 answers · asked by Foxy_Moron 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
Take a pain killer and a coolish bath. Do you have Noxzema or even calamine lotion? Perhaps a little baking soda/water paste will help.
2006-06-26 14:29:09 · answer #1 · answered by Dellajoy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I really know to do is get aloe gel and use it. Not much else works well.
Drink plenty of water, because sunburn is a form of dehydration of the skin. Your body is going to need extra water to get it healed. Maybe try something cool, like refrigerate some wet cloths, or use an ice pack. Don't let the water touch your skin; that will just upset the skin more. Wrap it in a towel or some cloth to absorb any condensation.
I've tried lotion in the past, in a fit of desperation, but all the oils and stuff in lotion probably aren't very good for the healing burn.
2006-06-26 14:30:16 · answer #2 · answered by Gen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The single most effective way to deal with sunburn is Vitamin E cream.
The cream is cool and helps to reduce the stinging. The vitamin E is exactly what the skin cells need to begin to repair themselves.
It depends on how bad your sunburn is, but within 24-48 hours your sunburn will be mostly, if not completley gone.
Some tips for applying the cream. Use more rather than less. Rub it in until you cant see it anymore, but you can still feel it on your skin. Also, it takes 20-30 minutes for the cream to be absorbed into the skin, so dont wet the skin you put cream on for that time.
2006-06-26 20:39:07 · answer #3 · answered by maelwynn 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never tried these for myself and I can't swear by them, but I've always been told to use either vinegar (probably white or cider) or vanilla extract. The old wives tales I've always heard say that these should take the sting out of the burn. Good luck.
2006-06-26 15:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by Arakasi98 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try soaking teabags in water and putting the teabags on the burned area. The tannic acid in the tea will soothe the burned skin.
2006-06-27 11:35:48 · answer #5 · answered by MissRiley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soak a washcloth in iced tea and put it on the burn. Not only is the coldness nice, but the tannins help ease the pain
2006-06-26 14:29:34 · answer #6 · answered by Larry 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I FOUND THE BEST REMEDY FOR THIS. ITS PLAIN VINEGAR ON A RAG, AND LAY IT ACROSS THE SUNBURN. IT COOLS IT DOWN, TAKES THE STINGING OUT AND ALSO PREVENTS YOU FROM BLISTERING, AND PEELING. WHEN IT ALL DRIES UP USE ALOT OF ALOE VERA LOTION DAILY TO KEEP IT FROM HAVING A DRY LOOK.. I FELL ASLEEP ON THE BEACH FOR 4 HRS. ONE SUMMER WHEN IT WAS 100 DEGREES OUT. THIS WORKED FOR ME.. GOOD LUCK,, HOPE THIS HELPS!
2006-06-26 15:08:04 · answer #7 · answered by Sunflower 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take an aspirin and put a damp, COLD cloth over your burn. (I guess over your face in this case?) If it gets swollen or oozes anything, think about seeing a doctor, you don't want to get an infection if the burn is serious.
2006-06-26 14:31:24 · answer #8 · answered by Maddy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard that shaving cream works really well...not the gel kind but the foam kind. Just dab it on and let it sit there.
2006-06-26 14:27:22 · answer #9 · answered by york_hellen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
solar cain? neopsporin with pain reliever, bactine
Take some asprin. that helps for sure!
2006-06-26 14:27:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋