ahhhh!!!! i got a bright red sunburn!!! home remedies anyone??

Question

my sunburn hasnt advanced to the blistering/peeling stage yet--right now it stings. I heard that potatos work? wuld vinegar b ok at this stage ?(might be a bit too severe?) Got any home remedies?

Answer 1

Sunburn Remedies
SUNBURN RELIEF CHART

SYMPTOMS PROBLEM RELIEF
Deep pink. Heat and Burning. Mild Sunburn Cool compresses of equal parts
milk and water.
Red, visible strap lines.
Itching, stinging. Moderate Sunburn Aspirin every 4 hrs., over
counter steroid creams.
Bright red. Blisters, fever,
chills, nausea Severe Sunburn See doctor. Take aspirin and cool
baths with 1/2 cup cooked oatmeal added


More Sunburn Relief Tips
Take a cool bath -- not ice cold, but cool -- and don't use bath salts, oil or bubble bath.


Do not scrub your skin or shave your skin. Use a soft towel and pat your skin dry.


Use a sunburn remedy containing aloe vera.


Use a light moisturizer or a dusting of powder to ease chafing.


Stay out of the sun. If the sunburn is severe or you are blistering, feel faint or nauseous, see a doctor immediately.

Skin will continue to burn until cold water or ice is applied, so always cool down the burn first. Ice is good for most burns, but severe burns can only tolerate cold water.

Be wary of Sunburn sprays and creams from the drugstore - some of these contain lanolin, which actually causes increased pain once the cool cream or spray is warmed by the heat of your body. Aloe vera products are often just lanolin with a touch of aloe added, so caution should be taken before using these. Even pure aloe will not prevent peeling later.

Lavender Essential Oil is a miraculous cure for sunburn. You want to be careful getting the oil onto the burn because simply touching the burn will hurt. It is best to drip it on, then spread it (using very gentle pressure) with a piece of tissue. After about a half hour or less, the pain should be gone. The pain should not return unless you jump in the shower soon after application of the oil. You may need to reapply the oil in the morning. That's it. No more pain, no blistering, AND you get to keep the color. Even those of us who are pale as ghosts won't peel.

OR

Make a pot of boiling water and steep many tea bags to a very strong tea in a large pot. Add ice until the tea is just slightly warm. Put a bath towel (preferably a brown one, as a white one will probably be "dyed" brown) into the pot and keep turning the towel until it has soaked up all of the tea. Have the sunburned person lie on the floor or bed on top of an old towel to catch drips. Place the wet towel over the sunburned area of the body. Leave the towel on for a half hour for a moderate burn and an hour for a strong burn. The slightly warm tea will actually feel very cool on burned skin, and cold water would be almost painfully too cold on the hot skin. The burned person immediately feels relief from the wet, getting cooler and cooler gradually, with the actual temperature of the skin also cooling.

If the sunburn is not localized to one area, you may want to soak in the tub instead. First, clean the tub with hydrogen peroxide or a small amount of bleach - and be sure to rinse the tub thoroughly. For this bath you will need tons of tea bags. Brew the tea with boiling water until it is very strong, and you can cool this down with half cold water. You should not get in until the water is no longer warm, and be sure to get out when the tea water gets too cold. You will need to either lie down in the tub or have the tub filled high enough to cover all the sunburned areas.

The tannic acid in the tea draws the burn out of the skin and heals it. After just one application, most sunburns are no longer painful and are much less red. However, this treatment will act on the pain but may not prevent peeling.



Vinager on the sunburn dose wonders...the reason people say mustard is it is a lil easyier to keep mustard from driping... if you soak a rag in vinager and aply it to the sum burn this will work.. never put anything with oils on the burn, this will only make it worse( look at that lotion b4 you put it on also... no coco buter or anything like that)

Answer 2

You asked for home remedies and I will make some suggestions to you what I do, but this is for entertainment purposes and not giving you medical advice... It's kinda late for this, but what I have done is get tofu (the kind you eat) and make sure it is very cold. Try and get the water out of it and maybe mix it with a little flour to make it sticky. You put this on the burned part and keep it on there until it gets warm. Do this a couple of times at least. This (like the tea application) is called a poultice and it can help a lot. Many over the counter preparations have menthol or stuff that gives a cooling feeling, but this is really cold. Alternate taking other kinds of pain meds. This has seriously saved me a lot of pain and suffering.

Answer 3

Applying wet, cool towels to the burn will help reduce pain as it will pull the heat out. Also apply some aloe vera gel to help heal and sooth.
Whatever you do, DO NOT apply lotion to the burned area. It will seal in the heat and burn like crazy!!

Answer 4

I have heard Noxzema works. Stand in a cool shower, the skin keeps burning after your out of the sun.

Answer 5

aloe vera spray... it can take the sting off it... i think banana boat make it. it you can, try to resist extremely cold water, to cool it down, try using tepid water cause this is less chance of your body going in to shock because of the differences in temperatures. if worst comes to worst, there is a burn cream ( a few of them) that you'll need most probably by prescription... afterwards... moisturise... not whilst the skin's hot, cause it'll keep 'cooking' your skin by keeping the heat in

Answer 6

I've heard that ALoe Vera is good. Be careful in the future - a tan is a scar girl!!!

Answer 7

you are not going to believe this, but the best thing you can use is red wine vinegar...it is sooo soothing, and it doesn't sound like it would be, but it feels awesome. and works better than half the stuff you buy...try it and let me know!

Answer 8

Noxema works.

Answer 9

HELLO JUST SMILE,
the best thing you can do is apply lots of ALOE VERA GEL
it works, it really works!!!! good luck!!!

Answer 10

corn starch.... it's the best~