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Question

I have gone tanning yesterday and today for 17 minutes each. My skin on my neck and a little farther down from my collarbone is soooo irritated, I don't know what to do. It hurts when I move my neck and there are bumps everywhere and it's RED. It hurts sooooo much please any suggestions?! Help!!!!!

Answer 1

Put aloe gel on it every day. It will peel no matter what, but less with aloe.

If this is your first tan of the year, you should really not stay in the tanning booth so long. It's best to start tanning very slowly.

Be careful. Skin cancer is serious stuff.

Answer 2

firstly dont go ever again...second you have put yourself at a high risk of cancer....next time use a spray on tan and exfoliate before you do it. I would be going back to where you go it done and complaining aas they should know how long you should be under there and obviously didnt check very well...
But...
Have a cool bath or showere dont have a hot shower till the sting goes this will help any blisters go down as well second.. pack on the moisturiser as you will proberly peel which is not a good look and third try buy some aloe vera cream or lotion from a chemist or supermarket these are great to ease the sting in sunburn and will reduce the peeling and blister effect,,,

Answer 3

So now you know that in tanning booths sunscreen must be used like spf15 to avoid burning which it sounds like you've done -the Tanning Attendants should have informed you and offered it for you to use. Take Ice and rub very very gently over the burned areas for will give you some relief from the pain and most importantly Stop Swelling but if can't tolerate too painful then soak a clean cloth in Cold or Ice water and pat gently over the burned skin. You should also take IBUPROFEN-can take up to 600mg safe daily-usually comes in 200mg tablets-its great for inflammation and helps almost immediately with pain. You can also call your nearest Emergency Room(hospital) and ask for advice for if you are and they can tell by your description more than just a surface burn and the bumps worry me that its a deep burn whether or not you should go to Emergency Room for burned skin -more than 1st degree can easily become infected-if the bumps are filled with water do not break,do not scratch the bumps if you're advised not necessary to go to Emergency then: Go to the Nearest Health Food Store and get some Aloe Vera Gel and/or Witchhazel Lotion that has aloe veral gel in it but NO Alcohol.Talk to the Health food store clerk there may be a better product that I'm not aware of.. My Dermatologist advised me against Tanning Booths for the worst skin cancers he'd seen in his practice where from tanning booths. There so many really good Tanning Creams like Estee Lauder,Lancomb ,Clinigue where you control the darkness of the tan and perfectly safe-there are also tanning Spray Booths where its sprayed on evenly wherever you want it. When you get well-Wish you luck-check the tanning creams ou,t for if you follow directions can get a sensational tan. Just About All the Hollywood Stars who have such hot tans get them from a bottle or the tanning spray booths.Totally Safe,Faster working and certainly cheaper than the very unsafe tanning booths . Consider using once you are healed-not before Wish you Well!

Answer 4

If it weren't for the bumps, I'd say it was a bad sunburn that needed some aloe vera gel and TLC. But the bumps worry me a little. I think you need to put some aloe vera gel on to soothe it, and then get yourself straight to a doctor, or even a pharmacist would be able to help.
Please don't use a tanning bed. You can tan without the risk of skin cancer by using self-tanning lotion or bronzing gloss. Or, if you're worried about looking orange, go and get a professional spray tan. Please.

Answer 5

Sounds like an allergic reaction, or could be a really bad burn. You should always wait at least 24 hours before going back into a tanning bed. Your skin needs time to cool down and restore itself before you go and damage it again. Go to the pharmacy and have them look at your skin, they should be able to tell you whether or not it is an allergic reaction or just a bad burn. If it is a bad burn get some cotton balls and vinegar. soak the cotton balls in the vinegar and swab your skin where it is red and warm, Yes it smells but it helps draw out the heat so it wont get worse, Don't use anything with alcohol, and you will need to use a light moisturizer (not oily) something with aloe is best to help your skin repair itself.

Answer 6

It's not oozing pus or anything is it? Then it's probably a second degree sunburn, and it'll be better (and tanner) in a few days. aloe vera lotion will help soothe it. If it is oozing, then I'd suggest going to a emergency room. but from the length of time, It's almost definitely a seond degree burn.

Answer 7

Try to lay off the sunbeds for a while, when/if you use them again try useing them not as often and not as long, this way also helps you to not go red and helps you get a steady bronze tan. You could also try after sun lotion, maybe a cooling gel. Have a long warm bath as well. x

Answer 8

Get a lot of plain youghurt. Soak a towel into the youghurt and, without wringing it out too much, place the soaked towel over the irritated skin. Change every 15 minutes for a few hours. This is messy but it really helps.

Answer 9

In addition to applying aloe vera gel (it will feel even better if you put it in the refrigerator), be sure to drink a lot of water, and avoid caffeine. Caffeine will dehydrate you, and that will NOT help with this sunburn.

Answer 10

Either that tanning bed had some bacteria or it's a sunburn reaction. Definitely go see a dermatologist to confirm.