Bad Sunburn.. help !

by **OceanBrat81** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:15 am

Does anyone have any suggestions for a bad sunburn.... besides wearing sunblock the next time your out in the sun.

by **dougirwin13** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:34 am

Stingose... Lemon juice... Cucmber juice...

You might be able to find an anaesthetic spray at your local chemist if you are lucky.

-doug

by **Otter** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:37 am

Aloe vera.

by **Sar** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:47 am

treat it as you would any burn. Very cool bath followed by Aloe Vera. Try and stay away from heat as that always seems to fire it up again.

by **hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:19 am

acidic liquids, hot showers, and lots of friction will do just fine.

by **surf patrol** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:25 am

hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf wrote:acidic liquids, hot showers, and lots of friction will do just fine.

by **Johnny B** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:56 am

There's nowt (I know of) that'll actually help the burn heal faster (stay out the sun to avoid making it worse!) but anything cold, especially cream-like will help soothe it. e.g. Aftersun cream, aloe vera, cold mayo

etc etc

by **el_timmo** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:26 pm

my friend puts his after sun in the fridge. He says is feels sooooo good after the initial shock.

by **Milo** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:47 pm

Rash vest helps. :wink:

And loads of water proof sun screen, don`t forget behind the ears, that smarts a bit if you get burnt there.

A hotish bath, stings like xxxx, but feels good after :shock: