does anyone know how to make sunburns go away faster????i gotta go to Palm springs!!?
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Well, you can't really make it go away faster since it is a biologically regulated process, but certain things can help alleviate the process.\n\nDrink lots of water\nGet enough vitamin D and E in your diet.\nAvoid strenuous exercise\nAvoid unnecessary sun exposure\n\nAnd of course, lotions like calamine and aloe can help the healing process.  Just be sure to wear sunblock when you're out in Palm Springs, eh?
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Days. Best advice is, don't ever get a sunburn.\nHaving said that, there are some medications that help with itching, especially at night. These would be anti-histamines like Benadryl. Take 50 - 75 mg. of Benadryl (aka diphenhydramine) at bedtime, and it will help you to sleep through it. Expect to be hung over in the morning, though. Another remedy (but harder to get) is lidocaine or benzocaine spray. This remedy only works for 20 minutes or so. Ice packs can help, as can a wet towel under a fan. Good luck.
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I used to work in a tanning salon for four years.  You are trying to get a tan way too fast.  You must gradually get a tan.  Right now you are sunburned which means your body is going to get rid of all those cells you just killed and all the tanning you've done has been for nothing.  Buy a tanning lotion that is meant for use in the tanning bed.  One that you use outside is NOT recommended.  It can ruin the acrylic on the tanning bed.  If you can afford a tanning bed lotion, as they can be quite spendy ranging from $15 for the cheap stuff, (where you might as well just use a moisturizer), and up to $45 for the awesome stuff.  Back to your problem... you itch because your skin is dried-out.  You need to give your skin a break and go back to the beginning.  When you start tanning again start with going half of the maximum time allowed in the bed OR LESS.  If you burn the first time go less time the next time.  If you didn't get ANY color don't go anymore than 2-3 minutes more than the last time.  You really must gradually work on your tan in a tanning bed go get the best tan for your money.  BTW, if you decide to go for that lotion I recommend something with a bronzer and without the hot stuff... your tanning salon should know what I'm talking about.  ALSO... if you have very pale skin and have never been able tan outdoors you will not be able to get tan in a tanning bed and is not recommended that you try to do so.  Also, always use those tanning eye covers... you can do severe damage to your eyes without doing so, and over time at the very least you can get uncorrectable night visionn problems.
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I dont know what "it" is that is telling you not to put anything on... so lets ignore that.\nFirst of all. Begin drinking water. You need lots of fluids to help heal your skin. Don't drink alot of pop or things containing caffine. Water is the best. Use lotion. Something with aloe is best. In the future try to keep some aloe vera gel in the refrigerator and use it often when you are burned... for any kind of burn and you will be glad you did. Try not to wear constricting clothes or anything with straps that will irritate your skin. If you can go to the store get some aloe gel, if you can't find that use something that has collodial oatmeal in it. Even suave has that for 2 bux. You will appreciate that when it begins to itch in a few days. Good luck and use sunscreen next time.
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DO NOT GET SUNLIGHT ON THESE SCARS!!! It wil make them more difficult to remove.  Before spending money at the dermatologist try some of the microdermabrasion products on the market.  Check the nutrition section at Whole Foods Market or other health store first for a product that has a rough texture and uses it faithfullly on a weekly basis.  This worked for me.  Good luck.
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Honest to God this works. My sisters and I do this all the time.\n\nGo to bed with a wet towel on the sunburn. Not "soaking wet" but enough that it keeps the burned area moist. if you keep it on all night, when you wake up the next morning, the burn should be either gone or greatly reduced.\n\nWhy? you are keeping the burned area moist, so it doesn't dry out. That is what makes it hurt so much, because not only is it burned but the skin is dry. This also takes the heat out of the burn. If you want to put on sunburn gel, you can do that too to take the pain away, but the wet towel will do that too. \n\nI swear this works. Good luck!!\n\nI am certified in first aid, and you do not want to put moisurizer on a burn. that's worst thing to do. It is very thick and the layer of oil holds in the heat, and it will make you hurt worse.
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home remedies for sunburn\nMix 2 teaspoon tomato juice and 4 tablespoon buttermilk and apply on the face. Leave for 1/2 hour, and wash off.\n\nMix olive oil with equal quantity of vinegar and apply an hour before your bath for sunburn relief\n\nMake a paste of Barley, turmeric and yogurt in equal proportions. Apply it over the area of sunburns for sunburn relief.\n\nA thin paste of sandalwood applied to the sunburn area is beneficial\n\nIf you wish to take a bath, you can add vinegar to your water. The vinegar will take out the sting from the sunburn. You can also cook oatmeal and add it to your bath as well.\n\n    *\n          o Medications such as aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen are useful, especially when started early.\n\n          o For mild sunburn, cool compresses with equal parts of milk and water may suffice. You may also use cold compresses with Burow solution. You can buy this at a drugstore. Dissolve 1 packet in 1 pint of water. Soak gauze or a soft clean cloth in it. Gently wring out the cloth and apply to the sunburned area for 15-20 minutes. Change or refresh the cloth and solution every 2-3 hours.\n\n          o Anyone raised in a beach community knows the secret of aloe-based lotions. There are many commercially available types. Ask the pharmacist at your local drugstore. Tearing apart your aloe plant in the yard and applying the cool jellylike substance inside the leaves is no longer necessary.\n\n          o Cool (not ice cold) baths may help. Avoid bath salts, oils, and perfumes because these may produce sensitivity reactions. Avoid scrubbing the skin or shaving the skin. Use soft towels to gently dry yourself. Don’t rub. Use a light, fragrance-free skin moisturizer.\n\n          o Avoid lotions that contain topical anesthetic medications because you can become sensitized and then allergic to that medicine.\n\n          o Obviously, stay out of the sun while you are sunburned.
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It stings much like you scaled yourself with very hot water.  It really is a dumb idea to allow yourself to get a sunburn. Very light skinned people really should avoid the sun altogether.   Since my family came from the Artic Circle, we are especially vulnerable.
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Banana Boat make a great lotion called aloe after sun. It is really good. If sun burned, try dabbing cold wet tea bags (lipton tea works the best) on the burned area. The sooner you use the bags, the better it works after a long day in the sun. I learned this from an Herbalist, it worked good for me. Easied the pain and limited the peeling after word....
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Well whenever I get a sunburn I put that aloe on it, it helps the pain and prolly the itching too =]
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First run cold water over it or put ice on. This will numb it a bit. then you can put some numbing cream or gel on if you want maximum releif. You can also put on the gel that goes on sunburns. That works really well.
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For sunburn, you should use Aloe Vera gel to soothe the pain, but you can use Calamine lotion or Hydrocortisone cream over-the-counter  to alleviate the inflammation and redness. Apply at least two to three times a day until redness and inflammation dissipates/improves. If it's an oozing sore, I would stay away from Benadryl cream and go to the physician immediately. If you don't see the symptoms getting better in 3 to 5 days, make an appt to see your dermatologist.\n\n Make sure to use sunscreen from now on. I recommend SPF 30 at a minimum and wear lighter colored shirts, since darker colors attract the heat of the sunlight. And of course, if the topical agents don't help with the pain, you can take tylenol or motrin to alleviate the pain.I get this question all the time at the pharmacy.
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tanning really helps this. also, salt water, or pool water. all of these things will clear it up.also, neosporin helps too. i figured that one out for myself. one day i was out of my cortizone(which also heps with itching) and i tried it, and it worked really great.
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Best bet is to keep yourself hydrated-drink TONS of water! Also, take cool (but short!) showers to keep yourself comfortable and apply lots of lotion (you can mix aloe into your lotion to have a more soothing affect). Be sure your lotion isn't fragranced or it will hurt!\n\nTaking an over the counter such as ibuprofen will help with swelling and pain.\n\nAlso, you can buy Lidocaine to help numb the pain and cool the skin. Good luck, and remember the best remedy for sunburn is prophylaxis: Use Sunscreen!!
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Aloe Vera Gel. Try some lotion with Aloe Vera in it. I have a sun burn right now, and I have for the past few days, and I've been using Aloe Vera lotion, and it's almost gone already!
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The type of sunburn I refer to here is the type or level where tapping the victim on the shoulder is absolute agony or where your bedsheets hurt so much you cant sleep.Aloe vera in a bottle is fine but!!!!!Aloe vera in a plant,many of us have them.Cut two inches from the leaf ,slice down the middle and rub down gently on the burn in a straight line ,you will notice that you are still burning on both sides of the part you have just applied the aloe vera to but where you applied is pain free almost instantly.By doing one patch/line first it shows you,the disbeliever, how good it is.After you have done all the affected areas you can use P.A.B.A.(para amino benzoic acid)in tablet form.In England chemists dont seem to sell it but Holland & barrett do as will other health food outlets.I would take one tablet of paba for mild burn and if it doesnt go down in terms of pain I take more till it reduces to the point I can cope.My family have used this for 40 years without adverse effects.If in doubt ask the people in the health food shop,If you ask doctors about it they tend not to be pleased(my expreience but enlightenment is available free on the N.H.S.) because they havent prescribed it,please let me know it workedP.S. this is not a licence to burn ,if you allow your children to burn you are abusing them,sounds harsh but its true
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I shelled out the money and did a few sets of mystic tanner.  Since it is topical and works more as a covering and doesn't actually make your pigments change, it hide (but did not totally cover) my spots.\n\nThe doctor gave me a active sulfur cream.  It was horrible and black and smelled and you have to leave it on for 20 minutes 2x daily, but mine went away in about a month, which is a lot better than the several months that website says.