What is the best remedy for serious sunburn?
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i have a lot of ideas. Sweet almond oil works, and try to take a bath put instant oatmeal in it while bathing. yea i kno it sounds weird. or if u have at least half a box of baking soda add it to a bath.
1179374
Slap yourself pretty hard where you think you are sunburned. If it hurts so band you fall to the floor then you have sunburn. Hey, it's works.
592510
There are a lot of way, but the best is to use an Aloe Vera Gel that's been kept in the fridge. Get the kind with lidocaine in it. It's a mild anesthetic that will help take the sting out of sunburn.
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Use Aloe vera gel, it comes in both Menthol and in regular. It will speed up the healing process and take away the burning sensation. To help ease the discomfort I would recommend using a lidocain spray such as "solarcaine" it's available in the same aisle as the aloe vera gel in most stores. You can also take acetominophen (Tylenol) if you are not allergic to it to help with the pain. - Hope you feel better soon and great question!- James
1010325
Yes... I have dark skin as well... and it is harder to burn but we can... so sunscreen can help... but since you are already burned try putting some aloe on
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the best for that: TEA TREE OIL along with some jojoba oil.\n\n/doc
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Vinegar will help take the sting out of a sunburn or you can use coffee grounds. For modern days now use Alvera lotion
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buy a leaf of alo-vera and rub on burn serveral times a day\ntry not to cover for long periods of time.
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I feel for you.  The sad thing about sunburns is there is no cure.  There is prevention but we all make mistakes and that is what is so upsetting about being burned, knowing we could have prevented it.\n\nOnce your skin is damaged by the sun, if it is burned badly enough, nothing you do will save that skin.  You can put lotions and ointments on it but that will only delay the inevitable.  If it is going to come off-it will eventually.\n\nFor the pain, drink as much water as you can stand, try something called "Blue Stuff", it has an anesthetic and aloe in it, take ibuprofen or aspirin and keep the skin moist with lotion so it isn't tight.  If it is tight and you are moving around it will stretch and that hurts.\n\nGood Luck\n\nFor the future, try the new sunblock sprays, they are easy to apply and do not feel icky on your skin.
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Cold water first -- NO OIL OR BUTTER OR GREASE (this makes it worse). Then put aloe vera (straight from the plant, if possible) and be careful not to bandage it (if it sticks to a burn, you have an even larger problem).
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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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Noxema works great! Feels good on a sunburn, and heals it quickly! ...Don't rub it in, just lather it on and let the skin soak it up.
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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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my little sister has the same problem. we joke shes immune to sun screen. theres nothing you really can do. you just have to accept you for who you are.....or try putting on sun tan lotion and then some sunscreen on....but wait until all the old burns have peeled off that way it doesnt look bad.
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Aloe Vera gel. IT really works.
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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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As soon as possible after you realize you're badly burned (that evening) cool the skin- ice, cold compress, ANYTHING to cool the temperature of your skin. Your skin has spent all day absorbing heat, and you need to remove that heat as soon as possible and as quickly as possible.\n\nAfter the skin is cooled, there are a lot of different options- lanacane sprays (nice, because they don't require actually touching the skin), aloe or vitamin e ointments and gels, etc.\n\nBe careful if/when you apply ointments, because if your skin develops blisters, you don't want to burst them prematurely.\n\nAvoid wearing clothing on that skin whenever possible- in the evening after work, etc. That clothing can continue rubbing and irritating the sensitive burned skin. Clothing can also burst blisters.\n\nI would also strongly recommend preventing future burns- sunblock!!! wear a t-shirt over your swimsuit, etc...