Somehow you forgot to apply sunscreen
before going outside and God forbid got a sunburn this boiling summer. Here are
some useful remedies to protect and treat a sunburn.
Step 1:
Use Fast Pain Relief and soothing agents
a.
Taking a Buprofen and aspirin
can help reduce the inflammation around your sunburn, as well as lessen the
pain. Please don’t use aspirin for children.
b.
Use an anti-inflammatory paste.
You can make it by simply crushing up a few pills into a fine powder, then add
some drops of water and make it into a goopy paste. Apply to the affected
areas.
c.
Aloe vera or other soothing
agents are also very suitable for irritated and sunburned skin.
Step 2: Cooling Relief
a.
Have a cool bath or a very gentle
shower.Take a Bath at
that’s just below lukewarm and relax for 15 to 20 minutes. The cool water
temperature will help easing the irritating pain and prevent your skin from
becoming as irritated. Repeat as regularly as you need to.Soap, bath oils,
or other detergents should be avoided. These products will further irritate
your skin and most likely adversely affect the sunburn feel.
Taking bath is helpful if you have blisters because The
pressure from the shower may pop your blisters.When out of the tub, let yourself air dry, or pat the
towel over your skin in small, gentle movements.
b.
If taking bathe is an issue, apply cold, wet
compressions to your skin. Dampen a washcloth or other piece of cloth with ice
cold water, and lay it over the affected area for 25 to 30 minutes. Re-wet it
as often as you need to.
Step 3: Keeping Hydrated
Drink as much water as you can. Sunburn could be dehydrating, so to
counterbalance, you need to drink water, plenty of water to recover faster. Aim
for 2 plus liters of water is not even too much each day.
Step 4: Protect your Sunburned Skin
Protect sunburned skin if
you're going under sunshine. You should go out under any shed like using
umbrella or wear some cloth over affected areas. If can't avoid the exposure, apply
a thin layer of aloe vera on the burn, then put sunscreen on top to prevent
further damage.
b.
Apply moisturizer to your skin
as it starts to heal over. If there are no open blisters or the redness of the
sunburn that means then it has subsided. Then give some TLC (Tender Loving
Care) to your skin. Liberally apply a creamy, unscented moisturizer to
sunburned areas over the next few days or weeks to prevent peeling and
irritation.
Step 5:
Blister Treatment
Treat blisters.
If you are serious sunburn, you will notice blisters coming up. Most blisters
don't merit popping. Popping them prematurely can be painful, as well as
possibly leading to infection and scarring. In that case we would suggest
visiting your skin specialist to avoid infection and scars.
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