missmeegz127
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Post by missmeegz127 on Aug 16, 2015 21:57:11 GMT
Hi everyone, yestready I was at a tractor pull and even though I used suntan lotion I still managed to get a nasty sunburn. My own fault there was no shade and I should have been reapplying the lotion more often. However today I have taken ibuprofen, aloe and napped a lot but I'm still uncomfortable when I'm awake. So I decided to come here because we all know the peas are the smartest and ask for your best ideas to take the sting out of a sunburn?
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pridemom
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Post by pridemom on Aug 16, 2015 22:01:35 GMT
Soak a light towel in vinegar, wring it out, and drape over your burn.
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on Aug 16, 2015 22:02:03 GMT
So a light weight cotton bed sheet in cool vinegar water and wrap it around yourself where the sun burn is. let it sit there until it starts getting warm then re soak it and reapply. This really helped me when I was a kid and stayed in the pool for days and got so burned I couldn't put clothes on. back then we didn't care about sunscreen and never thought to put it on.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 22:05:53 GMT
yup, right on track with the vinegar. used it many times.
Annette
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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 16, 2015 22:06:10 GMT
ALOE VERA GEL!!! go buy it, the real green stuff. We like the panama Jack brand. slather it on every hour
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Post by birukitty on Aug 16, 2015 22:26:45 GMT
I second the Aloe Vera gel recommendation. Check labels and try to get one as natural as you can with the most real aloe vera gel in it. Some are full of chemicals with very little actual aloe vera gel.
To avoid future burns it's important to choose your sunscreen wisely. You need one that protects against both UVA and UVB rays, and is at least SPF30. It should also say "Broad Spectrum" on it. I have very fair skin. For the last two years I've had great success with Trader Joe's Sunscreen and it's very affordable. Last year I was out for hours taking photos of the Blue Angels in full sunlight. Before I went out I put on this sunscreen and I didn't get a burn or even any redness at all. Except the part on my hair did burn, because I didn't wear a hat. That proved to me that this sunscreen worked.
This year I went down to Washington DC and walked for hours around the Mall in July-same thing-no burn, not even a hint of redness.
I've read it's important to put on sunscreen before you leave the house and to use a lot, being careful to cover every part of exposed skin-lots of people forget their ears. If you are in the water it's important to reapply often.
Debbie in MD.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2015 22:33:29 GMT
It helps even more if you keep the aloe gel in the refrigerator. Cold aloe on a sunburn gives such relief.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 16, 2015 22:46:36 GMT
The blue aloe vera is even better because it contains lidocaine and will act as a topical pain killer.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on Aug 16, 2015 22:50:17 GMT
In the absence of vinegar, soak cloths in cold milk to drape over the burn. Oh, and drink lots of fluids.
And I hope you meant you were applying sunscreen, not "suntan lotion." The only "suntan lotions" I see have an SPF of 4, and that's barely better than nothing at all.
Feel better soon.
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Post by gritzi on Aug 16, 2015 22:50:16 GMT
Mix equal parts warm water with vinegar. Soak a washcloth in the liquid & apply to burn. The mixture will relieve the sting & burn. So wonderful!
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Post by gsquaredmom on Aug 16, 2015 23:31:38 GMT
The blue aloe vera is even better because it contains lidocaine and will act as a topical pain killer. Nothing beats the blue stuff. We have used Ocean Potion for years. Really cuts the pain. But I really think the red cuts faster. Magic gel we called it when the boys were little. |
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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 16, 2015 23:35:02 GMT
I'm not a fan of the lidocaine aloe Vera's, just a personal preference, but the aloe vera in the fridge!! Thumbs up!!
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Post by M in Carolina on Aug 16, 2015 23:42:44 GMT
The pharmacy sells some great sprays with lidocaine. The spray is cooling by itself, and then the lidocaine adds extra long term relief.
Solarcaine was our favourite brand--the best kept secret of the locals who lived at the beach. While I wore tons of sunscreen and tried to stay in the shade, sometimes you'd get a bad burn anyway.
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Aug 16, 2015 23:47:48 GMT
ALOE VERA GEL!!! go buy it, the real green stuff. We like the panama Jack brand. slather it on every hour keep it in the fridge.... ahhhh it feels sooo good! |
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Post by nlwilkins on Aug 16, 2015 23:50:16 GMT
This sounds totally torture, but it always worked for me as a teen when we did not have a choice about being in the sun and there was no sunscreen to be had. I would get in the shower with tepid water and then slowly move the hot water in. Standing just outside of the spray, I would put an arm in the warm water until the heat would burn out, then the next arm and so on with each part of my body. Then I would start all over again with warmer water and keep going until I could take the heat. It seems to pull the heat out. Just be sure to moisturize when through as it also dries the skin out a lot. Vinegar never worked for me. I would get 3rd degree burns from the sun to the point that parts of my body are now allergic to the sun breaking out in a rash, etc.
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missmeegz127
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Post by missmeegz127 on Aug 17, 2015 0:53:32 GMT
In the absence of vinegar, soak cloths in cold milk to drape over the burn. Oh, and drink lots of fluids. And I hope you meant you were applying sunscreen, not "suntan lotion." The only "suntan lotions" I see have an SPF of 4, and that's barely better than nothing at all. Feel better soon. Yes I did mean sunscreen..I think the sun confused my brain lol. Thank you everyone I'm trying the vinegar and it's seems to be helping more then anything else I've used so far. I'm out of aloe Vera now so I sent all the suggestions to the SO to stop at the store and pick some up on his way home tonight. |
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Post by gotranch on Aug 17, 2015 3:27:19 GMT
Witch Hazel! Apply it with a cotton ball. You will literally feel the heat being removed from your skin.
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Post by scrapApea on Aug 18, 2015 3:04:58 GMT
Burn-Jel find it by the burn creams in Walmart or possibly Target (I've found it at Walmart mostly) BUT this stuff is awesome for any burns.
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Post by penny on Aug 18, 2015 5:31:51 GMT
If it's on your face and have those gel eye pad things that you can put in the fridge, they're great... I couldn't sleep with a cloth on my face but had no problem with those eye pads... I got them at my local drugstore...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 5:44:08 GMT
Noxzema
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 14:34:17 GMT
My husband HATES the smell, but I use noxema....I love it cools it and keeps me from peeling.
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