Nursing A Terrible Sunburn.

Apr 3, 2013

Dave B.

I went to the beach for about a week and was getting a beautiful tan but when my friends and I decided to go island hoping We forgot the sunscreen! And we spent 8 unhealthy hours getting baked! I haven't noticed anything till that evening that my skin was burning with pain. What products or remedies to you recommend?

Apr 3, 2013

Lucia J.

Buy those aloe vera gels that aim to heal sunburns. Apply religiously!!

Apr 3, 2013

Venessa A.

Tea bags also help

Apr 3, 2013

Kelly M.

I agree with both aloe vera gel and tea bags... green tea especially, since it's high in antioxidants. And taking Tylenol will help reduce pain and inflammation.

Apr 3, 2013

Carmela C.

I agree.. Aloe Vera will take care of it.

Apr 3, 2013

Ashley H.

Black tea will take care of the redness and stinging! I am a nurse (and have had my fair share of serious sunburns!) and I can tell you from personal experience and from a medical standpoint that black tea is the quickest and most effective home treatment. The tannins in the tea help to draw out the burn and heal the skin. Make a very strong pot of tea, wet a washcloth/towel, and lay it on the burn for as long and often as you can (at least 10-15 minutes, twice a day). Or you take a bath with a ton of tea bags!! (Sounds crazy, but I've done it and it works!) Also, apple cider vinegar works really well at taking the pain away and speeding up the healing process. I know that when people think of vinegar they don't think "soothing thoughts", but it actually works to neutralize the burn by restoring the skin's pH balance and helping the skin heal more quickly. My recommendation: take a bath before you go to bed and put a TON of black tea bags in it and a whole bottle of apple cider vinegar. Soak for 30 min and you will be 1,000 times better!! I do this with every burn and it's incredible. Stinky, but incredible ;)

Apr 3, 2013

Ashley H.

P.S. One of the worst things you can put on a burn is Lanolin and a lot of Aloe products have lanolin in them, which is why I usually don't recommend using it unless you're getting it straight from the plant itself!

Apr 3, 2013

Tegan W.

Ugh I went away at christmas first day I got mega sunburn like were talkin big blisters like you would get from an actual burn I couldnt walk properly for days luckily it was only my lower legs I bathed them in thea and applied a cancer brand after sun lotion I used a whole bottle in like 2 days ): I've learned my lesson damn NZ sun ):

Apr 3, 2013

Emma T.

Sounds crazy but cut a tomato in half and rub that on the sunburn.. Its meant to take the sting out.

Apr 3, 2013

Yasmine K.

Yoghurt!!

Apr 3, 2013

Charley Q.

Calamine lotion or cream always works for me x

Apr 3, 2013

Misha S.

Aloe Vera. Lots of it. Also, naturally you can try tomato juice on the burns.

Apr 3, 2013

Honor W.

sudocream xx

Apr 3, 2013

Pip A.

Aloe and vit e cream.

Apr 3, 2013

Stasia L.

Good old-fashioned Noxema!

Apr 3, 2013

Stasia L.

Good old-fashioned Noxema!

Apr 3, 2013

Stasia L.

Sorry about the double post. It said to 'try again'. :-(

Apr 3, 2013

Shauna S.

If you can get pure aloe vera from a health food store then apply that about twice a day and the redness goes away within 2-3 days. My mom just got a horrible sunburn when we went to Jamaica a week ago and this really helped her.

Apr 4, 2013

Amanda J.

I am allergic tovtge sun and get burns with blisters. aloe put it in the fridge feels AMAZING when rubbing it in. the rest work. also nogzdmea. Also apple cider vinegar my grandma remedy soak a wash cloth and put it in there by blotting. but it will sting a bit however it takes it way pretty fast. when I go outside for 2 or 3 mins I blister and burn. and this is my regiment.

Apr 4, 2013

Jay M.

Aloe Vera is awesome. To take the immediate pain/stinging this is what I use for my son. Been using it for 20+years works awesome!

Apr 4, 2013

Jay M.

Has lidocaine in it so it immediately numbs the skin and feels so cool and relieving..