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  Emergency help with sunburn. Effective remedy against sunburn. Homemade effective ways

After the hot summer days spent on the beach, many people face the question of how to treat sunburn at home. Long stay in the sun does not always give an even and beautiful tan, and often turns into unpleasant symptoms that need to be urgently addressed.

What we treat

Sunburn usually manifests itself with the following symptoms:

  1. redness and strong pain skin integument  (often on the back, shoulders, arms), the inability to touch the skin;
  2. in severe cases, even blisters can form on the skin;
  3. severe chills at normal room temperature;
  4. headache, vomiting.

Sunburn treatment should be aimed at anesthetizing the skin, moisturizing and restoring it, local cooling, and normalization of water balance in the tissues.

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Is the skin red, warm and sensitive to touch? The diagnosis is easy to make: sunburn. Here are some tips on sunburn healing. If in the short term the consequences are not so dramatic, then ultimately the damage on your skin is numerous.

That is why you should never stay in the sun without protection. Cold compresses are first gently applied to burned areas. You can also use chilled green tea infusion. This tea helps to reduce inflammation and soothes the skin. You can also take a tea ball and pour it directly into our bathtub for a soothing effect.

Pharmacy Medicines

When treating sunburns at home, you can always use the following topical preparations:

  1. Panthenol. This tool comes in the form of a spray and quickly restores damaged skin, and also effectively relieves pain symptoms.
  2. Bepanten. An antimicrobial drug will have an antiseptic, cooling, analgesic effect, restore and protect the skin after a burn.
  3. Analgesic, antipyretic drugs. With a rise in temperature and spasms, Ibuprofen or Aspirin can be taken.

Folk remedies

Also at home you can also apply medicines made according to popular recipes.

To relieve severe sunburn, use aloe vera gel. We do not rationalize here; you must be doubly generous! Thick layers are applied and allow to penetrate the skin before you dress. In addition, one moisturizes your skin generously several times a day for several days. To find out if your skin is well hydrated, it's easy to see: your lotion will penetrate very quickly.

In the summer, to protect the skin and relieve it after prolonged exposure to the sun, we apply sunscreen lotion every evening. Good advice: we pour our favorite aloe gel or sunscreen lotion into the ice tray and freeze it all. After the cubes are formed, they are removed and placed in a freezer bag. These refreshing cubes will double your skin.

In the treatment of burns provoked by exposure to sunlight, the following remedies are often used:

  1. Sour cream or kefir. Dairy products eliminate pain and burning, soften the skin and soothe it. Apply sour cream or kefir several times a day, leaving the products on the body until the skin feels tight, then gently rinse with water.
  2. Compresses from cottage cheese. Cottage cheese should be cooled and wrapped in cheesecloth, applied to the burned place and change the compress as it is heated.
  3. Gadgets from herbal decoctions. Chamomile, parsley or calendula will be excellent helpers in the treatment of burns. They need to grind, pour boiling water, let it brew, and then make lotions the resulting solution.
  4. Aloe juice and cucumber juice. Such remedies also quickly relieve pain, treat the affected skin.
  5. Cabbage leaves. They must be attached to the affected area, secured with bandages. Itching, burning, and severe pain will quickly go away.



  1. When treating sunburns, it is necessary to provide a sick person with rest and, of course, bed rest, preferably moving less.
  2. To avoid dehydration caused by a burn, you need to drink as much water as possible. Do not interfere and taking vitamins E, C, D.
  3. Periodically, you can cool the skin taking a cool shower or bath. During treatment, it is impossible to use products containing alcohol, they will only worsen the condition of the skin.
  4. If blistering occurs on the skin, as well as with severe vomiting and temperature, you should immediately consult a doctor. With this condition at home can not cope.

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Homemade effective ways

Lotions that “heat traps”, such as local anesthetics, do not apply. A tan can also hide a slight dehydration or even insolation, so we drink plenty of water to restore everything! Too much pain or headache? Wear loose clothing that doesn’t create friction between skin and fabric.

Avoid tearing the skin that is being cleansed. When our skin flakes off, we avoid at all costs to tear it off, because this mania interferes with the skin regeneration process. If possible, apply it at least twenty minutes before departure; every two hours we reapply protection so that our skin is always protected. If we sweat a lot or if we bathe, we have to apply the cream again every two hours. When we are exposed to the sun during the most critical hours, we put on the one that protects our face. In addition, our neck gives priority to light and loose clothing.

  • The rule is: we never get too much.
  • In the days of bathing, we get a water-repellent lotion.
Yes, the warm rays of the sun are good.

Not always the summer sun gives only positive emotions, and how to be satisfied when you get sunburn?

On the other hand, it is possible and not to face this fate, if you follow all the precautions in advance.

And if the burn did happen, then you can cope with it. How to treat sunburn at home? What kind folk remedies  can help us deal with the problem?

But be careful, they can harm the skin, nose and children. Here are some tips from a friend to cure sunburn. Our children are too young to understand the importance of protecting them, so we must take all precautions for them so that they can have fun outdoors. But sometimes, even if we predicted a blow, their long periods of play force them to come back with a sunburn. Here are some tips on how to properly treat them and recognize the symptoms of complications.

What is sunburn?

Although the symptoms are temporary, damage can be permanent and contribute to long-term skin cancer. A benign sunburn is an irritation that can be easily treated at home. In the case of severe sunburn, it is better to consult a doctor. To help you quickly heal a sunburn in assessing its severity, you need to understand the symptoms. Here is a list of the observed symptoms.

It is probably difficult to confuse a sunburn with something else, because its symptoms are known even to young children.

First of all, it is reddening of the skin (in the very place where the ultraviolet rays affected), pain, even with a light touch to this area. After a while, itching may occur, unpleasant feeling  dryness or tightness of the skin, peeling.

  • Redness or sensitivity of the skin to the touch.
  • Blisters appear in a few days.
  • The possibility of fever, chills, nausea and haste during insolation.
  • Desecration of burned skin.
If you notice that your child develops blisters, his face has swelling, or that his skin is discolored and cold, you should consult with your doctor so that he can assess the severity of the situation. Here are some other signs that it is time to get medical advice.

Nausea, fever or chills Pulse or breathing too fast Headache, confusion, weakness or dizziness Signs of dehydration, such as thirst, dry eyes and mouth, or lack of confidence.

  • Signs of a skin infection such as increased redness, pain, swelling, or pus.
  • The eyes are painful or sensitive to light.
Repeated exposure to the sun without protection may eventually lead to skin cancer. The Canadian Cancer Society explains that most skin cancers develop in areas that are most commonly exposed to the sun, such as the head, face, neck, hands, and hands.

In addition to signs visible to the naked eye, a person often rises in body temperature, his general condition worsens, headaches, chills occur, and sometimes a person becomes completely dehydrated.

If we are talking about a more severe form (burns of the second degree and higher), then blisters appear on the skin or it turns black, as if charred.

First of all, you must remove your child from the sun and make sure that he is well hydrated during the days following the burn to avoid it. If sunburn is important, you can also get him to take a warm bath with water or apply fresh compresses. Avoid creams or lotions that can hold heat on wounds, such as local anesthetics containing benzocaine or lidocaine. If your child complains of pain, you can give him soft painkillers, such as ibuprofen or acetaminophen.

The treatment of sunburn at home is successfully carried out only if it is in a mild form - various pharmaceutical preparations are suitable for this purpose, as well as traditional, but equally effective, means and recipes.

Having been cured successfully, you will not find any burn marks on your skin.


We are still in the summer season and the possible undesirable effects of excessive and uncontrollable sun exposure. Many of us make it hard to try to get a good tan in a short time. We have collected some simple tips that we can use at home.

Water washes away the powder, moisturizes and soothes the skin for a while. The temperature of the water should not be too low, as it can cause a spasm of blood vessels. If you can not take a shower, moisten a cloth made of natural fabric and put it on the affected areas.

If we were talking about the treatment of burns resulting from contact with open fire, you would not be able to get off safely.

What is first aid for sunburn?

To get such a burn is not very difficult, and, in order to avoid this trouble, experts strongly recommend not to linger for a long time in direct sunlight.

Take a horizontal position. The body needs rest to recover quickly. Therefore, after burning it is better to lie down. If the burns are strongest on your feet, you can lift them onto the wall. This will help prevent swelling. If you are in a state of hunger when you touch the compression, you can sprinkle with talcum powder. This will reduce the surface friction of the fabric, and the discomfort will be reduced.

Drinking large amounts of liquid helps prevent dehydration, which is inevitable during combustion. Drink the best water, cold tea, decoction of herbs. Paws of fresh fruits and vegetables will reduce pain and redness and help eliminate them. For this procedure, you must create a congestion and apply to the skin affected by the sun. If the paw is too watery, you can use the juice, soaking the cloth or gauze and placing it in the burnt areas.

In addition, do not sunbathe between 11 am and 5 pm, because at these hours the sun is especially aggressive.

Ignoring the same tips listed, do not be surprised to find a burn. And do not think that you are sure to save money from sunburn, even if they are very expensive.

The more competent the first aid will be provided in the case of the received sunburn, the easier it is for the person to then heal them himself, at home.

For compresses you can use. If you can not cook the bushes of vegetables or fruits, you can cook spices from herbs. Chamu can be replaced with calendula, lime, St. John's wort, mint. Good means  for burns are green or black tea packs.

Temporary relief can turn into a sad picture. Ice may cause epithelial degradation with possible cosmetic defects in the future. When we have a sunburn, we cannot drink alcohol because they dry out the skin. For the same reason, you should also not use vinegar.

Remember, emergency therapy should be based on two of the most important factors:

1. In order to lower the body temperature on those parts of the skin where the burn was received (for example, you can substitute a burned arm under a stream of cold water);

2. At the fastest possible elimination or prevention of dehydration in the damaged part of the epidermis.

Do not use burns for an intensive period with vegetable oils, as they seal the pores and do not allow the skin to breathe. Also, do not use petroleum jelly or other fats. Application of dairy products of the skin. Traditional methods such as sour cream or yogurt may have more harm than good. Dairy products provide a favorable environment for the development of bacteria that can cause infection.

It is necessary to abandon alcohol, strong tea and coffee, because they worsen the condition of dehydration. When you need to consult a doctor. In some cases, we cannot leave without a doctor, and the sooner we do this, the sooner we will reduce the negative effects of sunburn.

After completing at least these two actions, you will immediately feel an improvement in health: the edema subsides, and the pain subsides.

How to treat sunburn at home

To cope with the problem will help several tools - dairy products, essential oils and vegetables. Let's talk about them in order, in more detail.

This is necessary for the following symptoms. The skin is covered with bubbles or acquired a purple or bright red color. Our body temperature has risen above 38 degrees. There is shortness of breath or fast breathing. Severe headache, dizziness occurred. Give your friends information!

Strengthening melanin production is a way for the body to protect the deeper layers of the skin, and bronze, in turn, once formed, acts as a screen against ultraviolet light. Of course, the best thing we can do is to prevent sunburn, to avoid peeling skin, redness and frost, blistering at the moment and premature aging and long-term cancer. If, however, skin is burning, it is recommended to follow simple, unsurpassed rules to minimize negative effects.

Many years ago, our ancestors treated (and successfully) burns with yogurt, sour cream and curd masks. You can use kefir well familiar to you, however any of the listed products should be applied only in a cold form.

1. Carefully wipe the burned areas of the epidermis with a cotton pad moistened with kefir or sour cream. When the dairy product dries, your skin will begin to tighten. In order to eliminate such a specific sensation, then wipe the skin with cotton wool, which you soaked in ordinary water, and then reapply the kefir. Repeat these steps several times throughout the day.

The first steps in the treatment of sunburn. Cold shrinking when tanning is helpful in alleviating the pain caused by an instant tan. A cold shower or bath will also bring the feeling of desired cooling, and lavender or chamomile essential oil added to the water will help improve the stomach.

Flavored soaps or fragrances are avoided because they tend to dry out already dry and tanned skin. The skin is thoroughly rubbed with a clean towel and not wiped, because we risk even more irritating it. Sunburns are beneficial in lotions that contain aloe vera, known for their moisturizing and soothing role. Moreover, some aloe products also contain lidocaine, an anesthetic that can help reduce the pain caused by sunburn. - Aloe vera is also a good moisturizer for exfoliating skin, - added Dr. Lorentsjuu Vladau.


2. Make a curd mask. Take a piece of gauze cloth, wrap the curd in it and place everything in the freezer. When the cottage cheese hardens, carefully remove the gauze, and put the cottage cheese to the place of the sunburn and hold it until you feel that you can no longer tolerate it.

It is important to drink plenty of water, especially since replacing lost body fluids will help the skin heal faster. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that can help reduce inflammation and can be used directly on the skin or as a dietary supplement.

Vesicles - a sign of stiffness. Vesicles that are born are a sign of severe sunburn. Most likely, they are covered to prevent them from breaking, which can lead to infection. The “roof” of the vesicle is actually the epidermis, the surface layer of the skin, the removal of which will lead to a penetrating and susceptible skin barrier.

3. Mask from potatoes is easy to prepare, but an additional advantage of it is that it is very effective, and the vegetable itself is always in the fridge.

Grate one raw potato on a grater and put this mass in the fridge for 30 minutes, then remove and immediately apply to the burn.

After 15 minutes, remove the mask by washing it off with lukewarm water.

You can simply sprinkle the sore spot with potato starch or apply home-made potato ointment to the skin. For it, you will need to boil it, then cool the potatoes and grind it with sour cream until you get a mass that looks like gruel.

4. Buy a small white cabbage, separate a few leaves and wash them.

After dabbing the leaves with hot water (so you make them softer), cool, and only then apply it to the burned skin. Be sure to secure the sheet with a bandage and walk around with it all day. Such a compress should relieve swelling and reduce pain.

5. Apply to the diseased areas cucumber, in any form. It can be cut into slices and applied, squeeze the juice on a cotton swab and smear it on a burn or rub the cucumber on a grater and use only this mass.

Whatever method you choose, a cucumber mask should be done until you feel relieved.

6. Rinse the fresh parsley, and then pass it through a meat grinder. The resulting substance for 15 minutes must be applied to the injured epidermis as a lotion.

7. Periodic treatment of the burn with cool water mixed with essential oil  (for example, chamomile or lavender).

For one liter of water you will need 5 drops of this oil. Moisten a gauze cloth or cotton wool in this water and, almost without squeezing, gently apply it to the burned skin.


How to avoid sunburn?

Always sunbathe in the hours when the sun is less aggressive - in the period from 8:00 to 10:00, or from 16:00. Use sunscreens for this (cream, spray, etc.), considering that the nose, neck and chest are the most vulnerable.

Try not to sunbathe at the height, because this way the sun's rays are stronger.

And if you notice that the burn is still received and there are blisters on the skin, other severe signs, get qualified help as soon as possible.

 


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