Posted: 6/25/2001 1:51:09 PM EDT
| What's the best way to draw the heat out of a sunburn? |
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Ouch [pyro] Lukewarm showers do wonders - take some aspirin ( as long as you're not allergic)it thins the blood and deadens the pain receptors. Finally - a topical skin cream to rehydrate the cells and prevent peeling / loss of the second layer of skin ( any otc skin care product - like Nivea - etc ) |
| What I do may seem stupid, and for all I know do some harm. But I take a lukewarm shower, and gradually increase the temp unitl it's fairly hot. It stings like a bitch, but after that, my sunburn doesn't seem to hurt anymore. Now if only I could get rid of these persistent chigger bites...argh! [BD] |
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Go to a health food store and get some pure aloe gel in the brown glass bottle, or even better find an aloe plant, break off a leaf and squeeze out the gel. Don't bother with wal-mart aloe lotion or anything like that, you want the real thing and don't want a bunch of perfumes or coloring or anything like that that dilutes the gel. last time I got a sun burn I couldn't find the good stuff so I bought some at wal-mart and it had this green coloring in it. I had to wash off every few applications because the coloring and shit would build up on my skin and was keeping the fresh coats from getting to the burn. Apply it heavily to the burnt area, then reapply it whenever the area starts to feel hot again. Just keep piling it on until you don't feel the heat any more. I've tried the witch hazel thing too. It doesn't work as well as aloe but it is a bit easier to find. |
| What works best for me is a STRONG concentration of tea. Just buy the cheapest tea your supermarket sells. Use about 10 packs for a sm/med bowl of water. Let it get cold in the refrigerator after boiling. Place OLD rags in the pot and then place on sunburnt areas. After four or five minutes you will need to wet the rags again and replace. Works great. Good luck! |
| Chigger rememdy - fill the bathtub with water as hot as you can possibly stand it and add about 1/2 bottle of bleach (1 quart bottle.) Get in and put the entire affected area(s) under water. Cap off your peter with your thumb if you have to, because you don't want any of that water getting down inside there! The hot water apparently makes them come to the surface of the skin, and the bleach kills them. |
| Aloe gel works well & is available in the bulk size packages I seem to require from time to time. Lubriderm lotion helps the skin stay flexible but may sting a bit. Solarcaine spray with aloe is nicest but is much pricier. Bottom of my list is calamine lotion - it might work, but you leave a chalky trail showing where you have gone. |
| Make some really strong tea. Let it cool to room temp or colder. Soak some wash clothes in the tea and lay them out on the burned areas for 10 or 15 minutes. Resoak the cloths and repeat a few times. The tannic acid in the tea will soothe the burned skin. It works! |