sunburns suck

[disabled1]

i got sunburnt pretty good today around my tank top now my back is freaking burning like hell any suggestions on how to stop it. i have aplied aloe wera and it seems to be working for the moment but i still feel the burnin

[Aerosoul]

Stick with da Aloe Vera. And suck it up.

[disabled1]

i cry easy hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhhhhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha j.k.

[DarkCypher]

I got sun burnt last summer on my back and there wasn't much I could do for the pain, I just had to ride it out. Also peeling skin is a major turn off for the ladies.

[HooyahCQB]

Just apply aloe, lie down for a while, take some advil, and the pain will go away until someone slaps you in the back again.

[disabled1]

my best friend here at hood had fallen asleep in the back of his lmtv in iraq for a couple hours when he awoke he had 3rd degree sunburns on his back and it was only 0830. his back is pretty scarred up from it

[Pook2]

just gotta ride it out yo, i get sunburned easily and theres not much tod o about it, just make sure next time you prevent it.

[Karmapolice]

Yeah they do suck, aloe Vera and that white lotion that takes the burn out but burns like hell in the process. I am lucky I tan very easily guess it’s the benefit of being a southern boy and not having fair skin.

[Nawlins]

i got sunburnt pretty good today around my tank top now my back is freaking burning like hell any suggestions on how to stop it. i have aplied aloe wera and it seems to be working for the moment but i still feel the burnin

The first couple of days, take a shower/bath as warm as you can stand it (do not, I repeat, DO NOT take a cold shower). Wait a little while, then use the white after-sun lotion with aloe and moisturizers (keep it in the fridge, it feels even better). Take two advil every six hours to take the edge off.

Once you get to the point where it's more itchy than painful (usually about the third day), start using the clear green aloe gel. Try to use pure aloe vera that doesn't have any alcohol or lidocaine in it, because that will dry out your skin even more. Use it liberally all over the burn several times a day.

Also drink tons of water because sunburn dehydrates you alot and you want to make sure you rehydrate because it will help your skin heal faster.

After a week or two you should be totally back to normal.

suckers, i never had to worry about sun burns or putting on lotion my entire life

[Nawlins]

suckers, i never had to worry about sun burn or lotion my entire life

Then go away.

[Fintin]

i fell asleep on the beach last year for four hours right before i went on a construction trip for a week...mmmm that sucked

[Karmapolice]

suckers, i never had to worry about sun burns or putting on lotion my entire life

but what about preparation h for your hemorrhoids. woot haha j/p.

suckers, i never had to worry about sun burn or lotion my entire life

Then go away.

fine

[Roldwin]

I got sun burnt too. On saturday I went with my friends to try my GPS and now my neck looks like a prawn.

My bro gave me a slap in my neck yesterday and it hurt a lot. (I almost killed the little bastard :fork: :fork: :slap: :-*$ )

[disabled1]

id hurt him for that, time for my wife to attack me with more aloe vera

[Ratamacue]

I got sun poisoning a couple summers back. Basically sat in a pool all day without putting on any lotion, and I'm basically as pasty white as people come, so that didn't work out all that well. My shoulders blistered and ended up bleeding in a couple spots. The fever that night was the worst part.

Yup, I'm gonna get skin cancer.

[pathfinder82]

Im white as hell but have native american in me so I never burn unless I sit there for hours, and I retain my tan for a long time.

[Herrmannek]

I like when skin comes off... For monkey like me its always a good reason to socialise with some nice female monkey :)

[weissent]

The older I fscking get, the longer it takes to get rid off a sunburn. When I was in my teens it took my skin a good night's sleep to get well; when I get sunburnt now it takes me up to 3 days to get rid of it ...

[<Gypsum Fantastic>]

suckers, i never had to worry about sun burns or putting on lotion my entire life

x2

I've never got sunburnt.

Damn my superior genes!

[dunkin]

I know I'm going to get it for this, but here goes.

This is what I do. Get in the shower and put the water on luke warm, if it's to hot, it's going to hurt like hell, as you get use to the water turn it down a little, get use to it again, turn it cold again. Do this until it's almost all cold water. (Same thing you would do for a normal burn, cold running water is the best treatment). After you get out put some of this stuff on it.

http://www.rods.com/eccStoreFront/product_images/2004/2702_R.jpg

http://www.farmvet.com/farmvet/shop/shopdisplaydetailfarm.asp?prodid=1000072&store=e

Yes, I know it for animals, but the stuff works like a champ. It's got a higher concentration of aloe than anything else, or if you don't want to use this stuff, go buy an aloe plant an use the cream directly from the plant.

[<Gypsum Fantastic>]

I try to avoid any products that say "for use on horses and dogs" :lol:

[Eat a bullet]

suckers, i never had to worry about sun burns or putting on lotion my entire life

x2

I've never got sunburnt.

Damn my superior genes!
No, it's because the sun has forsaken your gloomy little isle. p-)

[<Gypsum Fantastic>]

suckers, i never had to worry about sun burns or putting on lotion my entire life

x2

I've never got sunburnt.

Damn my superior genes!
No, it's because the sun has forsaken your gloomy little isle. p-)

Ironically, you say that on a strangely hot and sunny bank holiday weekend. woot

I've been to Spain and Florida and never got sunburn.

I'm part Italian so i've got dark skin.

[weissent]

suckers, i never had to worry about sun burns or putting on lotion my entire life

x2

I've never got sunburnt.

Damn my superior genes!
No, it's because the sun has forsaken your gloomy little isle. p-)

Ironically, you say that on a strangely hot and sunny bank holiday weekend. woot

I've been to Spain and Florida and never got sunburn.

I'm part Italian so i've got dark skin.

YaddaYadda,
you don't get sunburnt cause most of the time you Brits stay close to the bar. With all those gay sunshades, parasols etc.
We mighty Germans on the other hand conquer the areas around the pool as soon as we dumped the luggage in our rooms. UV? Hah, it's not a holiday if we don't get skin-cancer! Better red than dead!

[Lexi]

Well, I'm about as pale as they get.
I either look like a ghost, or a walking, talking beet.
Basically, you have to just wait it out, use lots of aloe and drink lots of water. Painkillers help too.
If you get blisters, don't pop them. And if you go to lay down on a couch, take a damp towel and place it between wherever your burn is and the couch itself. That way, if you do get blisters and they do pop, the ooze that comes out of them won't have you stuck to the fabric of your chesterfield.

All I can say is goodluck and godspeed. :hug:

[weissent]

I don't know how it is with you guys, but for me usually a sunburn comes with a head-condition (like when you stay in the sun way too long);
In German it is called a "Sonnenstich" ('Sun-sting'); you get a slight fever (well, more brief than slight, for it gets as high as 39°C) but afterwards you are ok.)

[usa320]

Suburbans do not suck, i prefer them over Explorers or jeeps... They are solid trucks, not to the same level as an Expedition or Scalade, but they are nice.

[Ratamacue]

I don't know how it is with you guys, but for me usually a sunburn comes with a head-condition (like when you stay in the sun way too long);
In German it is called a "Sonnenstich" ('Sun-sting'); you get a slight fever (well, more brief than slight, for it gets as high as 39°C) but afterwards you are ok.)
That's what happened to me the night after I got sun poisoning. I never checked my temperature, but it was as feverish a sleep as I've ever had...absolutely miserable.

[tenda]

always use cream with high protection....and after a good aftersun one... ;)
...i've never had problemmm...in the last 3 years... ;)

[molly747]

I am as pale as they get. But God cruelly placed me in Memphis, home of the scorched earth, for 18 years. So, yes, I know all about sunburns, I deal with them every year from May through September.

[Nawlins]

Get in the shower and put the water on luke warm, if it's to hot, it's going to hurt like hell, as you get use to the water turn it down a little, get use to it again, turn it cold again. Do this until it's almost all cold water. (Same thing you would do for a normal burn, cold running water is the best treatment).

NO!!!! Cold water is really bad for a sunburn because the cold makes your pores close up and it seals the heat in so you burn worse. Start with lukewarm water and make it warmer till you get it as warm as you can stand it because that will open up your pores and let the heat out... trust me you'll feel better.

I know someone who didn't know this and sat in a cold bath after she got sunburned... her burns went from 1st to 2nd degree after that.

[usa320]

oh you said sunburns... i read it as suburbans...


rofl

[Werewolf01]

White Vinegar. Trust me. Works great, much better than aloe. You just smell like a pickle for a while.

[Hawkeye]

White Vinegar. Trust me. Works great, much better than aloe. You just smell like a pickle for a while.

rofl

[tenda]

White Vinegar. Trust me. Works great, much better than aloe. You just smell like a pickle for a while.

rofl
...x 2... rofl rofl rofl

[disabled1]

thats how my friend got rid of the burn with his 3rd degree sunburn was using tabasco sauce( main ingriedient is vinegar) and some burn cream, said in three days the skin shriveled up and peeled off and his back is fine except for the blister scars

[Abolith]

Just apply aloe, lie down for a while, take some advil, and the pain will go away until someone slaps you in the back again.


I did that to a buddy at work. didn't know he had been drinking all weekend and had basicly spent 2 days getting a severe (later went to the doctors) sunburn. I walked in monday morning and slapped him across the back while saying hey bud how was your weekend?! he gasped dropped to the florr and looked like he wanted to die.

[Nawlins]

Just apply aloe, lie down for a while, take some advil, and the pain will go away until someone slaps you in the back again.


I did that to a buddy at work. didn't know he had been drinking all weekend and had basicly spent 2 days getting a severe (later went to the doctors) sunburn. I walked in monday morning and slapped him across the back while saying hey bud how was your weekend?! he gasped dropped to the florr and looked like he wanted to die.

Yeah, I don't think you really realize how many people do that in a day until you're badly sunburned. I had to go to work (as a waitress) one time with a bad sunburn... not fun.