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healing a sunburn
Does anyone know of any tips on relieving a mild-severe sunburn? How long will it take for it to go away? And once the burn is gone, how long will it take for the tan line to fade? Any tips on speeding up the process? Thanks in advance!
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If the skin is blistered you should see a doctor if the burn is just very red and painful I would recommend cider vinegar which smells awful followed by aloe vera and lidocaine gel. The aloe will soothe and lidocaine is a numbing agent. Further and ibprofen will reduce inflamation. It will take 4-7 days to heal and could take as long as several months for tan lines to fade. I would recommend using fake tanner to even out the tan. ALSO STAY OUT OF THE SUN. when you tan or burn you cause tremendous skin damage that can result in skin cancer, wrinkles, age spots, or hyper pigmentation to name a few. For everyday wear at least SPF 15 and in direct sunlight SPF 50 or greater in direct sun.
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my shoulders got burnt about 2 years ago.. and they turned into huge blisters that got majorly infected, i used a combo of both plasters and aloe vera gel. you can buy special plasters to help heal sunburn from chemists, although mine were prescribed by the doctor. i would also strongly recommend buying 'aloe vera gel' this is very soothing and its made totally from plants =D it will reduce the pain, hydrate the skin and speed up the healing process.
i hope this helps
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Hey,
I know the feeeling! I got sunburnt when I was in Thailand 3 weeks ago. It was bad...First, I looked like a roasted chicken. Then, it started to hurt so bad, I couldn't carry anything or have anyone even give me a hug! After that, my face started to peel (it gets really dry - reallllly nasty =() then my shoulders, then my back and then my arms.
Wherever there was 'red', now it's all tanned. It's been three weeks now, but there's one hell of a clear tan on me! - it's quite embarassing 'cause I wasn't wearing my swimsuit properly and one strap of the top is kinda 'not there', etc. You don't wanna know XD.
I don't have tips on speeding up the process...I've heard that rubbing lemon chunks over the tanned areas works. Also, stay away from the sun (or wear long sleeves) as much as you can till it goes away. If you're asking about the healing bit, then go to the nearest pharmacy and get an 'after suntan' lotion/gel thing. It cools your skin down and doesn't make it peel as bad (as mine =[).
Best of luck ==
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well there are no ways to make a sunburn go away quickly, adn depending on the burn size it could take a week to two weeks, and wen you get ur tan line, it will peel for maybe a week or less, again depending on the size. if you want to soothe it use aloe vera gel, it makes it feel SUPER GOOD, or if you have no axcess to that, aloe plants, have the gel right in them, perfectly natural! why you would have that? i have no clue. you really have to be patient, and if you hate it, try covering it up,
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