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tanning bed burn
okay so my winter formal is saturday and i've been tanning so i wouldn't be as white as I was. i went for 12 minutes and my back got pretty burnt, not too bad but it's pretty pink. My dress is an open back so i was wondering what things i could put on it to make the redness go down? i'm putting herbal-aloe gel stuff on it now but is there anything else?
thank you in advance!
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Aloe is probably your best bet. The tanning place I go to has special creams for tanning bed burns, so you might ask them about that. Also try running your back under cold water for a minute or so because that can reduce irritation and swelling.
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Aloe is definitely your best option, you may also want to try a vitamin E cream as it's great for basically all skin ailments ever (well not really but it IS great).
I've also heard that keeping heat off a burnt area will ensure that you don't get any redder/pinker than you already are. So if you're showering try to keep the hot water off your back.
Don't rub or irritate the skin, as that will of course make things a lot worse. So be careful when you're putting on creams, because you want to be as gentle as possible so you don't irritate the skin or encourage it to peel.
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