Spent Sunday at the beach. Coated multiple times in SPF30 throughout the day, but still managed to get crispy on my back. Anyone have any good ideas for curing sunburn quick? Been pouring on the Aloe, but it's still super tender....
So, I'm nearing well-done...now what?
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There's no quick cure for sunburn.
Suck it up, Princess.
Suck it up, Princess.
My mom burns to a crisp with baby sunblock on too.
Soak in a cool bath with vinegar added to it....that's supposed to take the sting out of a sunburn. You can also "cool" the area by dabbing it with rubbing alcohol or spray on some vinegar (you can even soak towels in it and use them as a compress). Stay hydrated.
Soak in a cool bath with vinegar added to it....that's supposed to take the sting out of a sunburn. You can also "cool" the area by dabbing it with rubbing alcohol or spray on some vinegar (you can even soak towels in it and use them as a compress). Stay hydrated.
Personally, I like Palmer's Cocoa Butter.
Which one are you?
pee on it.
Aloe vera. Seriously. Have one of your bro's in the picture lather you up.
I second the vinegar spray.
If you live in the south, stay out of BBQ joints for a while unless you want to make " new friends ".
If you live in the south, stay out of BBQ joints for a while unless you want to make " new friends ".
Cocoa butter is also what I use on my tattoos. I've had good luck with it on sun burns too. Aloe works too, but I almost always have Palmers on hand.
Or you could go R. Kelly and get p'd on.
Are you using the Blue Aloe? The one with Lidocaine. That's the stuff that works.
on a sandpaper covered piece of plywood.....100 grit....
Hair of the Dog....get back out there in the sun and finish what you started!
The other bike related answer is to ride. That's right, throw on your favorite camelback and go for a really long sweat inducing ride. Since your skin is sunburned and probably "dead" whatever sweating that will occur will not make it through your outer pours, but better yet bubble up your back in what may look like your own version of bubble wrap. THen you, your closest loved one, or one of your buddies in that picture can easily take a squeege (sp?) and scrape it all off your back in one easy step.
drinking.
FYI. You are more susceptible to sunburn when dehydrated. Start using SPF 45 and drink plenty of water/beer/wine/whiskey.
Done and done.