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The Burn

Submitted by Sarah on Fri, 07/14/2006 - 9:36pm.

Most everyone I know has a sunburn right now. I've been feeling all virtuous and special because I myself was not burnt, but today, all that is behind me, because I unwisely wandered around in the sun without sun screen. Now I too am feeling the burn.

Aloe vera works for many folks, I've had an allergic reaction to the bottled stuff, plant works fine for me, though I don't currently have one. Fortunately I don't think the light sun burn I got is all that bad. But it is enough to encourage me to look up the facts on sunburn treatment, of course the best thing to do is to stay out of the sun and prevent all this to begin with:

In cases of sunburn, cover the exposed skin and get out of the sun.
Treat heat exhaustion or heat stroke appropriately.
Cool showers may decrease skin pain. Do not apply ice, as this can cause further skin damage. Also, acetaminophen (Tylenol) or ibuprofen may be used for pain.
Topical lotions to keep the skin moist can reduce pain and reduce dehydration . (The normal barrier to water loss through the skin may be disrupted.) Aloe plants are a good source of soothing salve and can decrease the pain from the burn significantly.
Drink plenty of fluids (several liters per day), especially in cases of large areas of burn (entire trunk or legs, for example). Water loss across larger burns can be significant.

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Also keep in mind. Some

Submitted by Norm on Fri, 07/14/2006 - 11:30pm.

Also keep in mind. Some aloevera that you get from stores has alcohol in it. This is not good for burned skin. Alcohol dries out the skin and prohibits healing.

Might have been what

Submitted by Sarah on Sat, 07/15/2006 - 7:47am.

Might have been what happened in my bad bottled aloe vera experience, I know I checked the ingredient label but whatever was in it, my skin reacted to.

I use essential oil of

Submitted by OperaGirl on Sat, 07/15/2006 - 7:34am.

I use essential oil of lavender on my sunburns (and I had a doozy of one a couple of weekends ago!). A couple drops go a LONG way and you don't need to use a carrier oil for lavender - you can just apply it directly on the skin. Radiance carries it for a good price.

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