Sunburn Remedies That Really Work
The summer sun has been beating down on us for weeks and surely many of you have earned your first, second or maybe even your third sunburn of the season. What remedies have you tried, and what remedies really work?
According to professionals, there are only two real ways to handle a sunburn. Cooling the burn and moisturizing the burn.
Releasing the heat is the first step, Meghan Freely, a board-certified dermatologist from New York suggests holding a cold compress on your skin for 15 minutes at a time or taking a cool shower.
If your burn blisters Freely suggests not popping the blister but cooling them in the shower and applying a cream such as a topical corticosteroid like hydrocortisone. Moisturizing the skin is important as well and any lotion that contains vitamins C and E will work the best.
Aloe is also a great way to moisturize, hydrate and prevent infection of sunburned skin, Freely says you should avoid certain products. Anything that contains the medications lidocaine or benzocaine will irritate the skin, which will lengthen the healing process.
Best bet: use sunscreen!!!!
