Dry Sunburned Skin

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RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

Buy a can of Carnation whole evaporated milk (not the skim). Use soft cotton balls to apply the milk to your sunburn. It is healing and also makes the skin feel soothed if you refrigerate the canned milk prior to using it.

Post by Dibbs

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

Aloe, Tea Tree Gel, and Rosehip lotion works like a charm

Post by JayRae386

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Oh my face got so burnt on the weekend. Now I'm going to work everyday hiding away, covering myself, it's the worst feeling! It's been 3 days now I think it's getting better. My skin is starting to get slight tight I've been moisturizing heaps. I hope I don't peel.

Post By anthony (Guest Post)

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

My whole left side got severely burned. It is very hard and tight. I've done everything from Apple cider vinegar to reapplied applications of aloe. Nothing is working. It's still tight and hard like leather. I'm afraid I severely damaged my skin. It almost looks like I aged 40 years. (

Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

I got sunburned on my chin. Its not peeled or anything its just my skin is lighter on my chin than my whole face, in other words my chin is lighter than my skin color. How should I treat this?

Post By marquis (Guest Post)

How long after microdermabrasion should i wait

How long should I wait after microdermabrasion, to remove the ruff area's of mending skin. Very, very small scabs I guess you could say.

Post By Debbie (Guest Post)

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

Moisturize, moisturize and more moisturizing It's the key to sun burnt skin and AFTER SUN!

Post By nicola (Guest Post)

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I have sensitive skin towards the sun and UV rays, but I just recently found out my skin is a lot more sensitive then I had previously thought, because I'm working as a cart pusher and I got sun burnt, I was like ok in 3-4 days. I'll start peeling like I normally do. Well 5 days later, I'm back out working 10 am-7 pm took my break as normal or work and about 30 mins. from my lunch I noticed blisters and darker areas of red which the skin is really tight and hurts bad, tho rest of my burns, the pain is all gone except those few areas of really tight skin.

Post By Stephan (Guest Post)

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

I was just burned while at an amusment park (silly me).I was red... almost purple.
I was suffering with pain. I tried aloe with lidocaine and solarcaine and neither really worked for me I was still in a whole world of hurtin.. The thing that worked best for me was vinegar.... yes... vinegar. It took the sting out and stopped the burning. It is an old home remedy but boy o boy does it work. Now here's the catch. Vinegar is has astringent qualities sooo your gonna have to moisturize you skin as soon as you can touch ot with out going through the roof. Use something without fragrance if possible. Aloe is great for that although it feels quite heavy and slimy. Use what your comfortable with. I hope this help you.

Post by trishaaa

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to say, that I too recently got my face sunburned. I don't like using sunscreens as they are very greasy - but I should have been using a facial moisturizer with sunscreen. Anyway, I was trying to be careful and stay under a gazebo that has an SPF built into it, but I guess just the few minutes that I was in the sun was enough to get my face burned. My arms and shoulders also got burnt, but they aren't bothering me, just my face it.

As I'm studying to become a beautician, I thought I should start getting into the habit of cleansing and moisturizing my face. I thought that I may have ex foliated too much and that that was what caused my face to be so red and sore, but then remembering that my face did get sunburnt. I now know that it's the sunburn that's caused my face to be so red and sore. I was using Nivea to wash my face with, but it just stung so bad it wasn't funny. I started using a hydrocortisone cream (1%) and that helped to reduce the redness a bit, but again was stinging at times.

I have now just purchased some L'Oreal for dry and sensitive skin, and it's great. The first wash it stung a tiny tiny bit, but this morning (3rd wash with it since purchasing it), there was NO sting with the cleanser. I got a mild sting from the toner and a mild sting from the moisturizer.. But now I'm noticing my skin is getting tight and wrinkled.. And I come across this posting... So I now know, again, it's definitely the sunburn that's doing this to my face. It feels really uncomfortable, just like I've got a clay mud mask on my face all day! Sorry I can't offer any more advice, but I think it's just something we are going to have to put up with, until it's gone. I doubt you would be left with any scarring. Oh, and I know how weird it looks too...only the bottom half of my face got burnt, so I have a pale forehead, red cheeks nose and chin, and pale neck!


I think from now on, I'll always be wearing a facial moisturizer with an SPF in it! Hope everyone's skin returns to normal soon! I guess we live and learn!
Sorry, about the long post. Thanks for reading! Amy.

Post By Amy (Guest Post)

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

I got burnt a lot. I was sitting in the sun for about 6 hours but the thing is it was only a 24 degree day and it was very windy so I didn't realize the damage I was doing to myself.
Now I'm all peeling and it's brown, pink and white! I wonder if it'll scar?

Post By Maria. (Guest Post)

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my skin is peeling and it looks disgusting! I dont even feel like going out into the public

Post By olivia (Guest Post)

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i also just got sunburn on my shoulder. i have a big patch of brown but it isn't peeling. does that mean it'll scar and i'll have a brown patch on my shoulder forever?

Post By vanessa (Guest Post)

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i got sunburned and there shades off white like not all my skin is the same color where i got burned what does this mean?

Post By Meli (Guest Post)

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If I peel off the dry skin, will my face scar?

Editor's Note: Wait until the skin underneath is completely healed and the dry skin will come off easily. Do not force it or it could scar.

Post By Olivia (Guest Post)

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

Buy a decent moisturiser and apply several times throughout the day. Don-t wear makeup, which will dry your skin even more and prevent the moisturiser from working. Try to get a rich oilbased one, eg apricot kernel oil.

Post By Cathy (Guest Post)

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

Glycerine will help moisturize it. You can find a bottle of this in the pharmacy area of any store and by the first aid too. There is a product called Aquaphor that contains glycerine that can be found with the hand creams and stuff like that. That works great for me.

Post by phishphan98

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

A cool bath of apple cider vinegar helps take the burn out of sunburn. At first it stings, but after a bit, it starts working. Make your water as cool as you can stand it. Soak the sunburnt areas.

Post by badwater

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I always use Vitamin E in the capsule form on sunburns.

Post By MB in WY (Guest Post)

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

if it's blistered i'm sorry to say it's going to peel. there's nothing you can do to prevent it. however, you can disguise the peeling with a lightweight moisturizer. fragrance free is important to not irritate it. also, you'll want to cleanse with something mild like cetaphil (generic is ok) which is ph balanced and non-soap. a cold compress of milk and cucumber soaked washcloth and some ibuprofen will help ease the pain and swelling i'm sure you're experiencing. my sympathies are with you. i too sunburned my face this past weekend (thankfully it was only a mild burn). chalk it up to spring fever and being too lazy/defiant/ignorant to put on sun screen.

Post By debbie (Guest Post)

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

I agree with the tip about using aloe vera gel It's wonderful for burns. Be sure you use pure aloe gel and not lotion as they only contain a small amount of aloe. Apply frequently. Good luck.

Joankay

Post by Joankay

RE: Dry Sunburned Skin

Hi Samantha-
It's not going to be the prettiest look in the world but try putting on a thin layer of pure aloe. It'll take the sting out and give you some moisture back. That's always worked for me!

Post by bunnysnore

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