How to cure a sunburn?

Every year, more and more people suffer from sunburn, despite the huge selection of effective sunscreens. This is due to aggressive ultraviolet radiation, increasing every year. Sometimes it’s enough to spend a few minutes in the sun to get a sunburn. A person simply does not notice that his skin is burned, because the symptoms appear after a few hours.

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If you were so careless in sunny weather that it became a problem, then you will find:

• redness of the skin;
• pain in contact with clothing;
• dryness and tightness of the skin;
• swelling, blisters;
• burning sensation;
• increased body temperature;
• soreness of the skin;
• sometimes dizziness, weakness, headache.

A sunburn is especially dangerous for people with sensitive and fair skin. This type of skin is characterized by rapid burning, which can even occur on the lips, on the head and earlobes. After assessing the extent of the lesion, measures should be taken and decide what to do when the sun burns . Some of the tips below will help you deal with this problem without visiting a doctor.

7 simple tips for treating burned areas

1. Use a special cream against thermal burns (sold at any pharmacy), it will soften the skin and relieve pain.
2. Apply cool compresses to the affected area.
3. Do not smear with fatty creams, oils and sour cream. Fat creates a film on the surface, which prevents the access of air, as a result, the heat intensifies, the pain does not disappear.
   
4. Since a sunburn causes itching and swelling, take an antihistamine.
5. Take antioxidants to prevent the spread of free radicals caused by excessive ultraviolet radiation. They are found in fresh fruits (pomegranates, oranges, berries, apples) and green tea.
6. Aloe juice applied to the affected area will relieve pain and help relieve redness.
7. At the cure stage, do not dry the skin, do not use alcohol lotions, take care of regular hydration.

When is a doctor needed?

You should contact your doctor if you have received an extensive sunburn; you don’t know how to treat it. If, along with a burn, a headache, fever, chills, and watery blisters form, you should immediately consult a doctor. It is likely that you will be offered observation in a hospital, you should not refuse such a measure. Remember that the contents of the blisters are a concentrated pathogenic medium, which, if it enters the bloodstream, can provoke poisoning of the whole organism. Especially dangerous are bubbles with a yellow purulent content. Their appearance is a signal of the need to go to the reception. Doctors open the blisters and remove their contents under sterile conditions using further complex therapy.

It should be noted that severe skin lesions can be learned when visiting a solarium. You can also get sunburn in cloudy hot weather, as ultraviolet light passes through the clouds. That's why it is recommended to use sunscreens on vacation in any weather.