I ran a 10k for charity today and put sunblock everywhere except for the front of my neck and my face and I was wearing sunglasses so I have a red front of my neck and my face is sunburnt except 4 where my sunglasses were! The pain sucks can anyone give me good non greasy stuff that has healing powers for sunburn?

aloe vera, dear

Noxema.

Hey Karma!!!!

sammij said:

Yep.


I always keep an aloe vera plant in my house during the summer, in case anyone gets burned, which is usually me because I'm so fair skinned I just cut it open and get the gel out from the inside and stick in the frig to keep it cool and then I rub it on the burn 2 or 3 times a day. Aloe vera is the best thing for pain relief and reducing inflammation.

Ocean Potion Aloe Lotion

It's gold in a bottle for skin period

Read the ingredients

Jizz

Nothing will heal it but time.

Aloe will soothe it somewhat, though. Take an anti-inflammatory (like ibuprofen) for pain and make sure you stay hydrated. And you're going to want to lotion like crazy...because you're going to look like your whole face has dandruff in a couple days.

how about regular after sun lotion? that's pretty good,
that and cucumber pulp applied as a poultice

When I lived in South Beach everybody used to use fresh cut aloe vera stalks

probably too late now, and I've said this a few times now

make a paste with green tea extract, it takes the redness out within a few hours

My 1st response is aloe or anything with aloe as an ingrediant. Elsewise:

http://www.webmd.com/skin...-treatment

Webmd has medical advise that's current.


self spellcheck, ingrediant with an "a".
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