Ouch!

[Ko Ko]

I went out yesterday, and put on about 4 layers of SPF 80 sunscreen. But I ended up with my shoulders going bright red!
It hurts so much, this sunburn. Does anyone know of any 'natural' ways to cool it since they don't sell Aloe Vera in China?

To give this topic a topic, do you take any medicines, have you had bad experience with them, and do you beleive in Western medicine or Chinese medicine?

[Big D]

Honey is a good way to treat burns. I know it works well for friction or heat burns; I'm not sure if it's effective for sunburn... but it's worth a try. Just cover the burn area with a thin layer of honey and apply a bandage. Hope you're feeling better soon.

I use medication every day, to control asthma and hayfever. Natural remedies are good, but only if they've been proven effective.

[nik0tine]

Natural ways to cool it... Pretend it isnt there. Or tell yourself that pain is only a feeling. It seriously works, to a degree. You could also go to sleep. Not only will you not feel it when you are sleeping, but I assume that the act of sleeping will cause the sunburn to heal faster. Maybe.

[Ko Ko]

I'd like to sleep, but I might roll over onto the carpet.
I had to sleep in an odd position last night in order to not let the sunburns touch the carpet. Ouch.
Currently I'm trying the honey idea. I can feel it absorbing the heat already, much to my comfort. Thanks, Big D!

[Apollo]

I've had plenty of bad experiences with anti-depressants. :(

Western medicine or Chinese medicine? What are those? (I'm dumb)

[Dignified Pauper]

i don't take medicine, even when sick. Just tough it out.

I laid out for hours recently, i didn't get burned that bad at all.

[Kirkpatrick]

I thought this was going to be a birthday thread or something :p.

Hopefully the honey works. I'd say "wear sunscreen next time!", but you did...maybe reapply it more often, and put it on a few minutes before you go outside?

I haven't had a bad burn for a couple of years, and I don't really remember doing anything about it...maybe keeping out of the sun for a day or two as well might help?

[Ko Ko]

I haven't had a bad burn for a couple of years, and I don't really remember doing anything about it...maybe keeping out of the sun for a day or two as well might help?

Good idea, since I'm locked in my house. I've got really senstive skin, so I burn by standing under lamps. Certain kinds, actually. Like this odd heating fan lamp thing I had. I woke up and one side of me was brown.

[Big D]

Natural ways to cool it... Pretend it isnt there. Or tell yourself that pain is only a feeling. It seriously works, to a degree. You could also go to sleep. Not only will you not feel it when you are sleeping, but I assume that the act of sleeping will cause the sunburn to heal faster. Maybe.An protected suburn can get chafed by bedsheets sometimes. Some people can't sleep when they're badly burned, because cotton acts like sandpaper every time they roll over... some kind of balm is usually a good idea.

[Jojee]

Ah, am I glad that I am naturally tanned and never sunburn ^_^ Can't help ya, dearie, never got a sunburn before o_0 Maybe lotion will help?

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

I'm not an expert on burns, I rarely wear sunscreen and if I DO get burned it generally isn't too bad.

As far as medication, I try to stay away from it as much as I can, but I do take something for my acne and usually take some allergy medicine as well.

[Rainecloud]

I've never experienced sunburn, so I can't really sympathise with you. I'm fairly dark-skinned already (even though I am British), so I tan very easily and never burn.

Luck luck in finding your medicine.

[TheAbominatrix]

It's really a shame you cant get aloe vera. I have a tub of the stuff, I just used some on the burn I got at the Angels game. It's heavenly.

When I got sunburned as a kid, my mom would have me take a tea bath. She'd put packets of tea (Lipton iced tea packets I believe, I really dont know if there's any difference with other stuff, so long as it isnt black tea or green tea or whatever) in the water and I'd soak. It really does help.

[Old Manus]

Okay Snake, you're burnt. If you wanna treat burns, you have to press START, and go into the survival viewer. Select the CURE function. Then press R2 and select Ointment and Bandages. You should be fully healed in no time.

[nik0tine]

Okay Snake, you're burnt. If you wanna treat burns, you have to press START, and go into the survival viewer. Select the CURE function. Then press R2 and select Ointment and Bandages. You should be fully healed in no time.

:love: :love: :love:

[Rusty]

Take a cold shower and then put a cold compress on the sunburn. That usually helps :)

[DaremihC]

I've said it in another post... Vitamin E capsules... cut one open and put it on the burn. It dosn't cool it down, but it heals it in a couple of hours.

[theundeadhero]

Feel better :skull3:

[Ko Ko]

Will do. :skull3:

[boris no no]

take hayfever tablets and used to have the pill.

[Meat Puppet]

The juice of an unripe lemon mixed with the blood of 100 virgins. It works for me, anyway.

[Razo]

It gets hot here in Australia, but i can't say that i've ever had a sunburn :spin:
SPF 80? i didn't even kno they went up that high. I must say i feel sorry for you, hopw u find yourself a remedy soon :)

[Social Moon Firesky]

I'm one of those super-lucky people who isn't allergic to anything, although I do burn really easily in the sun...Not fun. :cry:

[Croyles]

A homeopathic way of healing sunburns would be to rinse the affected area under reasonably hot water. Yes I know it sounds crazy, and since its homeopathy its not scientifically proven, but I can tell you it works! For me anyway. same goes for fire burns and oven burns etc. Place it under quite hot water for a very short time. It will hurt for a short time, but will increase healing time by a lot.

[Shlup]

There's a difference between medicine in the U.S. and medicine in China other than the characters on the label? Shows what I know.

I take medicine when I feel it'll help me feel better. I prefer to not take it though and let my body do it's job naturally. And when I get a sunburn I prefer to use aloe vera cactus leaves rather than the bottled stuff. Then again, I haven't spend a significant amount of time out in the sun in years so I don't worry about it.

[Jojee]

Yeah, that Chinese mosquito stuff is heavenly...

[Ism]

I see....:moogle:

Nothing I can do to help ya. I highly doubt you will read this though coz you prob have left but my quesion

Why dont they sell Aloe Vera in China?

[Ko Ko]

:skull4:
No idea?
I tried the honey, but it made me rash.
And the hot water made about 100 little blisters appear, and now I'm bleeding.

[theundeadhero]

Keep that clean and put some kind of bandage on it. Don't pu ANYTHING else on it. Let it heal :(

[Ko Ko]

I'm afraid of healing...

I make the worst pirate ever. W...

[theundeadhero]

W!

Being a pirate is all about being afraid of healing. Really :greenie:

[Ko Ko]

*sighs* So I'm still a pirate! W!!
Any other treatments, people? Aloe Vera is non-existant.

[Quina]

Happy birthday to my favorite screen name!

[strawberryman]

W!

Being a pirate is all about being afraid of healing. Really :greenie:
Y'arrr, arrrr, and W! to that.

[Yamaneko]

Don't go outside. Works for me.

[KuRt]

Try to put cold wet bandages in the burn spots and stay out of the sun.

[Ko Ko]

Happy birthday to my favorite screen name!

Lol Quina you dork! This isn't a birthday thread!

[Social Moon Firesky]

Milk works! :D

[Nod]

Did you re-apply the sunscreen regularly? Thats the way to stop sunburn......as for soothing it....don't they have aftersun where you are? like coconut stuff or something....?
I hope you feel better soon! :D

[Social Moon Firesky]

MILK! It works!

[Ko Ko]

Sunscreen layers... er about 7 times?
Definately. It's just my evil white skin.
Milk does work! It lowered the evilness!

[Social Moon Firesky]

Milk works! Yay!

[DMKA]

What's this about a lamp, brown body areas, and rolling on carpets? Sound's pretty hot to me.

[Ko Ko]

DMK...B WHAT are you talking about?

[Resha]

Heheheheee~! I've never gotten sunburnt in my whole entire life, and I never will. Oh, Iri. You could try vaseline or oil, maybe? Milk would work, yesh it would, but it won't be a long term solution IMHO. :greenie:

[Social Moon Firesky]

Oil hurts like hell! And I think it aggrivates the skin as well. Vaseline might help though! But milk works! :D