Any good sunburn remedies?

NicoleSahara · July 2012

H and I went fishing this weekend, and when we were halfway around the lake I realized I forgot to put sunscreen on my back and shoulders. Dumb, I know. I am so burnt I have aloe vera, but does anyone have any other good remedies for a sunburn?

LesPaul · July 2012

Noxzema. Old school white pasty cream stuff. Cools the burn.

JessAndTrav · July 2012

I love the Aloe Cooling Gels they have...refrigerate and apply. It's like heavenly relief, and I swear by the Ocean Potion After-Sun Lotion for when you're sunburned. It keeps you from peeling.

ootmother2 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]I've heard soaking tea bags and placing them directly on the burn can help. You might try googling that though for specifics.
Posted by rachers1017[/QUOTE]

This does actually work for me

ErinG93 · July 2012

My grandma always rubbed distilled white vinegar on our sunburns. My sister swears by it.

MattsPenguin · July 2012

We used to soak gauze in witch hazel and let it rest on our burns until it was warm. Then we resoaked them in witch hazel and repeated the process. Witch hazel is for skin irritations and abrasions.

raes19 · July 2012

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[QUOTE]My grandma always rubbed distilled white vinegar on our sunburns. My sister swears by it.
Posted by ErinG93[/QUOTE]

This is what my mom does. It works best though if you do it right after getting burnt.

roseofdeborah · July 2012

I do what rachel does along with using vinegar...smells terrible but works wonders!!

NicoleSahara · July 2012

I just told H to put the aloe in the fridge when he gets home, and I have some black tea so I'll try that. Hoping I can avoid the vinegar, but at this point I'll try anything. Thanks for all the tips so far!

MyUserName1 · July 2012

Surfers Salve

It'll fix pretty much anything wrong with your skin.

Cuss10 · July 2012

I like balsamic vinegar. My mom and I are about as dark as a piece of paper. My mom lived in Nigeria as a kid and she swore by it.

ingramnusz · July 2012

+1 on Ocean Potion. It has aloe and lidocaine (pain reliever) in it. I had an awful sunburn a couple of years ago (the kind that makes you feel like you'd like to peel your skin off) and it worked wonders.

HockeyFan4 · July 2012

make sure it is pure aloe and not aloe cream....because the cream will block your pores and keep the heat in.

My H burns all the time and swears by Solarcaine in the fridge.

RebeccaB88 · July 2012

Totally the white vinegar. My mom would cut it with a little water, soak a washcloth or hand towel in it, and put it over the burned area. We'd let it sit for half an hour or so, and it really took the heat out of it. Made you smell like a pickle, though. I still do the vinegar thing, then I keep loading up with the clear green aloe vera gel to keep it hydrated. And Advil, because it's an antinflammatory.

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