User Post: Treating Sunburn

I took the Made from Earth Aloe & Jojoba Creme Therapy on a recent vacation to Barbados. I usually burn on my face, shoulders and arms. My skin is quite painful and I peel for two weeks after I get home, which is never a pretty sight.

This time, I applied the Aloe & Jojoba Therapy (from Made from Earth) every evening after getting back to my hotel room. The first thing you notice is how immediately soothing it is. Also, my skin recovered more quickly the next day. I didnt peel at all after getting home, and had a great tan as well - which lasted longer than normal. I'm never going on vacation without it again.

I swear by green tea applied to the burned areas. Reduces inflammation and makes the burn go away quickly. Green tea/chamomile blend worked the best for me.

I got pretty badly sunburned last summer. OUCH! The only thing that helped with the pain was applying a good quality, fragrance-free lotion (I used one by eucerin. Do NOT use aloe-vera or solarcane, neither of these did anything to help) constantly. And I mean constantly, to the point where I felt greasy 99% of the time, but I wasn't in pain. Before I went to sleep I would layer it on like a mask and leave it that way overnight (which felt really gross but at least I could sleep), and then I would re-apply it every half hour or so during the day. This helped keep my skin damage to a minimum and helped keep itching at bay. Also, make sure to let your skin peel on it's own, don't help it along as this could cause more pain or scarring, especially if there is blistering. Hope this helps! I definitely learned my lesson and won't go outside anymore without my spf 45!

Since I'm a redhead, I think I'm an expert on sunburns.
Stay away from anything petroleum based. It just traps heat. Moisturize, yes, but anything with mineral oil or other petroleum products is going to hurt you more than needed.
Aloe is the best. Real aloe, not that lime green crap they sell at the grocery store. Get it at a health food store, and make sure there are no parabens or phthaylates in it. And you need to apply often.
Nothing, short of a spinal block, is going to make the pain go away. Just get used to it. It will go away in a few days. What you want to avoid is doing things to make the pain worse, and you want to minimize the damage of the burn. It is a burn, just like you'd get if you put your hand on a hot stove. You can't make the pain go away without serious pain medication.
Aloe will cool the burn a little but it doesn't last long, so keep applying. You might also try applying cool tea bags (let the tea run over the burn), yogurt and honey, crushed tylenol dissolved in water (rub it on with a wash cloth). Most of this is stuff you want to wash off eventually. Aloe you can leave on.
If you start to peel, you need to moisturize more. Use a non petroleum based lotion, or a food grade light oil. I like coconut oil.
If the burn was bad enough to blister, you might want to call your doctor. I never do, but I'm probably being reckless.
Take some tylenol or something to bring the fever down, and stay hydrated. Drink at least 12, 8 oz servings of water a day until the burn goes away.
The best bet is to avoid a burn in the first place!

I use Noxema, every year I burn the first time I go out. If you buy noxema (the orginal in the jar, it's thicker) & put it all over your sun burn while your in the shower & leave it for a few mins then wash it off without scrubbing. You might smell, but it really does work. If its really bad you can put it on after shower too, just don't use as much & rub in.

I forgto, use good lotion afterwards a couple of times a day to prevent peeling, I use cocca butter.

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