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Mom asked in HealthGeneral Health Care · 2 decades ago

Went boating today ,got a bad sunburn ,any home help?

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  • 2 decades ago
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    Aloe and check the bandaid aisle in the pharmacy, they have a gel that has aloe in it, it is usually in a cheap-hair-gel-looing bottle, it is green gel and it works wonders!1 I wish I could recall the name I think it might be afterburn or soother or something but it says aloe vera afterburn gel...we used it when my daughter was sun burnt and it even soothed my husbands burn from welding! :) great stuff to have around--good luck adn feel better soon!!

  • 2 decades ago

    This may sound funny, but plain old home remedy of cornstarch, just put it on all over the sunburned area and use a cotton ball or a bathpowder puff, it will take away the itching and the sunburn pain, just keep applying as it will really help. Wear loose t shirt over or tank top, listen to me, now I sound like your Mom. sorry just want to help. Get well soon.

  • 2 decades ago

    Aloe Vera is good, and maybe baking soda and cool water. Sometimes people can get infections in sunburned skin, so be careful of that. If it is very bad, go to the doctor.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Aloe Vera!

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  • 2 decades ago

    Dermaplast is great or solarcain. Its an analgesic (numbs the skin so that you cant feel the pain. Then use Noxzema or Aloe in between to sooth the skin.

  • Anonymous
    2 decades ago

    Aloe Vera and maybe some mortrin.

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