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Can I go swimming with sunburnt skin after putting on sunblock with SPF 50?

I've got a mild sunburnt on Sunday. It's hot pink and itching like mad now. No peeling so far. I've been moisturizing and applying aloe on it.

Is it advisable for me to go swimming? I would put SPF 50 sunblock on my skin before going into the sun..

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I would suggest not. specially if youre burnt to the point were youre itchy. Burnt skin is red because a lot of blood goes to the surface of your body basically cause your cells are damaged. DNA can get damaged and mutated with UV light, to the point where you can get cancer.

    if youre skin is red, its because its trying to repair itself, spf50 will not protect it from more damage. UV A is a type of light that gets reflected very well with sunblock, but UV B goes deeper into your epidermis and dermis, damaging even with sunblock.

    in fact did you know that when you peel its because, your DNA in the skin cells got so damaged that it would be unsafe to replicate, so your cells go into apoptosis (self-distruction)?... its a defense mechanism the body has to try and prevent harmful mutations .. in this case caused by the sun.

  • 1 decade ago

    You should be fine swimming. Just remember to keep applying sunblock frequently (especially after being in the water; it washes off easily).

    Sometimes swimming will even give you temporary relief from the itching and soreness...

    Source(s): Personal experience; I burn really easily.
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    5 years ago

    NO! truthfully something over a 30 SPF will no longer be doing lots greater yet stressful your dermis. it particularly is basically a advertising ploy to get you to purchase there product. What the the better variety ability is that there are greater chemical compounds interior the product to annoy you dermis. There are 2 varieties of solar displays. solar block and solar reveal. in case you have sensitized dermis you will possibly want to placed on a solar block.

  • 1 decade ago

    I don't advice you to do that,use the red Hamilton it has 80 SPF ......try it and you will be very happy

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  • 1 decade ago

    It sounds like you are being very safe. I would say that it seems to be okay to go swimming.

  • 1 decade ago

    I'd wear at-shirt and--not stay in long--Get wet and get out and sit in the shade......

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