Sunburn skin treatment at home

In summer, sunburn can be obtained not only by resting on the sea, but directly during a walk in the courtyard. If there was a sunburn, it is important to act quickly and know how to treat sunburn of the skin at home.

Important! Sun burns on the skin, especially in children, are slow. First it's redness, like after sunburn, but soon redness will burn, start to hurt.

What is important to know for sunburn

Ultraviolet effect on the skin is most active between 11.00 am and 3 pm. At this time, try not to go out to the beach, or sit under the umbrella, using a special protective cream. The optimal time for tanning to avoid sunburn of the skin is 8.00-11.00 am.

The main symptoms of sunburn:

• redness of the skin;
• at tactile contact skin dry, hot;
• the appearance of pain;
• begins a constant burning sensation;
• skin itches;
• sometimes a small swelling is possible in the place of the burn( often in children).

Important! When the symptoms of a burn are discernible, this does not mean that you need to leave the sun and forget about the problem. The skin got burns, which means you need to take measures to correct the situation.

After how many burns will the

pass As a rule, the burn occurs within 24 hours. But the redness and other described unpleasant phenomena accompany a person for several days. So a full recovery takes a week.

First aid for sunburn skin:

1. Jump from the sun into the shade.
2. If you have high body temperature, swelling on the hands or face, blistering, urgently need to call an ambulance. Wet the affected area with plain cold water. Wet a towel in water and apply to problem areas for a few minutes. The procedure is carried out every half hour.
3. Use a special ointment and aerosol.
4. Drink lots of plain water.
5. Wear clothing made of natural fabric, it should be free, minimally in contact with the skin.
6. Apply a cold compress on the head, lower legs and in the groin for 15 minutes.

Important! The temperature of the water during wiping should be at room temperature, not cold. Cold water causes a spasm of blood vessels and worsens the condition.

Home effective ways of

There are various folk ways of treating sunburn skin at home. It is impossible to single out the most effective means for every person, you need to apply it in practice and compare the results.

Sour cream and kefir

The most common means to combat sunburn are lubricating the skin with sour cream, kefir or other fermented milk products. You just need to apply the selected component to the affected areas and wait until the first layer dries. Then apply a second layer on top of the first layer. Hold for a quarter of an hour, remove the sour milk product with a napkin and take a cool shower.

Green juice of aloe leaves

From the lower leaves of the flower, which is more than three years old, squeeze out the juice. In an even proportion of aloe juice diluted with water. Soak a piece of sterile gauze in the solution and apply to the sore spots. Do this procedure several times a day.

Crude potatoes

Root tubers should be cleaned, rubbed on small casseroles. Kashitsu put in gauze and apply to the affected area of ​​the skin for half an hour. Carry out the procedure up to four times a day, depending on the degree of injury.

Black tea

Along with sour-milk products, this is a fairly common method. Brew a large spoonful of tea in 100 ml of boiling water. To insist an hour, strain and soak the tissue in tea. Wrap the problem area of ​​the skin, leave for an hour, do it three times a day.

Fresh cabbage

Perfectly removes inflammation from burns with ordinary leaves of white cabbage. In the sheet, make cuts to make juice appear, and apply to the affected area for five minutes. Repeat the procedure until there is relief.

If the skin is flaking

Even if sunburn treatment of the skin at home has affected, the skin will still peel off. Experiences on this matter will be superfluous, this is a normal phenomenon, which speaks about the healing processes.