Need help with sunburn!

My mom and aunt always used vinager on my sunburns. It stung a little at first but felt better afterwards. Hope this helps your poor little man.

My daughter was at a friends and When I picked her up I did not realize they had been out all day without sunscreen. We went to a water fun day and were out in the sun over an hour before I put sunscreen on her. She was already a bit pink. The next day she was like your son. Blistered and miserable. I took her to the Dr that morning and they said it was 2nd and 3rd degree burns and they gave her silvadene (sp?) for it and told me to give an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen. So Either get him to the ER if it is the least bit blue, purple, or green looking. If you think you can wait till tomorrow, use the vinager, and give him some motrin or ibuprofen till you can see the Dr tomorrow. Good luck, and don't be too mad at the Dad. We all have had sunburn and sometimes it is just an accident and not neglectful behavior. Hate to hear about his bike also. Give the poor thing a kiss on some spot not burnt for me, okay?

My dad used to put this awful yellow ointment on my sunburns. It stained terribly, so I had one shirt dedicated to sunburns. It is called Butesin Picrate. It is amazing! It, like some of the other remedies, stings but only for a fleeting moment. Then, as it melts into your skin, it feels so wonderful and soothing. Call your Walgreen's or CVS and see if they have it. You will not be sorry. Poor little peanut.

My son just got back from Florida, before he went I did some research for him, as he was there without me, I wanted him to know what to do in case he or his friends got burned they'd know what to do. These are a few of the things I found. Aspirin-it kills the pain and reduces inflammation, it short circuits the whole sunburn process. I needs to be taken within 24 hours to help. It's preferable to ibuprofen or acetaminophen because it is less stressful to the liver and kidneys. Use caution with children though. Baking soda- dissolve some in water and make a compress, using a clean cloth, or add 1/2 cup baking soda to a tepid bath and soak. Let it air dry as baking soda is cooling and will help the skin retain moisture. Cucumber- Rub the sunburned area with fresh cucumber slices. They are cool and soothe the area. lemon water-mix the juice of three lemons into two cups of water and gently put it on the sunburn. The lemon will cool the burn and act as a disinfectant, and will promote healing. Tea-make some tea, let it cool and apply it to the burn. Chamomile helps soothe inflamed skin, black and green teas contain tannins, which help take the sting out. They site I found with this info, did say that if you have sun poisoning (fevers and chills), or it blisters or looks like a rash, get to the doctor or ER. I hope some of this is useful, now or in the future. Luckily my son didn't need any of this, but I'll keep this for later too. Good luck and I hope your son's ok.

I am very fair skinned and had a lot of sun burns as a child. We always had fresh aloe growing outside, my mother would just snap a piece off and rub it all over. It is very sticky but works much better than the ointments you can buy. I hope he gets better soon. I know how painful that can be.

I know this will sound crazy but when I worked waiting tables as a teen I burned my hand very bad and there was a old Indian man sitting at the booth and he told me to put mustard on it.I thought he was crazy but I thought what the heck it could'nt hurt any worse than it already did so I did it.And believe it or not as soon as the mustard dryed it stoped hurting and it never even blistered.I now do this everytime we get burns in my house when my kids get burn they bring me the mustard.

If you can you should take him to the Emergency Room if it's blistering. He could already have sun poisoning or heat stroke, niether of which is good, trust me. I've had both and that type of burn and you should get it checked out. If you can't then here is what I would suggest. Something for pain, tylenol, motrin or asprin, however if he's under 12 you shouldn't give asprin. Then use vinegar to help take out the sting. It will feel really cold to him even though it's at room tempature. You can give him a cool bathe with baking soda and vinegar in it but make sure the water is lukewarm. If it's too cold it can put him in shock. remember to keep him cool and you might want to let him just wear shorts or a sheet around him for comfort levels.

Oh my goodness whaqt kind of father has your son got for letting your poor sun get so sunburnt the poor boy. The best thing to put on sunburnt is milk it does work similar to aloe but it is a lot better and this is an old remedy that people use to use. Oh dear and to top of his sunburnt he also had his bike stolen, this is really bad but we also put our bikes with a security lock on them so that this cannot happen any more as they were stolen before.

I feel for your boy. Unfortunately I can't offer any home remedies, but I can offer some advice. Your story reminds me of when I was seven or eight and had some bad sunburns. As if they weren't bad enough at the time, now in my sixties I have skin cancer resulting from sunburn from many years ago. Please take care of your boy's skin.

I always get in the bath with a cup and a half of Bicarbonate of Soda. It needs to soak for at least 30 minutes to have any effect though. On the other hand, if he's blistering, you really need to take him to the ER because it's second and third degree burns and may need some special prescription treatment. I' sorry he had his bike stolen too. Some people have no respect at all. I hope he starts to feel better soon. Keep us informed of how he goes.

I know someone else already said this..but I also wanted to tell you..if it is blistering you need to take your child to the doctor. My daughter was burnt so bad last year and yes, it blistered. I took her to the doctor and she had 2nd degree burns and they had to give her burn cream and she had to stay out of the sun. If she were outside she had to keep the area completely covered up until it was completely healed. Good luck with your little guy..poor thing. I burn a lot b/c I have such light skin and I know it can be very painful.

I see that someone mentioned other remedies with milk, but my grandmother always soaked slices of white bread in milk and put them on burns or infected areas. It's almost like using a drawing salve and seems to draw out the ailment. The milk will also cool the burn. I would give him an anti-inflammatory too such as children's Motrin. It lasts longer than most other pain relievers. Also, pay attention to his eyes. If they look really red or he complains of bad itchiness or a "gritty" feeling, you'll need to take him to an eye doctor. Eyes get sunburned quite easily and it can be damaging. Having been out in the sun long enough to develop such a bad burn, it could be an issue. I hope not. Poor fella!

put chilled cucumber on the affected area, put 2 cups of baking soda to a warm water bath, this will neutralize infection and possible irritation. drink lots of water

sorry to hear that. I don't know if this would help. but my mom said its vinegar.

Firstly I would be absolutely furious with his father for allowing that to happen. Leaving aside the pain and discomfort he will be suffering bad sunburn in childhood increases the risk of skin cancer in later life. Hugely irresponsible behaviour from his father I'm afraid. However whats done is done and I would suggest a ghastly combination of plain (natural) yogurt and sliced tomatoes. It's very messy as you can imagine but it does work very well in treating sunburn. If it's blistering you should really take him to the doctor though because of the risk of infection.

To relief a sunburn pain apply over the affected area cool water compresses or fill a bathtub with cold water and dissolve one pound of baking soda or oatmeal in it. Soak in the bath for 30' approximately, until you feel relieve. Wash the affected area with an antibacterial soap to prevent secondary infection. Do not burst any blister. They form a natural protection to help the skin sunburned to heal faster. Do not apply any creams, butter, petroleum jelly or any other greasy substance to a sunburn. They only cause more damage by trapping the heat and can make a burn deeper. The sunburn will heal faster if left exposed to the air. Hope your son has recovered well from his sunburn an the loss of his bike.

well you have to take care of your son, not to go outside all the time, you have to put sunburn lotions on his chest and other parts of his body to protect him from sunburn.

This is a bit late for a home remedy! I always use aloe vera plant. It is very soothing, but sticky. It does help a lot with the burn and it is all natural. In the future, I would get one for the yard, they are virtually self maintaining as well. Just have to water it, if you don't live in a well saturated area. My mother has many many plants in her back yard and I burned my hand so severely, that it did precisely the same as your son. My burn was from cooking though. My whole hand is scarred from it, but the aloe helped with the healing process and soothing the burn.

Try putting some potatoes on the refrigerator. After 10-15 minutes, peel off the skin and slice it. Apply it on the face and neck. You can also get a big slice then rub it on your arms and legs. Let the potatoes stay in your body until the cold feeling is gone. Repeat if necessary. You can do it as often as you like or until the sunburn fades away.

Hi Stephanie, that poor child of yours must be in pain and uncomfortable, the only thing I can suggest is that you go to the pharmacy and ask for some cooling gel for sunburn, that will minimize discomfort and soreness and so will cool showers or baths not hot ones it seems to really feel like your burning, if you take a hot shower or bath, Good luck