Treating sunburns--- what do you do for one?

This is right up my alley! I am very fair complected and I burn very easily. I always take some ibprofren, cool shower, and aloe. I recommend putting the aloe in your fridge to keep it cool. It really takes the pain away! Nozema cream also helps!

I use Aloe. You can buy some from the store in a bottle but, sometimes whatever they mix in with the Aloe makes people itch and sting and they have to hop in the shower to wash it off. My hubby has that problem. So, my suggestion would be either to get a small bottle of it and try it on one small area and see how you handle it. That way, if you have an aversion to it, you can just use a wet washcloth to wipe it off. You can buy Aloe plants and just break a piece of it off and use it. But, I don't know how much Aloe you can get from one broken leaf. I have heard people bath in asprin. I have never tried that but, I have heard it relieves the pain. Or, you might consider dissolving some in a bottle and spraying it on your skin. You could simply take some asprin too the normal way. Make sure that you drink lots of water for the next couple of days to keep yourself hydrated and to help you heal a little faster. It will also help with the peeling. You really need to keep yourself extra hydrated right now.

put vinegar on it

someone said aloe vera is good for sunburns. i usually put some kind of lotion or cream on it. then it starts peeling, then it turns to tan.

Usually when I get sunburned,and I burn real easily, even if I am in the sun for twenty minutes I will start to burn,my mom tells me to put aloe vera on the burn.

My Auntie has used Greek Yourgot on sunburn.

Hi there White Heron! I think you should try coppertone's. It has 50 SPF. When I get sunburn, I apply petroleum jelly on it.

Well, before I go out into the sun for certain period of time, I would use a high spf sun tan at all costs. If I do happen to get a sunburn, I would go inside and put some certain cream on the sunburnt area. Especially whenever I do go swimming. Right?

To relieve the warmth and pain, my grandmother taught us to use vinegar. It stinks, but it does work. I've used aloe to help too. But my favorite thing is a commercial product for "after tan". Even though a sunburn isn't a tan, it always helped me. It kept my skin moist, eased the pain and actually helped the burn turn to tan.

well i never tan i just burn but it DOES take alot for me to burn so when i do its really severe. so i usually stay out of the sun at any cost and i have an aloe plant so i cut off a stem and rub th juice on the burn as much as i can.

I used to have a really good cream that contained silver. I worked great! First you put it on sunburnt areas and dont touch after. It would be white when applying it but after awhile it would turn grey and you could remove it. I would find my sunburn healed (well not entierly). And trust me I have had soe horrible sunburn!

I agree with the cool bath theory that others have proposed. I always felt really dried out when I got a sunburn so that should help. I once read that when you're trying to sleep and the sheets are all scratchy on your skin you should sprinkle some cornstarch on the sheets. I haven't had a sunburn since I read that so I haven't tried it.