Comments on: Sunburn Relief Home Remedies – Over 50 Soothing Treatments

By: Shelley

Shelley — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:35:57 +0000

Well i am sitting here with ground oatmeal and whole milk that was mixed into a paste on my face, neck and arms… Well it is working a treat, my skin is not itching!

By: Jessi

Jessi — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:15:55 +0000

is this supposed to be affective right away? cause my skin is way more tighter than before my hot shower and i am in much more pain than before

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 02:30:04 +0000

i was at the beach from 10am-2pm which apparently is the times which you get burnt more easily and 1 of my legs burnt and nothing else did! must of been thicker applied everywhere else anyways what i find helps healing and pain is to get a small bowl and fill half with cold water and half with full cream milk get some cotton buds and apply to the burn areas this will cool and the fats in the milk help replenish the skin this works best after a hot shower or a stint in the sauna after the pores have opened up also after applied the milk and water i usually sit under either the fan or air con and let the milk and water dry then apply moisturising cream apply the milk and water twice a day but only add the moisturising cream on the second application and you can have healed sunburn alot quicker! believe me the sun at the gold coast,QLD australia is painful humidity always + 80%

By: Kristy

Kristy — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:14:45 +0000

For sunburns, we have always used Listerine. An older lady told my mom to do it when we were younger. My mom swears it has to be the brown Listerine but the blue has worked fine with me, you just smell really minty. You can dab it on with a wash cloth or, better yet, put it in a small spray bottle & spray away the pain (just remember that bottle will always smell like Listerine from now on). We rarely burned until we got much older but now it is always brought along on vacations.

I badly burned my hand when I was in high school & a nurse told us to put triple anti-biotic cream & A&D ointment (diaper rash ointment) on it.

By: Vickieee

Vickieee — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 13:47:25 +0000

Im a pretty white girl and the sun affects me pretty bad, yet i never learn. I dont think the suns going to afect me much because i live in canada,i kinda put a stereotype on myself. Anyway im really burnt right now and im waiting for my own remedy to work. What happend last time was i used that baby rash ointment (Zinc oxide) that you can find in any pharmacudical outlet. It works amazingly!!
I love how you skip the whole peeling step of a sunburn and your burn should be gone within days. Hope this helps!
P.S. taking a luke warm bath before during and after applying speeds up the process!

By: SGT Thomas

SGT Thomas — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:21:02 +0000

I just woke up about 3 hrs ago and took we showers all of them different temps trying to control the itch. I was sun burned moderately over I’d say about 50% of my body chest, back and shoulder seem to weather the worst. the shower didn’t work! My mom a RN at Baptist Memorial at Memphis TN said to take Benadryl PO (capsules basically. They give it to patients who suffer from meds that make them itch and it works for me, also walking helps alot to while you wait for it to kick in because it keeps you busy and kinda. I hope this helps someone.

By: Parnian

Parnian — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:25:26 +0000

i had a sunburn on my nose today because i had too little sunscreen on it, but i read the cucumber soothing one and tried it, it works pretty well

By: kary

kary — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:22:11 +0000

Thanks for all the great info. My bf and I both got sunburned in cancun. I have darker skin so not as bad but my bf is bright red. I’ve tried using the vinegar aloe and the tea on him. None have worked. For me the vinegar worked. My poor bf I still in pain.. Gonna try milk next. I wishi could switch places with him,poor guy.

By: Byron

Byron — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:21:40 +0000

i seem to have burnt quite badly at the beach the other day… though i was actually only out for 1/2 an hour. i have blisters, and the whole shizang… i tried showering and… it definately hurt. the itch is making it imposible to sleep… thats the annoying part, to me.

By: Jaime Larsen

Jaime Larsen — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:31:16 +0000

I’m a 17 year old fair-skinned redhead and I know how frustrating it can be when at home remedies don’t work. I do recommend aloe of any sort. Cool washclothes will estract the heat from the burn and offer some relief. I have had major sunburns and ended up going to the doctor. I know it may be embarassing but in the end it is worth it. Trust me! My doctor perscribed my Silvadene, which is a cream that helps with pain, prevents infection (good for if you have a blistered sunburn) and speeds up the healing process. I do recommend it to anyone that is suffering with a severe sunburn.