Sunburn....What can I do about it?

So yesterday in my infinte wisdom I didn't put on any sunblock. I was at the Jets game and our seats are directly in the sun. Needless to say that I got burned pretty bad. As of right now below my nose and on my chin it is blistering up. I have been taking tylenol and using aloe(every 2 hours). I made an appointment with my Primary Care doctor for tomorrow. Is there anything I can do in the meantime for this? Thanks in advance.

PS. Don how great was the game? I had a great time and all the dolphin fans went home sad.

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Drink lots of water and wear thin cotton layers until you heal. Also, to avoid looking like this remember the SPF next time.

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Posted by Superkat

Drink lots of water and wear thin cotton layers until you heal. Also, to avoid looking like this remember the SPF next time.

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Put some aloe or vitamin E on the sunburn. Try not to put any lotion on it, because it keeps the heat in. Take an aspirin, it should dull some of the pain. Feel better!

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When I came back from the Bahamas, I had 2nd degree sunburn (never use spray on sun block!).

I used aloe vera every hour since it saturated into my skin so quickly.

I also found that I was itching uncontrollably, so DH went out to the drug store and bought an anti-imflammatory SPRAY for anti-itching and sunburns. It's a cool mist that you can spray on your sun burn spots every few hours as needed. This was my saving grace.

And as others stated - drink lots of water and if you're at home, take a damp wshcloth with cool water and lay it on the areas where your burned - it will help sooth the area.

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Thank you to everyone who has answered. I will definately try a few of the things suggested. Looks like I need to go to Walgreens after work. YAY!!

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TRY BUYING THE ALOE THAT COMES IN A SPRAY ITS AMAZING TOTALLY REC.. SOLD IN LOCAL CVS ETC

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Sounds like you're doing all you can do... feel better!!

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The vitamine E and aloe are great suggestions...but there is a difference between the natural version and what you find in the drugstore. You want to get something from a health food/drug type store...they have less additives and chemical that alter the true affects. Like a aloe plant is your best bet and pure vitamin E capsules.

Feel better...I know the pain all too well but do know that Advil helps a lot.