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I have the sumer holidays off as I work in a school, and I was at the beach yesterday. I didn`t put enough suncream on and have burned realy badly.

I know that it is all my own fault, and I deserve it, and all that sort of stuff, but if anyone has a wonder cure to tame the stinging I would be really grateful! Someone said I should take a bath with baking powder in it, but I really don`t want to try that without further evidence of this working!

This item was edited on Friday, 8th August 2003, 08:17

get yourself to a health food shop, or some such thing and buy some tubes of pure Aloe Vera gel. I scalded myself quite badly a week or so ago, and it worked wonders. The resultant sticky mess is a bit annoying but don`t let that put you off - works almost immediately!

get the missus to cover you in natural yogurt.... works wonders...

I am the missus, would the mister do?

well, leaving his natural yoghurt well packed up for the moment...you need to keep your skin as moist as possible (says he sounding like some L`Oreal ad)...anyway..tis 9.06 approx...shops are open..off you go and get the Aloe Vera....I`ll be checking up on you!!
:-)

This item was edited on Friday, 8th August 2003, 09:08

I`ve got some somewhere, I have been looking for it. I`ve also got after sun with alo vera in it, but it isn`t doing much. :(

The best thing you could do is a cold shower or bath. Don`t put moisturisers on your skin, as that`ll just make it worse if you`ve only just burnt.

As said before PURE aloe vera will work wonders. Or you could try lavender water.

Guess who recently become a qualified first aider at work!

there you go....another pure Aloe Vera vote...you know it makes sense :-)

I can`t try lavender, it is the only flower brings up hayfever in me!

Congratulations on your first aid course. I took one last year, but it didn`t mention sunburn!

Just a friendly warning......................my son had quite severe sunburn last year, decided to take a cool bath, and ended up with an attack of `prickly heat`, had to rush him to the surgery as he looked like he was going into shock........took over an hour to pass!!................There, bet that`s cheered you up no end!