7 Responses

1. anonymous Says:
   June 25th, 2007 at 9:54 am

   Two words - cold baths. This has happened to me before. The blister-peel cycle will probally happen two or three times. The more time he spends in cool water at the start the faster it will heal. Hey, on a positive note, at least he doesn’t have to wear a bra (yes, i could not wear a bra for over a week).

   Ouch!

   Kari

2. livinginthegray Says:
   June 25th, 2007 at 12:56 pm

   I remember you talking about that! I will tell him to get his butt into a cool bath tonight and be thankful he doesn’t have to wear a bra. I think his downfall will be the lack of time these days. But he won’t be forgetting the sunscreen again for a while!

3. anonymous Says:
   June 26th, 2007 at 12:14 pm

   Colin….I feel your pain!! I was at Grand Bend last week and got burnt like that but just on my chest and shoulders. OMG, it hurt to even breathe for 5 days…let alone put clothes on, lay down, move my arms, have people slap me because they think it’s funny. Now I’m pealing like mad and although I must admit it’s rather neat to pull skin off in thin, translucent layers…..it still hurts. The only thing that I found really helpful was using moisturizer like every hour, so at least when I moved my skin moved with me. Boy my hands are soft now!!

   Hope you are feeling better soon!

   PS Shannon, I haven’t forgot about you!! I’ve been working way to much recently. I’ll give you a call soon.

   MEREDITH

4. anonymous Says:
   June 26th, 2007 at 5:38 pm

   I like to plaster cold, leftover porridge over my sunburns — it works really well! Leave it on for like 20 minutes, then wash it off. If you don’t want to go to the trouble of making oatmeal and cooling it off, you can buy those Aveeno powder bath things, and make a paste with it.

   Also, plain yogourt works really well.

   Oh, and also Tylenol, and drink lots of water.

   -J.B.

5. anonymous Says:
   June 27th, 2007 at 10:22 am

   Aloe vera gel is my lifesaver. I got burned really bad and in the end I never ended up peeling. I think the aloe gel was keeping the skin hydrated. (Granted I was putting it on every time it started to burn/sting which was quite often.)

   Wendy

6. t_repeat Says:
   June 29th, 2007 at 8:28 pm

   I agree–the aloe vera gel goes on easily and feels great on the burn. Wow-like he doesn’t have enough to handle already with school and family, now he has to balance everything without actually being able to move. Ouch.

7. anonymous Says:
   July 6th, 2007 at 4:34 pm

   Sorry, I have to respond too. I got my first burn in Austrailia and very similar to that. I also recommend aloe vera gel and as many applications as possible and some advil.

   Yes…. please never forget sunscreen!!!!

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