Under the scorching rays— what to do if burned

Yes, we are all adults and know that prolonged sun exposure can be dangerous. But we can get carried away, forget about time... How can that work if the skin is red and sore after sunbathing or what is worse, have blisters?

Go in the shade, in a cool place



And try not to appear on the sun all the next day, or at least in the daytime, when the most hot. If there is a strong sweating or no sweat, weakness, severe headache, nausea, vomiting are symptoms of heat or sun stroke. Life will ease a cold compress (e.g. wet towel) on the head and the heart, drink plenty of water – salted or mineral water, iced tea with lemon. If it's not getting better call the doctor: anything can happen if you overdo it with a tan and peeling skin and uneven tan is not the most serious consequences of excess sun exposure. To make a cold compress. A cold compress will make life easier for burns

This will help to remove redness and calm the skin. Several times to take a cool shower, you can wet a towel and change it as heat. But in any case do not wipe the skin with ice: the skin barrier is now broken, and the ice it is easy to scratch. Apply from sunburn. The tomato juice helps with sunburn

The best spray or cream with panthenol, and a few times, at intervals of half an hour. If the redness is mild – you can do tool after-sun or aloe Vera gel. Improvised can help tea brew (brew strong green tea, soak a gauze or cloth and apply to the affected area or wipe tea the skin every half hour until the redness starts to decrease), cucumber (wipe the skin with its juice), or tomatoes (or their juice helps with sunburn, and if you make a "mask" from the pulp – this will help prevent peel of the skin). And here is a very fat cream, butter, cream, sour cream skin smear or in any case not have: swelling, inflammation and redness will intensify. Oily cosmetics will need the skin only in a couple of days when the redness will go down and will start peeling. Eat more vegetables and fruits. Most vitamin C in citrus fruits

Now the skin for speedy recovery, than ever, we need those antioxidants. In addition, a surplus of solar radiation reduces the content of vitamin C – a vital antioxidant that helps the skin cells to recover. Look for it in citrus fruits, black currants, kiwi fruit, sweet pepper. And instead of tea you can drink Rooibos or rosehips: these drinks are very much the tongue. And don't forget carrots and apricots: they have a lot of beta-carotene, not only conducive to sunburn but also protects skin cells from UV damage and makes the tan more even. To drink more fluids. Burns need to drink more water

You will immediately feel better. First, a sun-burnt skin is always dehydrated, and secondly, from dehydration and the whole body suffers. Small SIPS, slowly, it is best not simple, and mineral or enriched with micro and macro elements, primarily potassium and magnesium. It is not necessary to recover sweet sodas, coffee, and especially alcohol: they dehydrate the body. But when the sun goes down burn – it is helpful to drink a glass of white wine (preferably diluted in half with water) to restore mineral balance in the body.

Source: domashniy.ru/