He went swimming in a pool yesturday...could that have something to do with it?
Please help?
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For some reason, some people use butter... Do NOT use butter as it makes it worse. Instead, follow the following steps:(NOTE: The following may cause pain and/or irritation, but, it will be better in the long run, once the burn clears up. If needed, you could take an acetaminophen pill, or a nonsterodial anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), such as Advil™, to minimize or neutralize the pain).
* Take a cool bath or shower. Adding 1/2 cup (about 120 milliliters) of cornstarch, oatmeal or baking soda to your bath water may provide some relief.
* Apply an aloe vera lotion several times a day.
* Leave blisters intact to speed healing and avoid infection. If they burst on their own, apply an antibacterial ointment on the open areas.
* If needed, take an over-the-counter pain reliever such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others), naproxen (Aleve) or acetaminophen (Tylenol, others). Don%26#039;t give children or teenagers aspirin. It may cause Reye%26#039;s syndrome, a rare but potentially fatal disease.
Do not use petroleum jelly, butter or other home remedies on your sunburn. They can prevent or delay healing.
If your sunburn begins to blister or if you experience immediate complications, such as rash, itching or fever, see your doctor.
Hope this helps.
Get well soon.
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Other Answers (5)
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If he was burned three days ago, and went swimming yesterday...Yes, he aggravated it.
The best thing that you can do at this point is to put aloa vera on his burn. My wife says that it is even better after being chilled in the %26#039;fridge for a bit. You can find it at the big box stores and GNC type places.
The next thing is to make sure that he uses sun screen when he is going to be out for extended periods.
A little bit of sun (without screen) can be good, but what is did is comparable to actually asking for a case of skin cancer.
Tell him that he literally cooked the surface of his skin so that he can get a comprehension of what he did. -
the cooling gel called solarcaine is fantastic. It is like eight dollars and they sell it is walgreens and CVS. Just put it on his back. But also but on more suntan lotion if he is going outside. But the pool sould have no effect on him with teh sunburn. The gel is green so just look for it. It the best out of all the products so i highly recomend it.
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What does it look like? It is just red, or peeling? Where is the sunburn?
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Any kind of cream with ALOE will help relieve the discomfort.
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