Author Topic: Bad sunburn (Read 526 times)

davidpt40 · « **on:** July 10, 2003, 11:17:40 PM »

Was outside for merely 1 hour tuesday without a shirt on cutting grass. I recieved what is probably the worst sunburn of my entire life (or at least the most painful). Benadryly and tylenol settled the pain for the first two days, but today was a different story. My back was itching and burning with pain so bad that I didn't know what to do. Finally I got drunk and that seemed to help the pain subside.

So while surfing the web, heres some stuff I found out about sunburns:

UV radiation can cause DNA to mutate (which can lead to skin cancer).

Wearing sunglasses while in the sun can cause a person to get a sunburn (gland associated with tanning is connected to vision).

There is a hormone that can make a person tan without even being in the sun.

The aftermath of a nuclear war would cause the o-zone layer to be destroyed, causing horrendous sunburns on any plant or animal exposed to the sun.

rpm · « **Reply #1 on:** July 10, 2003, 11:54:52 PM »

Being a regular sunburning victim let me give you 3 simple words to remember: aloe vera gel.

Staga · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2003, 12:10:15 AM »

Well I'm going out to the sea with my friend and his boat but right now it looks like all we need is raincoats and some hot chocolate...

Fishu · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2003, 12:25:13 AM »

A sun? what is that?

beet1e · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2003, 03:55:54 AM »

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Originally posted by Fishu
A sun? what is that?

Don't know, but Lazs has introduced the female variety - a missun.

_Schadenfreude_ · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2003, 06:39:56 AM »

You can get some lidocaine aerosol sprays that will take the sting out of the burn, best thing to do is go and lie in a cool bath for an hour or so - once it starts to itch you'll start to peel - aloe vera gel helps a bit. Next time get the highest factor screen you can 35 min, don't go out in the sun from 11.00 and 4.00, and spend only 20 mins at a time in the sun - skin cancer can kill you in about 6 months if you get one of the nasty one's - spent way too much time in the sun myself when I was younger now avoid it as much as possible - having moved to London this isn't too difficult.

Maniac · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2003, 06:42:49 AM »

You probably have an Ozon layer hole over your house...

Curval · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2003, 07:21:04 AM »

Aloe...fresh aloe right off the plant. Slime that stuff all over the burn and you'll be fine.

gofaster · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2003, 08:11:50 AM »

Aloe
In a bottle
Stored in the refrigerator
Instant pain relief.

Harppa · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2003, 09:47:10 AM »

FPO
In a bottle
Stored in the freezer
Helps you to forget the pain.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2003, 09:48:53 AM »

So if I wear sunglasses what happens - I burn because my pigment doesnt get any darker for some reason?

Wlfgng · « **Reply #11 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:06:31 AM »

what's that like? having a bad sunburn I mean....

what part of the country are you in where you got a burn in an hour?

midnight Target · « **Reply #12 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:27:57 AM »

Sometimes being a swarthy Italian is a good thing.

(Natural skin oils and tough to burn)

Wlfgng · « **Reply #13 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:29:07 AM »

I thought Quasahnts were french !?

midnight Target · « **Reply #14 on:** July 11, 2003, 10:29:51 AM »

I got yer Quoisant right here!!!