I am in serious pain, and at work, so suggestions for something I could run to the drugstore at lunch and get would be great. Please help!! Thank you.
Answer:
cold water is the best first aid when you burn yourself - 20 minutes under the tap is ideal. NEVER ice or vinegar or milk or butter or green tea or mustard or toothpaste or sunscreen or semen or vaseline or tomatoes or vanilla extract or yogurt or sour cream or egg white or lavender oil or cocoa butter or salt or tea bags or potato or shaving cream or olive oil or baking soda or banana peel or petroleum jelly or whipped cream or avocado or bacon grease or corn starch or tumeric or lemon juice or curd- not until the skin is fully healed!alcohol might help with the pain but it is a serious risk as it will dehydrate you - so don't drink any. ibuprofen or aspirin will help but larger burns are often accompanied by stomach ulcers, so tylenol/panadol is best for pain if you are gonna tough it out. drink plenty of water or energy drinks that don't have caffeine (gatorade) i would advise that you cover the burnt area with sterile paraffin wax or aqueous cream bp. (check the links below and see if you can find a local equivalent). wash the burn and reapply every 4-6 hours - cover with cling wrap if you wish to cover with clothes - this will stop your clothes getting covered with paraffin and maintains the burn.cling wrap alone is ok if you can't get hold of any paraffin. it also acts as a protective artificial skin - helping retain moisture and protect from further damage and pain. cling wrap is cheap and clean off the roll. in Australia ambulances often use this when someone has been burnt. - please note that cling wrap isn't always practical, like on your face.the paraffin imitates the natural oils, creating a seal stopping water leaving the body and reduces pain by protecting sensitised nerves. both of these factors improve healing - good stuff stays in, bad stays out - that is one job of healthy skin. aloe is good coz it remoisturises but that moisture can be quickly lost as the skin can't contain fluids. so put aloe on, and then the paraffin on over the top. if there is broken skin leave out the aloe - just paraffin.http://www.doorone.com.au/xgs-aqueous_cr...http://www.pharmacyonline.com.au/david-c...hope this helps - let me know how you go and what similar brands/alternatives are available in your area email if you still have questions - send photos feedingthedogcustard@hotmail.c...finally if you are really worried go to a hospital that has a burns unit or plastic surgeons. serious sunburn i.e. blisters (and all other burns) should be seen by a burns trained doctor or nurse.
Buy 100% aloe vera, or use a gel which contains solarcaine to reduce the "stinging" sensation.
Get a spray or lotion with aloe in it.
vinegar
aloe vera - which is a succulent plant. Either break open a piece and rub directly on the burn or use a product containing aloe vera.
aloe vera! that's the best natural remedy to sun burns. my friends have huge problems with being sub-burnt, but they tell me that rubbing aloe-vera onto the trouble-spots helps wonders.
If you could get to a plant nursery and by an aloe plant, that's your best bet. Pretty cheap and there's nothing like it for any kind of burn. Otherwise, check the drug stores for sunburn type products containing aloe...the closer aloe is to the top of the ingredients list, the more the product has. Hope you feel better!
aloe works great. and it feels sooo good on your burnt skin if you stick it in the fridge for a little bit before putting it on. the aloe also helps moisturize your skin so that it doesn't start peeling.
your best bet is 100% aloe.
take a couple of aspirin
get a aloe vera plant
Aloe vera gel works pretty well and they make a kind that is blue that has a cooling agent in it. Take a little tylenol and drink pleny of water. Also remember this the next time you are roasting in the sun.
Get a bottle of aloe vera lotion - it will help soothe the sunburns. This is what we used to give out to sunburned cruisers on the cruise ships from the infirmiry.Additionally, take a medication from the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory class of medications (NSAIDS) - these include stuff like ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or naproxen (Aleve). Part of the problem with any injury including sunburns is the activation of inflammatory pathways. These medications will help inhibit that and decrease the inflammation. However, don't take them if you are allergic to them.
Right away, you can take some ibuprofen for the pain and inflammation and make sure to drink plenty of water. If you can take a break during the day, try putting cold wet cloths or paper towels on it, or ice packs would be even better. That will numb the pain and stop the burning. Aloe vera gel comes in a bottle at the store, use that, and I would also buy some solarcaine spray. It smells funny so you may not want to use it at work, but it will help you sleep tonight. Have a cool shower when you get home, keep drinking water, take some more ibuprofen, and use the solarcaine.When your skin starts to heal, it will peel and itch. Don't scratch! Use Aveeno lotion liberally, which has oatmeal in it for the itching. Try to let it slough off the dead skin by itself, otherwise you may damage the new skin underneath.Hope you feel better soon!
aloe vera!
white vinager - my husband swears by this, even took a bath in it once when he got badly burnt - said the vinager hurt a bit but afterwards the sting from the burn was gone and he didn't feel it again for a while - just put it on a cotton ball and dab it on.
Try some noxzema when you shower. That helps me when I get sunburned and pretty much every drugstore in the universe has it or a generic equivalent.
aloe vera gel
Plain yogurt..seriously
what i do when i have a sunburn is but that white cream called noxzema even though its ment for ur face it takes sunburns off. it might sting a lil for like a min
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment