I hope you realized it’s not the temperature, but the exposure to radiation. You would get the same result in a cloudless day in Antarctica, if you chose a day with the same azimuth.
Exposure to sun is serious. Get sunscreen and even with sunscreen don’t spend the whole day exposed. Sunscreen helps but doesn’t make miracles.
I got burned like that once. I’m just too pale to be near the water all day,, even with sunscreen. Here’s a few tips:
Take ibuprofen. It helps decrease inflammation. Take towels, wet them, then chill in the fridge or freezer. They feel SO nice when you put them on your skin. Make sure your aloe is 100% aloe. A lot of aloe is alcohol-based and that only further dehydrates your skin. 3a. Put your aloe in ice cube trays and freeze it. Use the aloe cubes to further cool down your skin. Keep drinking fluids. Seriously, it helps. Keep your bedroom a bit warmer than usual at night, and just cover yourself with a sheet. Heavier blankets will just get in the way. Friction=bad. Take lukewarm baths, no soap. Follow up with a scent-Free cream, like Cetaphil. Stay shirtless as much as possible. Again, friction= bad. Don’t pop any blisters that form. This goes without saying, but don’t put bandaids over them. If you need to, use rolled gauze around your whole chest/back to cover them. It will get worse before it gets better. Days 2-3 are the worst. It will be hard to sleep. It will hurt. It will itch like mad. Take this as a very painful lesson learned and wear sunscreen from now until forever.
Wonton-Hussy on July 19th, 2020 at 16:23 UTC »
Well, you’re going to hurt a lot more when someone slaps you on it.
QuevedoDeMalVino on July 19th, 2020 at 16:28 UTC »
Seriously... Get some cream for that skin.
I hope you realized it’s not the temperature, but the exposure to radiation. You would get the same result in a cloudless day in Antarctica, if you chose a day with the same azimuth.
Exposure to sun is serious. Get sunscreen and even with sunscreen don’t spend the whole day exposed. Sunscreen helps but doesn’t make miracles.
panicked228 on July 19th, 2020 at 17:20 UTC »
I got burned like that once. I’m just too pale to be near the water all day,, even with sunscreen. Here’s a few tips:
Take ibuprofen. It helps decrease inflammation. Take towels, wet them, then chill in the fridge or freezer. They feel SO nice when you put them on your skin. Make sure your aloe is 100% aloe. A lot of aloe is alcohol-based and that only further dehydrates your skin. 3a. Put your aloe in ice cube trays and freeze it. Use the aloe cubes to further cool down your skin. Keep drinking fluids. Seriously, it helps. Keep your bedroom a bit warmer than usual at night, and just cover yourself with a sheet. Heavier blankets will just get in the way. Friction=bad. Take lukewarm baths, no soap. Follow up with a scent-Free cream, like Cetaphil. Stay shirtless as much as possible. Again, friction= bad. Don’t pop any blisters that form. This goes without saying, but don’t put bandaids over them. If you need to, use rolled gauze around your whole chest/back to cover them. It will get worse before it gets better. Days 2-3 are the worst. It will be hard to sleep. It will hurt. It will itch like mad. Take this as a very painful lesson learned and wear sunscreen from now until forever.