SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE!!
STILL UNDECIDED ABOUT YOUR DESTINATION?
- WHAT ABOUT AN UNSPOILT COVE OFF THE BEATEN TRACK?
TAKE A LOOK AT THE TOP 100 BEACH HOLIDAYS
- OR WOULD YOU PREFER SOME ADVENTURE?
CHOOSE FROM OUR HIGHLIGHTS
AND REMEMBER...BEWARE OF THE SUN!!
DON'T LET IT RUIN YOUR HOLIDAYS
What is a Sunburn?
A sunburn is basically a burn caused by too much exposure to the ultraviolet radiation of the sun.
Like other burns, they can cause first degree burns, which are the most common type. With a first degree burn, your skin will be red and painful, but there will be no blisters. More severe or deep sunburns can lead to second degree burns, with the formation of blisters on the skin, and more rarely, third degree burns.
Treatments for a Sunburn
The goals of most sunburn treatments are to ease the pain, especially in the first few days when the sunburn is usually the most painful. Typical treatments or first aid for sunburns can include:
- Taking some extra fluids so that you don’t get dehydrated.
- Pain reducers, such as Tylenol or Motrin, or a stronger, prescription strength pain medicine if necessary
- Cool wet compresses and soothing lotions, such as those that contain aloe vera.
- Cool baths and showers.
- Topical steroids, such as hydrocortisone cream, although some experts don't think that they are helpful.
- A prescription burn cream.
- Oral steroids (usually not needed though)
- An oral antihistamine and topical moisturizers once the sunburned areas begin to peel and become itchy
If blisters are present, don't break them, since that can increase the chance that they will get infected. Once the blisters break on their own over a few days, you can usually apply an antibiotic ointment on them a few times a day and keep them covered with a bandage so that they don't get infected.
Certain medications, including most medications that are used to treat acne, can make you more at risk for severe sunburns.
People receive more than 50 percent of their lifetime UV exposure in childhood, so it is important to protect them from the sun and sunburns when they are kids, and hopefully help reduce their later risk of skin cancer.
Like other burns, they can cause first degree burns, which are the most common type. With a first degree burn, your skin will be red and painful, but there will be no blisters. More severe or deep sunburns can lead to second degree burns, with the formation of blisters on the skin, and more rarely, third degree burns.
Treatments for a Sunburn
The goals of most sunburn treatments are to ease the pain, especially in the first few days when the sunburn is usually the most painful. Typical treatments or first aid for sunburns can include:
- Taking some extra fluids so that you don’t get dehydrated.
- Pain reducers, such as Tylenol or Motrin, or a stronger, prescription strength pain medicine if necessary
- Cool wet compresses and soothing lotions, such as those that contain aloe vera.
- Cool baths and showers.
- Topical steroids, such as hydrocortisone cream, although some experts don't think that they are helpful.
- A prescription burn cream.
- Oral steroids (usually not needed though)
- An oral antihistamine and topical moisturizers once the sunburned areas begin to peel and become itchy
If blisters are present, don't break them, since that can increase the chance that they will get infected. Once the blisters break on their own over a few days, you can usually apply an antibiotic ointment on them a few times a day and keep them covered with a bandage so that they don't get infected.
Certain medications, including most medications that are used to treat acne, can make you more at risk for severe sunburns.
People receive more than 50 percent of their lifetime UV exposure in childhood, so it is important to protect them from the sun and sunburns when they are kids, and hopefully help reduce their later risk of skin cancer.
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