The season for beach trips and sunbathing brings the monster monster called Sunburn. Sunburn is the term caused by overconsuming sunlight or sunlamps during peak timing. Repeated exposure may increase the risk of other health issues like skin cancer, infection, or eye damage.
Sunburn signs and symptoms usually appear within a few hours after sun exposure but sometimes it may take a day or longer to know how severe the sunburn is.
How does it occur?
When people come in contact with Ultraviolet light, it may be sunlight, a sunlamp, or other artificial sources, that makes your skin shady or darker. The skin may become:
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Burning
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Sensitive to touch
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Aching
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Dark spots
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Premature skin ageing
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Swelling
Precautions to take to avoid Sunburn:
Before treatment comes precaution. Some of the care tips to ignore tanning:
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Avoid peak time which is 10 A.M. - 4 P.M., between these hours the sun rays are very strong.
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Wear full sleeves clothes and UV protection sunglasses SPF of 30 or greater.
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Use better quality sunscreen 15 to 30 minutes before going outside and also after sweating or facewash.
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Be aware of sun-sensitising medications and their side effects.
Home Remedies for reducing Sunburn:
Even when you're precautions, you can make the mistake of walking out in the sun without sunscreen. There are some healthy and home remedies to treat sunburn. Care and treatment is effective and accessible because most of the things were already accessible at home and low expensive. These remedies work for most without any side effects.So here it is:
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Keep the skin clean using soap and water.
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Run cool or room temperature water over the burn to decrease the pain or itching.
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Moisture the burn area using non-dyed creams or lotions for relief.
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Take the medicines such as ibuprofen, etc to reduce the pain and inflammation.
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Don't use ice over the skin tan.
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Seek a professional or doctor's advice if you think it is severe.
