How to get rid of a
Bad Sunburn Overnight
HOW TO TREAT A SUNBURN | WITH DR. SANDRA LEE
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dr. Sandra Lee here once again you know
me as dr. pimple popper and I am mad at
you because you got a sunburn haven't
you listened to anything that I have
said in all my videos and the Sun and
skin series I've been talking about how
to protect yourself from the Sun
different things such as tanning beds
sunscreen types and all that sort of
stuff but despite all that you got a
sunburn let me give you five tips on how
to best treat that sunburn that you got
cool compresses will help to decrease
some of the redness you know even a
little ice can be helpful because it
will help to make your skin to feel
better
you want the process to go as smoothly
as possible certainly if you know you
really burned yourself you're probably
going to blister and peel eventually you
don't want to use anything dry in your
skin because you don't want it to stick
to your skin and pull off your skin too
early really trying to keep that skin in
place and as calm as possible will help
the most
there are certainly lotions or
moisturizers available over-the-counter
that are used specifically for sunburn
moisturizers that contain aloe vera or
calamine is also good for sort of burns
and things like that so all those things
will kind of make you feel better I
think that using a lighter product like
a cream or a lotion is better than an
ointment or something that has a
petroleum base to it like Vaseline try
to avoid those sorts of products they
kind of occlude your skin or trap your
skin and maybe they would promote more
of a breakout or more of a reaction if
you're feeling very itchy try to look
for moisturizer or cream that has a
little benadryl in it a little
antihistamine that can help with
swelling and with itch but if you're
have never used something like that
before be careful sometimes people can
be allergic to these things so make sure
you test it on a part of your body first
to make sure your skin feels worse when
you're applying this
don't forget to drink a lot of water
you're losing a lot of moisture from
your skin and this evaporation can lead
to dehydration so make sure you have
some good electrolytes make sure you're
well hydrated and that will help you
through this process as well try not to
peel your skin too soon I know that a
lot of you Papa holics like to also peel
your skin I'm here to tell you be really
careful if you peel it off too early
you're really exposing your skin to
possible infections and it also can be a
lot more painful let it peel on its own
really or you can use a mild loofah
brush or something when you're in the
shower but really don't scrub your skin
don't try to rush it let it take its
course aspirin is a anti-inflammatory it
can really help to decrease the redness
and the information and in fact if it's
taken before you go out to the beach it
can actually diminish the strength of a
sunburn I guess we don't really talk
about this so much as dermatologists I'm
not thinking to tell people oh you're
going to go to the beach well why don't
you pop aspirin first so that you won't
sunburn because you're still getting the
sun damage you know you're still getting
the exposure and the risks for skin
cancer and premature aging but it
actually aspirin can help to prevent the
sunburn and the the discomfort and the
ill effects due to that so that's a very
important tip for you to know but of
course be careful with aspirin not
everybody we can take aspirin and
there's certainly risks associated with
that and so really be careful it's not
something that I think everybody can
take necessarily so there you have it
I've completed the whole Sun and skin
series so you're going to know
everything you've ever wanted to know
about how to protect your skin from the
Sun all about sunscreens and tanning
booths and just how to take care of your
skin so that you look beautiful
throughout your life and you don't get
skin cancers thank you so much for
watching you guys are wonderful remember
holux unite
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