If you've stayed out in the sun a little too long and you're in need of some relief, here are some recommendations from the experts.
Oops. It’s the first day of your beach vacation and you stayed out in the sun a little too long. Now your skin is paying the price and you’re in need of some relief.
On darker skin, sunburns are harder to notice at first because redness is less apparent. “Folks of colour can also get sunburn, it just takes a lot more sun exposure for that to happen,” said Dr Adewole Adamson, a dermatologist and assistant professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School.
For the skin itself, keep the burn cool and moisturised. Take a cool shower or bath or use chilled compresses on the area. But skip the ice packs because extreme cold couldNext, apply a gentle moisturiser to the burn. The experts were divided on whether you should opt for a thick or thin lotion. Dr Adamson and Dr Holman recommended creams that contain ingredients like ceramides or petrolatum, which trap in moisture.
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