Contents:
- Medical Video: Quick sunburn relief - Sunburn treatment and remedies
- Which must be avoided after sunburned skin
- 1. Scratching and peeling the skin
- 2. Hot shower
- 3. Use sunscreen cream containing chemicals
- 4. Use cream containing alcohol
- 5. Cover it with make up
- 6. Rarely drink water
- 7. Wear tight clothes
Medical Video: Quick sunburn relief - Sunburn treatment and remedies
In addition to making the skin look reddish, sunburn feels very sick and sore. If you have recently experienced it, there are some things you need to avoid for a while so that your skin condition improves quickly. After sunburn, don't do this first!
Which must be avoided after sunburned skin
1. Scratching and peeling the skin
Sunburned skin will turn red, itchy and sore, which will dry out for a long time and crust. However, do not try to scratch or even peel or remove dry skin. Also do not squeeze or break the part of the skin that blisters and forms a bulging nodule. This runny spill serves to protect wounds from exposure to the outside environment.
Doing both of the above will actually worsen the condition of the damaged skin. The skin has its own method and process for healing wounds. If you want to relieve symptoms that make you uncomfortable, you can apply a moisturizing cream but make sure the product does not trigger sustained irritation.
2. Hot shower
Skin after sunburn tends to dry out, said Joshua Zeichner, M.DD, a director at the Mount Sinai Hospital Dermatology Department.
Therefore, don't take a hot shower first (be it in the tub or under a shower) shower) until the skin is completely healed. If you are not careful, hot water can actually erode the production of natural oils on the skin which will further make your skin dry and flaking.
3. Use sunscreen cream containing chemicals
After sunburn, you need to avoid exposure to excessive sunlight until it completely recovers. However, what should be done when situations and conditions make you need to move in the hot sun?
Use sunscreen to protect the skin from further damage, but don't use chemicals. Applying chemicals to burned skin can actually cause irritation.
For that, choose a sunscreen with a high concentration of zinc oxide (around 9-10%) or natural-based ingredients to help calm damaged skin.
4. Use cream containing alcohol
Apart from not containing chemicals, make sure that you use any cream content on alcohol-free skin. Not without reason, because Dr. Shereene Idriss, a cosmetic dermatologist, explains that alcohol can dry out the natural oil preparations that are on the skin.
That is why, when given intentionally or not in the area of skin that is experiencingsunburn, it can even disrupt the healing process of the skin. As a result, damaged skin takes longer to heal.
5. Cover it with make up
Another thing that is forbidden to do after sunburned skin, which is closing the injured skin using makeup.
Dr. Idriss said that coating the area of skin that is irritated with makeup makeup will increase your risk of having an infection or allergic reaction - especially if you use dirty sponge and makeup brushes.
In this time the skin really needs space to breathe, so hold your desire to apply makeup to let the pores of the skin remain open and carry out its natural healing process.
6. Rarely drink water
Dry skin after sunburn needs to consume more fluids so that it can heal quickly. This is because the healing process of burns will make the skin tend to absorb more fluid. This is also what makes us vulnerable to dehydration during the recovery period.
Then you should just get enough fluid in your body by drinking more water every day.
7. Wear tight clothes
One of the things that may often be missed after your skin is sunburned is wearing tight clothing. Yes, just like using make up, you are also not recommended to wear clothes that are too tight to let the skin breathe.
Inflamed skin must be left open because at this time the body's immune system is responding to damage by increasing blood flow to the damaged area to accelerate healing. That is why, the skin experiences redness, heat, and irritation.
Wearing tight clothing can actually cause more damage after sunburn.
