8 tips to "save" summer sunburn and redness

At the end of June and the beginning of July, it is summer vacation again. Summer vacation is the hottest time of the year, but in order to seize this rare long vacation, students are not afraid of the heat and always pack their bags as soon as the vacation starts and travel to their favorite places. Traveling is good, but in this hot summer, girls who love beauty, aren't you afraid that the strong ultraviolet rays will turn you into a "red girl" or a "black girl"? Faced with high temperatures of 30 or 40 degrees, how can you protect your skin from sunburn? The editor of Women's Health Network teaches you several emergency "rescue" methods to restore sunburned skin to health immediately.

Lotion Care

Applying 1% hydrocortisone lotion to the sunburned area may also help.

Apply to the painful area 3-4 times a day. Do not wash it off immediately. Leave it on the skin for 5-6 hours. It is better to apply cold compress when applying for the first time.

Cold compress care

Cold compresses can help neutralize sunburn. To apply a cold compress, you can put a towel or piece of clothing in cold water or in the refrigerator, take it out and wring it slightly (just make sure there is no water dripping), and then apply it to the skin. As the water gradually evaporates, it has a cooling effect, which helps control sunburn and pain.

Apply 3-4 times a day, each time for about half an hour. You can also soak gauze with saturated saline or water, place it in the refrigerator until it cools, apply it to the stinging area, and remove it after about 20 minutes. This can eliminate the burning sensation and help reduce skin redness and swelling.

Watermelon rind wipe

Watermelon rind is rich in vitamin C, which has anti-inflammatory and whitening effects and can improve sunburned skin. If you repeatedly rub the watermelon peel on the sunburned area, or scrape it into thin slices with a scraper and apply it to the sunburned skin, it can effectively relieve the symptoms.

Take pills to reduce inflammation and swelling

Aspirin has anti-inflammatory properties, which can neutralize chemicals in your skin that cause redness and swelling.

Hot compress with tea

Dip a cotton ball in the tea and gently pat the sunburned area. This will nourish the skin and relieve the burning sensation. Because tea contains tannic acid, it has a good astringent effect, can reduce tissue swelling, and reduce cell exudation. It is very effective for skin that is slightly sunburned but not flaky.

If the sunburned area is too large, you can also add strong tea to a wash basin and soak the sunburned skin in the water for a few minutes. The effect will be more significant.

Milk jelly compress

Make cold milk by mixing equal parts milk, ice cubes, and water in a bowl. Soak a clean cloth in cold milk and apply the cloth to the sunburn for five minutes. Repeat three times.

The fat, protein and pH of milk have a soothing, anti-inflammatory effect on the skin. In addition, lower temperatures can constrict blood vessels and relieve edema symptoms.

Apply aloe vera juice

Apply the gel-like juice in aloe vera to the sunburned skin and let the juice dry naturally. In addition to helping injured skin heal faster, aloe vera can also immediately reduce heat and provide cooling effect when the skin is burning and painful due to sunburn.

Cucumber juice smear

Apply cucumber juice on the painful skin for 10 minutes. The coolness will penetrate into the skin and the pain will naturally subside.

Cucumber juice is rich in water and the vitamin C it contains can enhance the skin's regeneration ability. It can not only replenish the moisture lost by the skin, but also treat peeling. Rinse your body with water after application.

Tips: Emergency treatment after sunburn

If skin allergies, redness, and swelling occur after sun exposure, emergency treatment of the skin is required in a timely manner. Generally, it is not appropriate to use common cleaning products after sunburn. When cleansing the skin, it is best to use a weakly acidic cleanser that matches the pH value of the skin to avoid irritating the skin. However, if you don’t know how to choose cleansing products, the easiest way is to use baby soap or soap-free baby bath milk to clean the skin.

The correct way to replenish water is to use mineral spray to gently replenish moisture for the skin. However, you must wait until the skin has cooled down before spraying. Because when the skin temperature is too high, if you cool it down immediately, the temperature difference will be too drastic due to thermal expansion and contraction, and the skin will easily develop allergic symptoms and cause secondary damage.