Ok, eeeew. (Sunburn update)

[eyesroll]

The sunburn I got on my nose and forehead during the MoveOn bake sale doesn't hurt anymore, but now it's peeling and itchy. I also have a lovely scratch on my forehead, which may or may not be from the sunburn. (I tend to slice myself up in the garden -- it could be from a raspberry plant.)

(You can tell I don't get sunburns very often.)

Any remedies for the peeling, or do I have to let it run its course?

[meegbear]

1. noxzema, nivea

anything like that. Helps cool it down and helps the new skin below.

[peekaloo]

2. a lotion that contains aloe vera and vitamin E is nice.

be sure and protect that new skin from direct sunlight!

[eyesroll]

3. Well, lucky for us...

We haven't had direct sunlight in a few days. It's been rainy or drizzly or gray for most of the week.

(I do own sunscreen, and plan to use it from now on.)

Thanks.

[Whitacre D_WI]

4. Don't let the birdies chew on it.

Olive may just draw a little blood, but Logos could rip off your nose.

[eyesroll]

6. Noted.

Maybe that's the scratch on my forehead. Either bird could have done that.

[rooboy]

5. Once you've got the 'peel' going...

it's pretty much over anyway. Never heard of anything that can be done for it, however.

[NewHampster]

7. One of my Wife's favorite activities left over from childhood

She can sit for hours peeling someones sunburn.

Weird huh?

[Guaranteed]

8. Your skin's dead.

Find a suitable burial site for it, come up with a proper eulogy (with regard to whichever god you might worship), break out the carrot peeler, and go to work.

No need to string this out, you know.

[seventhson]

9. Aloe and witch hazel

works wonders. heals and stops the itch (though the WH is itchy when you put it on)

[Supormom]

10. Aloe vera taken directly from the plant.

I burn easily and have found that Aloe puss (yeah, I know it sounds gross) directly applied to the burn works wonders. I keep a plant growing in my living room year round. Good luck!