SUNBURN - Serious help needed asap

**woven_wings** · 26-01-2007 20:58

Was at the beach all day today. I have fair skin that burns very easily. We applied suncreen every 2 hours or so. Seems I must have missed the back of my legs on the last application.

The entire back of my legs are so so red. It feels like a million needles peircing through my skin. It might be really serious. I cannot sit down with intense pain!

I currently have wet towels plastered to my legs! Can someone give me advice on what to do??

**Frazzled** · 26-01-2007 20:59

Poor you. Cold bath, aloe vera gel and lots and lots of sorbolene!

**Amberlea** · 26-01-2007 21:00

aloe vera
sunburn cream from the chemist
Ice

**♥My Innocent Angel♥** · 26-01-2007 21:01

Lather Aloe Vera on after a soak in a cool tea bath

hope you feel better soon

**Elfin** · 26-01-2007 21:01

I would run lots of cold water over your legs, aloe vera sap or aloe vera gel is soothing for sunburn. If you think it is very serious you may need to get looked at by a doctor.

You poor thing, it is so easy to miss a spot with sunscreen.

**woven_wings** · 26-01-2007 21:06

thanks ladies! im so annoyed, i was being so good with applying sunscreen often and everything.

i will try everything written, so much pain right now. my friend drew me a bath but wen i tried to get in it hurt too much, so il hafta wait til it gets cold, rather than luke warm.

i have got a pretty bad headache and feel a lil funny but i cant tell if its the sunburn or something else. ive got ice on now and my neighbour, who is a nurse is gonna come round to look.

thanks again!

**juzzy** · 26-01-2007 21:15

i have fair skin too so i know what that is all about (oh the joys of being a natural red head) i always have a cold bath or shower and then apply some really good after sun or aloe vera cream/jell to help take some of the redness out of the skin.

Sleeping is probably going to be an issue as well so id be keeping the wet towels/compresses handy as your legs are probably going to hurt for a bit!!

Heres hoping they get better soon!

**3boyzmum** · 26-01-2007 21:16

You could try Green tea lotion ( I think it's made by Le Tan) I'm allergic to aloe vera and this helps me when I'm sun burnt.

**Friendly** · 26-01-2007 21:20

I think the only think you can do is cry

in pain.

I had severly sunburnt legs (forgot to re apply to front of legs!) around one month ago and their was not much I could do, even called the Dr because Icwas so concerned as I could not even walk on my legs and had to get DH to help me up then to the toilet pain pain pain!!!

I put wet frozen towels on my legs (wet towels and put in the freezer for around 20 mins) and also used spray on aloa vera as it was just to painful for anyone to touch my legs... also soberlene helps take the dry feeling away. Also took panadol as the Dr recommended
this, not sure if it really helped though...

Drink plenty of water!!

Hope you feel better soon