Comments on How to Ease the Pain of a Sunburn

Get a cup of hot water and put 2 tea bags in it then let it sit until cold. Apply the tea to the burns, it makes the pain go away, and because it's cold; it takes out the hotness in the sunburn.

Get a cup of hot water and put 2 tea bags in it then let it sit until cold. Apply the tea to the burns, it makes the pain go away, and because it's cold; it takes out the hotness in the sunburn.

I was in Greece and burnt myself to a crisp. I couldn't sit or wear pants. A friend convinced me to apply Paul Mitchell conditioner and the burn was 85% better by the next day. I don't know if other rich conditioners work as well.

For the summer, keep an aloe plant in your kitchen. When you get a sunburn, just take one of the leaves, slit it open, and apply to the sunburn. It really helps!

Place a cold, damp rag on the burn and keep it on for 5 to 10 minutes. If the burning continues, put a colder rag on the burn for 5 to 10 minutes.

To ease the pain of the sunburn you can apply egg white to affected area(s).

First, bathe in a lukewarm-to-cool bath (NOT cold) for 30 minutes, then apply vinegar compresses. Last, smear Noxzema all over your burnt bits. It takes the heat out fast, plus it moisturizes the skin and helps prevent peeling.

After getting burned, as soon as possible take 2000-4000 mg of Vitamin C. It will stop the pain by the next day, and the burn will heal much faster. This remedy has worked for my family of beach-fanatics for years.

For children with sunburn, try applying cool compresses to the affected areas and giving your child safe dosages of acetaminophen. Do your best to prevent sunburn by applying sunblock on your children regularly, even on cloudy days.

Keep tea bags and liquid in a bowl in the fridge and stroke skin lightly, you can use the tea bags again and again. Also you can find some really good aloe vera gels and sprays and they work well also.

first take toothpaste and mix it with white vinager and then chill it in the refigerater for five min. after that take a damp cloth and soak it in the mixture. put on burnt spots and it will take the heat and pain away.

Instead of aloe, rub some Nutragena on the burn. Make sure to use the Nutragena in the blue container. This works faster than aloe.

Cover the burned area with plain yogurt. Use whole yogurt, not low-fat. Apply a smooth coat, leave it on for a few minutes, and rinse with cool water.

Drink plenty of water. It will definitely hydrate you and cool you off from the heat that you're feeling from the burn.

Sounds odd, but it works, trust me. Apply toothpaste to the burned area and leave on for about an hour or until it's completely dry, then rinse off and apply again if needed. This also works with mild burns from fire.

Look for Aloe Vera Gel with Lidocaine added. Lidocaine is an anesthetic. It will numb the pain while giving a very cool sensation.

Add a cup of white or cider vinegar to a tepid bath and soak in it to relieve sunburn.

Taking a cool bath really reduces pain. If for some reason you have to take a shower instead, make sure if you have a powerful shower head not to let it directly hit the burned areas. Also, when done, lightly dab the burned area to dry it. Even though it feels a little better, trust me, do not rub it with a towel!

Soak pieces of gauze in milk and then place them on the sunburnt areas. It sounds pretty strange, but it takes the heat out of the burn and is very soothing.

first take toothpaste and mix it with white vinager and then chill it in the refigerater for five min. after that take a damp cloth and soak it in the mixture. put on burnt spots and it will take the heat and pain away.

If you rub vinegar on a sunburn it's helps the burn tan quicker.

Keep tea bags and liquid in a bowl in the fridge and stroke skin lightly, you can use the tea bags again and again. Also you can find some really good aloe vera gels and sprays and they work well also.

I've found that goat's milk lotion works even better than aloe. It takes the pain away and rehydrates the skin. It's definitely worth a try if you've got a bad one.

You can use Desitin to help with sun burn, I am so burned this weekend. My father treats people who have cancer from tanning and burning, so i know it works to relieve it. Don't go to tanning booths, my father says its harmful and can get Melanoma

Sounds odd, but it works, trust me. Apply toothpaste to the burned area and leave on for about an hour or until it's completely dry, then rinse off and apply again if needed. This also works with mild burns from fire.