Comments on How to Ease the Pain of a Sunburn

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.