The curse of pale skin!

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So, I was in the convertible today for about 4 hours this morning and the sun chewed straight through my SPF55 sunscreen. I am one unhappy camper... does anyone have ANY suggestions on how to make this heal up faster? It's brutal! I've already got aloe with lidocane in it... anything else I can do?
 

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I'm a redhead, complete with fair skin and freckles. I've gotten a lot of burns over the years. Keep the lotion on you, but also drink a lot of water and take aspirin to help the swelling from the burn. About all you can do is make yourself comfortable until the burn calms down.

It was a marvelously sunny day here today, eh?
 
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It is! It was beautiful, cloudless blue sky... and LOTS OF SUN.
 

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I'm so sorry - I'm a black Irish so I've got the pale skin right along with you. I agree with Momof - LOTS of water to encourage the new skin to grow over it.

As a general reminder (PLEASE don't take offense, orangeish, sounds like you covered up as best you could
) - it only takes one bad burn to put you at risk for skin cancer. Please wear as much clothing as you can in the heat and don't forget caps & hats to prevent cancer on your scalp!
 

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I'm the exact same way hun.
I burn so quickly no matter what I do, and then I go right back to being pasty white in no time, no tan, nothing. Hope you feel better soon.
 

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Ouch!

I have no suggestions for the burn, but buy yourself some Blue Lizard sunscreen and use it religiously. I can put it on in the morning, swim for hours in the harsh Florida sun, not reapply all day, not get burned AND I'm a fair skinned redhead. Blue Lizard is by far the best sunscreen I have ever used. It's expensive, but you aren't reapplying every few hours so it lasts a long time. I wouldn't be without it.

Ok, commercial over.
 
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Originally Posted by parsleysage

I'm so sorry - I'm a black Irish so I've got the pale skin right along with you. I agree with Momof - LOTS of water to encourage the new skin to grow over it.

As a general reminder (PLEASE don't take offense, orangeish, sounds like you covered up as best you could
) - it only takes one bad burn to put you at risk for skin cancer. Please wear as much clothing as you can in the heat and don't forget caps & hats to prevent cancer on your scalp!
Oh, don't worry, I'm not offended! It's really good advice.
I definitely don't want skin cancer- and the paler you are the harder it is to protect yourself against it!

I don't know how to double-quote, but Blue Lizard, eh? I will have to go searching for that... I don't want to give up riding with the top down, but I may have to for trips longer than an hour or so!
 

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Pale skin here too!!!!! Try aloe vera gel. Ouch, burns are the worst. I try to wear hats too especially now. Wish I did more when I was younger......
 

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Tiger balm is really good on sunburns. It's also great for muscle aches. Give it a shot!
 

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Sunburn sucks and nothing is better then Aloe straight from the plant............... Here in NYC there are many corner stores that sell Aloe branches because of it's many uses. Lotions with aloe don't compare!
 

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I use After Sun Lotion. Right now I have the kroger band and it doesnt seem to work as well as the Hawaiian Tropic I had last year. For me it helps a lot more than regular aloe. I tan very easy, but between autocrosses, convertibles, and the pool I deal with a few burns all year, luckily mine usually arent that bad.
 

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Continue to re-apply. Rule of thumb for me, if it is SPF 15, it last 15 minutes, SPF 4, lasts 4 minutes.

Hope it heals soon! Lots of water, rest, and aloe is helpful.
 

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I don't remember the brand because it was a long time ago, but I remember using some type of 'after sun' type gel that worked really well. I think the gel types work better than the lotion ones.
 

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And make sure next time you reapply more regularly! It doesn't matter if you put on SPF1000 - it still only lasts a couple of hours, and then your pasty white skin (which is just like mine), burns, and hurts for days afterwards! Hope you feel better soon
 
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I bought myself a bottle of SPF110... the Banana Boat stuff for babies.
Believe you me, I'll be putting it on every hour after this! It's so not fair that we pasty-types have to char and then get nothing out of it... we deserve a tan for all that!
 

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Oh yeah I am in the same boat. I burn instantly even with sunscreen on


And aloe just burns when I put it on!

I hope you get some relief soon.
 

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I have polish skin (while my sister gets the italian skin of the family, jealous!) and I burn easily too, and I do not tan well, lol. I'd rather stay out of the sun and keep my skin healthy!

Here's to a speedy sunburn recovery!
 

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Originally Posted by orangeishcat

I bought myself a bottle of SPF110... the Banana Boat stuff for babies.
Believe you me, I'll be putting it on every hour after this! It's so not fair that we pasty-types have to char and then get nothing out of it... we deserve a tan for all that!
I wouldnt put too much hope in it because it has a higher number. Its not usually any better than the 50. The FDA is actually changing the way they rate sunscreen and after that they arent going to allow for anything about spf50 unless there is scientific proof. Some of the top rated sunscreens are actually 30-50. http://www.webmd.com/skin-beauty/new...nsumer-reports
 
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Originally Posted by capt_jordi

I wouldnt put too much hope in it because it has a higher number. Its not usually any better than the 50. The FDA is actually changing the way they rate sunscreen and after that they arent going to allow for anything about spf50 unless there is scientific proof. Some of the top rated sunscreens are actually 30-50. http://www.webmd.com/skin-beauty/new...nsumer-reports
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I have been HOODWINKED! Well, so long as it does its job anyway... grumble grumble.
 

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Originally Posted by capt_jordi

I use After Sun Lotion. Right now I have the kroger band and it doesnt seem to work as well as the Hawaiian Tropic I had last year. For me it helps a lot more than regular aloe. I tan very easy, but between autocrosses, convertibles, and the pool I deal with a few burns all year, luckily mine usually arent that bad.
I used that when I was in Barbados - it's wonderful
 
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