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A member asked:
What can help a really bad sunburn besides aloe?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Many things can help: Acute treatments include anything that can cool the skin. Unless you are allergic aloe containing products can help with symptoms. Further, anti-inflammatory medicines can also reduce your symptoms. This would include things like aspirin, Ibuprofen and naproxen.
Answered 6/25/2014
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Simple Care: Sunburn is response of the tissues to injury from solar radiation. It is simply inflammation which means increase blood flow to the area to promote healing. Do not use ice as this can injure already injured skin. Cool water soaks can help as can taking anti-inflammation medicines like Motrin or advil (ibuprofen). Avoid any further damage as this can cause scarring . Good skin cream applied daily/gently helps.
Answered 8/20/2016
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