Sunburn: Do's and Don'ts if You 'Burn Out' While on Vacation

Staying in the sun for a long time or briefly during the hours of its greatest activity, you can get both sunstroke and sunburn. Ultraviolet, acting on the skin, provokes the appearance of redness, which is accompanied by pain. What to do with sunburn and what absolutely can not be told the publication beauty hub.

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With a sunburn, blisters can appear, the skin begins to itch, and all this is accompanied by a headache and poor general well-being.

If after exposure to the sun you feel similar symptoms - do not neglect seeking help from specialists. After all, this condition harms both the skin and the entire body. If you do not help your skin in time, burn marks, age spots and even wrinkles may remain.

If you regularly bring the skin to a "crust", then this is fraught with serious consequences, because ultraviolet radiation adversely affects the structure of DNA and can provoke the development of cancer.

Why sunburn occurs

During exposure to the sun, our skin produces the pigment melanin, which protects it from excessive sun exposure, making exposed skin darker.

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Everyone has their own threshold for the production of melanin, which is genetically laid down. That is why someone burns out very quickly, and someone can stay in the sun for a long time and not burn out. But nevertheless, both sunburn and burns are damage to skin cells. If you have a low amount of melanin cells, you can easily get sunburned.

There are other factors that increase the risk of sunburn. Light skin, eyes and hair indicate the need to protect yourself from the sun's rays more intensively. You need to be careful with being in the sun near the sea, while relaxing in the fresh air, when bathing and spraying yourself with water, as moisture contributes to the rapid burning of the skin.

Do not drink alcohol while relaxing in nature, this will reduce the risk of sunburn. If you are taking any medication, check with your doctor about its compatibility with sunburn. There are a number of medications that increase the chance of getting burned. You can burn on a cloudy day, especially if your skin is sensitive to ultraviolet radiation. That is why it is important to properly protect yourself from the sun's rays.

Sunburn symptoms

Symptoms of a sunburn are reddened, hot to the touch skin, pain, swelling, blisters, as well as fever, chills, headache, dizziness, nausea, weakness, rapid pulse and breathing.

There are 4 degrees of sunburn (thermal damage):

• I degree: - epidermal burn - redness of the skin, swelling, pain. Self-healing of such wounds is completed within 5-12 days without scarring and other consequences.
• II degree: dermal superficial burn - deep burns. Bubbles form, the skin turns red, severe pain, tissue swelling at the site of skin damage.
• III degree: deep dermal burn - damage to all layers of the skin, large blisters are formed, filled with a yellowish liquid.
• IV degree: subfascial burn, which is characterized by complete destruction of the skin, muscles and tendons.

First aid for sunburn

First you need to hide in the shade, because reddened skin is a symptom of a sunburn, and further exposure to the sun will only increase it.

The affected skin area must be cooled: either with cold water, or with aqueous solutions of antiseptics (for example, furacilin, chlorhexidine).

Regularly moisturize "burnt" skin with special products designed for this. Among them: dexpanthenol, panthenol or other means recommended by the doctor. If the burn is large and you notice a deterioration in your general condition, you should seek medical attention.

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If you have blisters, you can’t open them yourself, you should apply bandages with antiseptics and also seek medical help.

What can not be done

Do not apply traditional home remedies to the affected areas: oil, lard, alcohol, sour cream, cologne and ointments that you are not sure about. The use of such products can lead to a deterioration in the condition, as well as infection of the skin.

If blisters appear, open them.

Do not scrub the skin and do not rub with a washcloth, as any friction can increase the inflammatory reaction.

Prevention

Limit your time in the sun, especially from 10.00:16.00 am to XNUMX:XNUMX pm.

Check your wardrobe for "protective clothing": wide-brimmed hats, trousers, long-sleeve shirts.

Protect your eyes with sunglasses.

Be sure to use sunscreen (best with SPF 50) 20-30 minutes before going out in the sun. This will allow the cream to start working. Renew your sunscreen at least every two hours and every time after swimming.

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