What if you burned in the sun

Simple tips on how to protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation and how to help yourself if you have already burned.

Sunburn - a nasty injury, which is caused by damage to the skin due to the action of ultraviolet radiation. The skin reddens, becomes sensitive, sore and itchy. A few days later, when passing redness and irritation is reduced - there is peeling, the skin peels off.

More often than we burn on beaches, where the sand and water reflect the sun's rays directly to us, and in the mountains, where ultraviolet radiation is stronger. Particularly unlucky people with fair skin and freckles.

How to cure sunburn

• As soon as you feel that the skin is reddened, immediately hide from the sun, it is better in a cool room.
• Drink as much as possible to compensate for fluid loss and help the rapid healing of the skin.
• Cool the skin under cold water for 20 minutes. Can help a cold compress: moisten a soft cloth with water and apply to the site of the burn.
• You can drink paracetamol or ibuprofen for pain relief.
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• Treat the burn with special means on the basis of panthenol. It is particularly convenient to use the funds in the form of a spray for the treatment of burns.
• It is not necessary to smear reddened spot cream and other folk remedies to the affected skin does not have to fight even with allergies or bacteria.
• Hide from the sun, and wear loose-fitting clothing made of natural fabrics, while the skin is restored.

When the run to the doctor

We can not say that sunburn - a trifle, which is not necessary to pay attention. According to WHO, the ultraviolet light has a direct impact on the risk of getting cancer of the skin. A burn just says that you have gone too far with ultraviolet light. In some cases, it is necessary to contact a doctor immediately:

• You burned much: not just burn your shoulders and nose, and, for example, burned from the waist up. The more area burned, so it is dangerous.
• Fever, and chills you.
• Much pain and dizzy, nauseated.
• It appeared on the skin blisters and swelling.

In these cases, the doctor will prescribe additional treatment.

How not to get a sunburn

The probability of burn depends on the UV Index. The higher it is, the more serious need protection. Here there is an exemplary table in which you can see the latitude, when and where the sun is dangerous. If the UV index is lower than three, then sun protection is not needed, if it is below seven - need a moderate, and if these higher values ​​- need to hide from the sun. In the summer you need to protect the skin almost anywhere, especially if you have many moles or a family someone was sick with cancer of the skin.

How to do it:

• Use sunscreen. The higher the UV index, the stronger must be the protection factor. Do not spare the cream. For reliable protection of an adult person needs 6-8 teaspoons of lotion, and do not forget to spread the neck and ears.
• Do not wait until the skin warms up. Sunburn is negligible, because the wind or water on the beach cooled skin. And when it starts to hurt - too late. So do not let the weather fool you, the wind does not prevent sun burn you.
• Out in the sun by the minute. Even if you want to tan, then creep out in the sun for a short time, for 10-15 minutes, and rest in the shade. To do this, even invented a special application, which suggest how much and how you can be in the sun.

And remember that children should never sunbathe. For the production of vitamin D in the summer enough to walk in the shade, not fried in a frying pan beach.