How to Treat a Sunburn for Fast Relief Shape 1/13/2021
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Getting a sunburn can spoil a fun day outside, and not just because it might make you the butt of a few lobster jokes. Sunburns can itch and sting for days, acting as an unpleasant reminder that you slacked off with the SPF. (Related: The Best After-Sun Lotions for Your Parched Skin and Lobster-Red Burn)
The best way to avoid discomfort is to prevent sunburn in the first place, applying and reapplying sunscreen with at least SPF 30, as recommended by the Skin Cancer Foundation, and staying out of direct sunlight between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. when the sun s rays are strongest, adds JiaDe Yu, M.D., assistant professor of dermatology at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School and contracted specialist at AristaMD. No matter how you end up treating your sunburn, you want to stay out of the sun while your burn is healing to avoid causing further damage, he advises. While you re riding it, th