Comments on: Frugal Friday #15: 10 Thrifty Sunburn Remedies

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:57:16 +0000

Don’t try to prevent peeling. Its the bodies way of getting rid of severely DNA damaged (ie potentially cancerous) skin cells. While it doesn’t prevent cancer as the damage can go much deeper, peeling will give you better odds.

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Balance In Diet » Thrifty Sunburn Remedies — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:14:00 +0000

[...] Hopefully, you wear sunscreen when you go outside to work or play. At one point or another, all of us have probably forgotten and found ourselves with a painful sunburn. For moments like these, it’s helpful to know of some thrifty sunburn remedies. Most of these items you probably already have at home. Check out these frugal tips at Thrifty Mommy. [...]

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:20:46 +0000

Whenever my cousin and I got sunburnt at my gradmother’s house, she would always get a washcloth for each of us, soak it in vinegar, and then put it on the sunburned area. This drew out the heat and helped with the pain. We would do this for about 30 min at a time several times a day.

By: nancy

nancy — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:27:21 +0000

Don’t forget ibuprofen, it is probably the best OTC anti-inflammatory and it works well for sunburns and can be given to children. It is less likely to cause stomach upset than aspirin.
Great suggestions!

By: carolyn

carolyn — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:19:03 +0000

unfortunately, i got burned this past week. i’ve been using the solarcaine gel. it has lidocaine mixed with aloe vera gel. this seems to helping for the pain but not much for the peeling and dryness. i’ve been using the medicated aveeno lotion for the dryness.

By: Myron

Myron — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:49:14 +0000

Great, great common sense stuff. There was a lot of old-fashioned remedies. Where’d she get all the knowledge of this stuff. Very well informed article that can be used by everyone. I didn’t like the picture though, it made my back hurt too.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 20:24:28 +0000

Thanks Stu!

By: Stu Mark

Stu Mark — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 17:51:46 +0000

Your post on sunburn remedies has been nominated by our GNMParents for Hot Stuff Of The Week! Congrats, and good luck in the voting!!