Conditions
Sunburn
You make enjoy eating lobster, but you certainly won’t enjoy looking like one. Sunburn is caused by ultraviolet (UV) light overheating and blistering your skin. Your skin produces melanin to protect itself against the sun’s harmful rays, but though you see this as suntan, it cannot protect you against the sun’s other harmful side effects, such as premature ageing and skin cancer. Whilst redness and blistering of the skin are common, sunburn can also cause dizziness and headaches, as well as making you feel sick and lethargic. This is not the best way to spend your holiday. If you’ve already baked yourself and are looking for treatment then you should cool the skin by sponging it with tepid water and drink plenty of water to replace the lost fluid. You can also apply moisturiser and after sun cream to relieve the tightness, but if your burn is severe you may need to see your GP.
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i go on holiday about twice or threee times a year and i always get told to put suncream on. my mom used carrot oil so i always nick her carrot and it caused serious sunburn and this year i blistered so badly all for a tan and i ended up BRIGHT red not brown. i would advise you to wearr high factor sun cream and dont make same mistake i did that really ruined my holiday and also made me come out in heat rash !!
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when i was 14 i got severe sun burn on my chest and arms. it blistered badly and has taken years to fully recover! it was my first time abroad and i went with my auntie and uncle. after i burnt i dint realise that the factor 15 sun lotion i was putting on was infact oil (thick i know) so i was putting oil on my already badly burnt skin. i have fair skin and hair and blue eyes with lots of moles. i have been burnt many times in the past and never knew the damage i was doing to my skin until now. i have a few dodgy moles and i am scared that they could turn cancerous. one is very sore it doesnt bleed but hurts to touch. and another has an uneven lighter shaded circle around my mole. many of my moles i have had since i was a little girl. i hate going to my gp as they make me feel that i am wasting there time and i cant talk to them. what do i do? i know i am high risk!!
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In May This Year I Went To A Theme-Park And Because I Thought It Was To Early On In The Year (It Was May) I Didn't Think I Needed To Put Any Suncream On At All. Lets Just Say I Had About 3 Days Off School Cause I Was In Sooo Much Pain =[ Never Go Anywhere Without Any Suncream On !! Spesh On Holiday =]
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Oh how i hate the sun now!
went to a theme park on a boiling hot day wearing a strappy top for once and had both a t-shirt and factor 40 suncream in my bag, but was having such a good time i complete forgot about either of them. By the end of the day i has already bright red on my shoulders and chest. Was frantically putting on aftersun for the next to weeks, the last of which was spent in spain =S. That was one holiday from hell, i can tell you that going on holiday with sunburn is painful stuff. I got blisters on my shoulders and my skin is still a weird tan-ish colour. so yeh, on hot/ sunny days there should be reminders everywhere to spare more people suffering. Sunburns not fun i tell you!!!
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