sunburnt legs!!!!

Former Member

i was at the beach today for a few hours and now my legs are burnt red from thigh to toe! its so painful everytime i stand up my legs feel heavy and tingle and also have a small birthmark that now looks green?!?!
how can i get the redness out? x

Former Member

any suggestions?

Former Member

drink water and use hydrocortisone cream.

Starry night

*hug* Oh dear......I had sunburn a few weeks ago: I know your pain....

I would advise to get after sun that has aloe vera in it. Also if you have any chamomile teabags in the house wet them and squeeze the water onto the burns or you could dare putting them on your legs(it could tingle....but not for too long) or if you can't walk that far i would get all the moisturiser you could and slap it on, in fact putting ice on before the moisturiser is great...will cool it down first. As for sleeping....this is going to sound stupid but try and put some pillows under your feet in bed so your legs are propped up and there won't be too much friction between your burns and the sheets.
Also, if the green birth mark doesn't get better at the same time as the burns i would see the doctors...just in case.
Hope it gets better soon.
XXXXXXXXX:wave:

Former Member

Firstly, prevention is better than cure. It's too late now, but next time make sure you put plenty of high factor suncream on.

Right now, cover your legs in after sun, or aloe vera cream/ gel. Sitting in a cold bath will make them feel better too.

Depending on how bad they are, they will probable either peel or turn brown within the next few days.

Former Member

ok thankyou, i have put like half a bottle of after sun on. i did actually use suncream today i kept smothering it on but obv wasnt high enough i guess x

Starry night

yeah....when i got my sun burn i had put on tonnes of suncream....sometimes even when you have a high enough spf you can get caught out. Ah well.....hope it gets better! XX

Former Member

thanks sweetie x

Former Member

kira wrote: »

drink water and use hydrocortisone cream.

DO NOT use hydrocortisone cream on a large area (such as a whole leg) without speaking to your G.P.

Former Member

what does it do? i have never heard of it before x

Former Member

It's a steroid cream that works by interfering with your bodies immune system to stop the release of chemicals by your immune sysytem.

Usually used for insect bite reactions, allergic reactions, and eczma.

Sunburn isn't your bodies reaction to a chemical (insect bite/venom, metal etc) it's a burn. Prolonged or short term use over a large area will thin the skin leaving it prone to infection, which with sunburn can end up serious as a lot of blood is being diverted to your legs right now for healing and if an infection gets into your blood stream.....

Former Member

oh ok i will stay away from that then x

Former Member

Unless your GP says otherwise. But as peeps have said. Cooling, moisturising is the way to go.