What is best treatment for sunburn? part 2

After moderate sunburn, the skin will peel in a few days. One should let the skin peel off and not manually remove the skin. The burnt skin will soon be replaced by new skin in a few days. The best way to ease the itch and unsightly peel is to apply a moisturizer.

Topical anesthetics are widely hyped as a treatment for sunburns.. There are many beauty parlors and salons selling topical anesthetics for sunburn skin. At all costs, avoid these products. Most of these topical anesthetics are made in solvents that can worsen skin dryness. Further, there is no evidence that topical anesthetics have any benefit. The products are expensive and can even worsen your skin condition.

If you develop blisters, do not break them. Breaking blisters easily leads to infection and delayed healing. If the blister is intact, leave them alone or cover them with a light dressing. There is no need to apply any cream or lotion over the blister. Regularly look at the blister to ensure it is getting smaller and healing. There are some who advocate puncturing the blister or making a hole into the skin of the blister to decompress it. This is not recommended. Most blisters decrease in size with time

Wear proper clothes and avoid tight restrictive clothes. Tight fitting clothes and shoes can further irritate skin and break open the blisters. Wear loose fitting clothes until the blister has healed

Make it a point to wash your hands before you touch the blister. Blisters can easily can get infected.

If you have a mild to moderate sunburn, there is no need to apply any antibiotics on it. do not use alcohol, iodine or any type of paint. All these substances contain chemicals which only delay healing