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I really did it this time!
by grannyhotwheels, May 17, 2008 07:35PM
Hey ya'll,
Well I certainly did it today. My son (Zach) had a baseball game this morning at 10:00 am. Of course I went, and I sat there for 4 and 1/2 hours. Well, that was pretty stupid because I look like Sebastian on the Little Mermaid. For those of you who doesn't know who Sebastian is he is a lobster. Red as a beet. I just got out of the shower and I'm on fire. I soaked some paper towels in vinegar and applied that to the burnt areas and it has helped a lot.
That's an old remedy that my grandmother used when I was a little girl. It is supposed to take the sting out of the sunburn. It works better if you use brown paper bags but I don't have a clue where you can get those around here. Anyway it really does work for a little bit. The big problem is it really smells. Oh well, who cares what it smells like as long as I get a little relief.
I would like to take a minute to warn all of you not to do what I did and leave the house without sunscreen. That's a big no-no. I am sure regretting it right now. If any of you have any home remedies you would like to share I'm all ears.
I'll be praying,
Carol (OK)
Well I certainly did it today. My son (Zach) had a baseball game this morning at 10:00 am. Of course I went, and I sat there for 4 and 1/2 hours. Well, that was pretty stupid because I look like Sebastian on the Little Mermaid. For those of you who doesn't know who Sebastian is he is a lobster. Red as a beet. I just got out of the shower and I'm on fire. I soaked some paper towels in vinegar and applied that to the burnt areas and it has helped a lot.
That's an old remedy that my grandmother used when I was a little girl. It is supposed to take the sting out of the sunburn. It works better if you use brown paper bags but I don't have a clue where you can get those around here. Anyway it really does work for a little bit. The big problem is it really smells. Oh well, who cares what it smells like as long as I get a little relief.
I would like to take a minute to warn all of you not to do what I did and leave the house without sunscreen. That's a big no-no. I am sure regretting it right now. If any of you have any home remedies you would like to share I'm all ears.
I'll be praying,
Carol (OK)
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I hope you feel better soon.
Hugs
Moki
You ol' Red Hot Legged Anti-Past' Salad Sniff -Smellin' Granny You!
Had fun though, didn't ya?
-SL
p.s. thank you for your sweet comments!
I sat in a hottub for too long back in my party days and ended up with 3rd degree burns and used noxema and was I ever sorry I did that! It started to peel and then it got infected because of the noxema...at least that is what the dr. in ER told me. Not fun at all! I have heard of using vinegar but I haven't tried it myself.
We in Canada have a product called Banana Boat Soothe-a-Caine and it contains Lidocaine and is a spray which saves you having to spread it on! It works wonders for me as I get a burn every year with my fishing as does my hubby. If you can find it Carol, it is highly worth it cause you won't peel and the pain just disappears! Good luck and if I could I would send you some of mine honey!
Lots of very careful, untouching hugs,
Rena
I feel so badly for you - I used to do that all the time; burn to a crisp, peel ,then be ghostly white again! Now I can't be in the heat long enough to burn.
Hope you feel better soon!
Penn