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Skin Treatment Q & A: I've Got A Sunburn, What Do I Do?

05/07/2008

Most of us go to the beach to get tanned, not burned. But sometimes we stay out too long or don’t use sunscreen and then spend the next several days in pain. Avoiding sunburn is obviously the best remedy but, once you’ve got one, you need skin treatment that will get rid of it as soon as possible and prevent further damage. A good shielding lotion may be all the topical skin treatment you need to soothe the burn and help it heal more quickly, but here are a few internal remedies you should also use:

• Antioxidants: One of the problems with sunburns is the production of free radicals. Studies have shown that sunburns cause a tremendous increase in free radical production, and damage. Vitamins A, C and E help destroy free radicals and heal the burn. Vitamin C also helps reduce the possibility of scarring.
  
  
• Co-Q10: Also an antioxidant that scavenges free radicals, Co-Q10 has the added advantage of supplying oxygen to the cells.
  
  
• Colloidal Silver: Its antiseptic properties help prevent infection, promote healing, and reduce inflammation.
  
  
• Amino Acids: Any type of burn causes tissue damage. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and are vital for tissue repair.
  
  
• Multivitamins and minerals: No matter what other remedies you’re using, the body requires the full complement of vitamins and minerals. However, sunburn, or dehydration of any sort, causes a severe loss of potassium. So you’re wise to take extra potassium, in addition to your multivitamin and mineral.

These nutrients are not only vital skin treatment when the damage is already done, they’ll also help prevent damage if you take them on a regular basis.

Now that you’ve taken care of the repair process, you’ll also need topical skin treatment for immediate relief. Aloe vera works well for some, but you might also try a shielding lotion. A good shielding lotion bonds with the outer protective layer of the skin to form a new layer that locks in natural moisture – sunburn causes serious dehydration so you need every drop you can get – and keeps out harsh chemicals and pollutants that could cause further irritation.

The old adage of an ounce of prevention being worth a pound of cure is as true of skin treatment as it is with other things. Skin care treatment with a shielding lotion and the right nutrients is the cure for sunburn but, next time, go for prevention.

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