Sunbed Shock

In the UK and Ireland they are banned for under 18s.

Christ OP - your last update was hours ago. I really hope you’re ok and have sought medical attention

I know they're banned over here for under 16s.. imagine even having to have a law for that, for communions & confirmations etc

I can’t believe sunbeds are still legal. Absolutely no need for them and just dangerous!

no its not your fault the sunbed place should be advising how long you should go on as a new user not let you decide

theyre negligent

All of this... fucking hell, please tell me your eyes were covered

I honestly didn’t know sunbeds were still a thing.

No, it’s stupidity.

Aussie with pale skin here. Agree with Whynotletsgo. Showers won't do much. Get some aloe vera gel and apply liberally.

I would warn the sunbed shop as they should be trained correctly and make sure this doesn’t happen to anybody else.

I have dark skin tan easily and usually go on for 9 minutes, recently went in and asked for 9 the girl told me I couldn’t and could do 6 as I haven’t been in for a while.

also a few weeks later I was told I couldn’t do 9 as the beds had been retubed.

Mediterranean here with olive skin and lots of experience to extreme sun exposure.
Showers as suggested are not going to do anything as the heat from the skin would be too much. You can wet two big towels, put one down, lie on it and put the other one on top of you. It will feel like heaven and cool you down considerably. As other posters said, keep skin hydrated but please no oil on it as it clogs the pores and makes things even worse. Aloe Vera or bepanthen is your best friend here. Keep reapplying continuously until skin is not absorbing that quickly. If persists please seek medical assistance and avoid sun beds in the future xx

Op hasn’t posted for a while so hopefully getting seen.

Yes… you absolutely can scar, and I’m speaking from experience. Seek treatment and good luck x

If you haven’t done so already go and stand under a lukewarm shower for at least 20 minutes to stop the burn penetrating any deeper.

I don't know anything about sunbeds as they've been banned here for many, many years. I'm shocked they're still legal anywhere!

But, I live in Australia, and can tell you that 'sunburn' is not a harmless bit of over indulging. You could have 2nd or 3rd degree burns, which need immediate treatment.

It's something to take seriously. Get help, and whatever you do, DO NOT PUT OIL ON THE BURN as suggested by someone else. It makes it worse. Get help, not home remedies.

And report that salon!

OP I feel so sorry for you! I have been there myself and it’s a stupid mistake I’m sure neither of us will make again. I think the burning from what I can see from the photo looks like fairly standard if unpleasant sunburn. Yes it’s painful but im sure it will ease over the next few days. If you don’t feel otherwise unwell then just drink plenty of fluids, keep applying cream, keep clean if it blisters and ride out the storm, knowing this will pass!! Sending hugs xxx

God in Australia sun bed salons were banned ten years ago. Surprised the UK is still allowing this. The salon needs to be reported for letting you go on for that long.

You are encouraging people to go on a sunbed for shorter time periods, but more regularly. The question stands.

You must be in so much pain. Please seek medical advice.

OP I'm very fair and pale and unfortunately however careful I am with suncream etc I always seem to burn in the sun to the point where when I go abroad my only option is to cover up completely. Sun burn is incredibly painful and I've had it where I get shivers etc like you. The best things for the pain for me are lots of alo Vera gel, cold showers and ibuprofen for the swelling and pain. Also take the advice of others and keep an eye on your temperature and hr and go to a and e if you feel awful but you should be OK! Hopefully a lesson learnt for you about sunbeds! I'd advise staying away altogether if you can and maybe get a nice spray tan somewhere reliable x

You have pale Irish skin and went on a sunbed?
Jeez.

You should definitely complain I am dark skinned and go on sunbeds sometimes even if I’m going regularly I always get forced back to 3 mins when I go somewhere else. They should not have let you have 20 mins this needs looking in to save someone else the same pain:

Shocking isn't it. We have a sunbed place in the nearest town to us and it's ALWAYS busy. I was dropping DD off at work today and it had people waiting in a line outside at 11.30am. When I used to use them in the late 90s/early 2000s I hadn't got a clue they were bad and there were sunbeds all over the place. Gyms even had them. Now the information and evidence is out there but they are (apparently) increasing in popularity according to my niece 🤷‍♀️

@SansaStark90 make sure you are aware of the dangers of going into shock after a burn. Make sure someone is with you and call 999 if you need to. Don't prat around with 111 if you feel you are slipping into unconsciousness.
www.nhs.uk/conditions/burns-and-scalds/complications/

I just can't believe any sane person uses sunbeds any more or why this industry is still going.
We are talking years ago, even when the dangers were advertised, that a friend of our family who was an anaesthetist shared the horror stories of skin cancer due to sun beds...
It opened my eyes....