For the first time in years and years I have sun burn.....No after sun in the house so what can I put on it?

[LadyTophamHatt]

We we out between 10amd and 1pm and I look like I've been out in it allday.
Half the time I was sitting in the shade too...

moisturiser as 'pure' as possible calamine lotion if really hot still

have a cool shower to take the heat out of it, then the lightest, least perfumey moisturising lotion you can find.....

Will that rub in though??

It's mostly across my shoulders and chest so I'd have to sit up right all evening if I put sudocrem on it....

Use sudocrem and then put on the oldest, baggiest cotton T-shirt you have. When the sudocrem starts to absorb naturally, renew it.

I'm a light shade of pink, it's not deep deep burning.

As I said I haven't burnt in years because I'm usually careful but also even when I am out I hardly ever burn...even on the very rare occaiasion I've been out without suncream I still hardly burn.

Not sure what happened today....

Baby oil helps, too. You just want something greasy, really.

I think even cooking oil can be fine.

Alternatively, go lie in a cool bath, or wet down your shirt, and put it back on.

make a paste with bicarb of soda if you have any that should help

GOd...the kids will have great fun smearing me with bum cream!!

Ds3 has had half a pot smeared on his nappy rash today so they'll find it very strange....

Greek yoghurt.

Am sitting here with a wet teatowel over my shoulder atm....even if I wasn't sunburnt it feels bloody lovely!!

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Aloe vera gel is great, but assuming you haven't got that, some yoghurt

I tried tomatoes years ago MV, in my stupid teen swhen sun cream was uncool.
It bought be out in an awful rash....

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I used a cool flannel dipped in water with some lavender oil in it

It is great for burns

When we were kids there was no such thing as aftersun. When we got sunburnt Mum used to treat us by dabbing plain yogurt all over the sunburn, wait until it dried, then dab it off with wet cloth, dab dry, and reapply the yogurt. She repeated this until the yogurt no longer dried quickly, then washed it all off and put some very plain moisturiser on us. We never blistered.

Well...I've just discovered thats our shower doesn't do cool showers!!!

Cold water pressure in so weak upstairs that it can't push the water up the pipe to the annoying over head old fashion shower.

Had it as cool as it would possibly go and even then it was warm.

Will keep wet teatowel around shoulders for a while longer and apply some cream later.

I dread to think what DH is like as he burns really easily.....

Never tried these myself but raid your kitchen cupboards and see if you have any of this stuff handy:

sunburn remedies

sudocream is good for sunburn.

Another vote for yoghurt here...