Burnt armpits... OWWWWWIIIIIE!

[PacmansGapingMaw]

Help! Used Nair and it did a v good job, but in the main creases of my armpits it's sore and a bit weepy. Can't put my arms down and feel a bit like a bird preparing for flight...

What can I put on it, if anything?

Sudocrem or Calamine lotion

Or after sun if you have any?

Sudocrem sounds safe... need to find it!

I'd go for Sudocrem too.

Chemical burns hurt like a bastard, o remember one in an unfortunate place once. The only thing I would do is treat it like a healing burn. Keep it clean and cover it to get the air off for a couple of days and just keep covered during the day, let it air at night for the rest.

But that's me, someone might have a better idea.

I have given up on hair removal cream for that reason and just use a Venus razor. I hope you feel better soon.

I need a sticker that says 'My First Chemical Burn'. I'm grumpy and sticky.

I did this to my floo! Had used it x100s times before but had a vile chemical burn and my skin wept and stuck to my underwear for the first few days and tore off the healing skin every time I turned over in bed or tried to take my clothes off. Was horrendous! Hoped it would kill the hair follicle in the process but it didn’t

And yes! Slathering in Sudocrem helped!

Can you get some caldascene powder?

I did this too years ago but elsewhere and took the skin clean off. I had serious burns and couldn't even piss, I had to go to the doctor and get a sick cert.

Even worse, I came back to work and my boss says, 'I heard you got burnt, show me it?' Everyone just stared, I didn't know where to look.
I was just turning redder and redder. (He thought I had been burnt by a kettle or something) I said, I cant show you.
The whole thing was absolutely mortifying.

Try the caldascene.

Thank you, guys! So glad I didn't burn my bits!

Bepanthen is another good one to try

Same happened to me as a teen OP, I still remember the pain over 20 years later

3luckystars

Found bepanthen! Oh the relief...

Bepanthen is a miracle product!

Reporting back - used bepanthen last night and this morn, and also used natural deodorant. Totally tolerable! Thanks, peeps!