Sunburn is a burn and oedema on your skin from excessive exposure to the sun’s rays. The sunburn is caused by the ultraviolet radiation which are emitted from the sun. The sunburn is related with the microscopic changes in the skin. Around 4-7 days after exposure skin may start to peel and flake off. The ultraviolet radiation (UV) contains the three spectrum such as UV-A, UV-B and UV-C. The UV-A and UV-B are causes the sunburn and are dangerous to the skin. But the UV-C is is filtered out of the atmosphere so it is not harmful to our skin. The people with fair skin are more likely to get sunburn. The home treatments may provide some relief from a mild sunburn. This is appear in the highest flux of solar radiation. The sunburn is more affected in the lighter colour persons. The sunburn person at highest risk typically have fair skin, blue eyes, and blond hair.
What are the symptoms of Sunburn?
Redness
Pain
Damage of eyes
Blisters
Extreme thirst
Chills
Serious long-term health effects
Hot skin
Skin peeling
Skin cancer
What are the treatments of Sunburn?
Avoid sun exposure between 10am to 3pm.
Use a lip balm with sunscreen.
Apply soothing lotions that contain aloe vera to sunburned areas.
Wear sun protective clothes.
Wear the sunglasses.
Use cool cloths on sunburned areas.
Do not wash burned skin with harsh soap
Use the sunscreen lotions, creams and so many thing which cause no effect of the sun.
Wear scarps before going to the anywhere at the mid time.
Systemic steroids may shorten the course and reduce the pain of sunburn.
Wear sun hats.
Apply a topical steroid to exposed areas twice daily for two or three days
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