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Adelaide
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June 2003
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what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sat, 05 February 2005 15:32
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i dont get burnt very often but 4 hours of backyard cricket has fried me>
are there any good things you can do if your burnt? ie creams ect, to reduce the redness and stop peeling???????
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Location:
Melbourne, South East
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May 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sat, 05 February 2005 15:42
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apply moisturiser or sun screen when it gets dry
or mayonaise with apple juice...
lemme know how the mayonaise goes if u try it. i've never done it before, but i've heard it works. dont ask how
Choony
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sat, 05 February 2005 16:32
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Aloe spray works a treat. Basicaly you just don't want your skin drying out. Drink lots of water and spray it with that spray stuff as much as you can. It doesn't make it hurt any less, but it heals it faster.
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Location:
Perth, WA
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December 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sat, 05 February 2005 17:00
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i recommend aloe vera cream 110%, ive only ever been burnt twice... and both times it made it slightly uncomfortable, but no where near painful
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sat, 05 February 2005 17:14
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moisturizer
peel the dry skin off when its time 
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Location:
Oakleigh, Melbourne
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sat, 05 February 2005 18:40
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long sleeve shirt and a hat.
Zinc ur nose and slip slop slap a bottle of Heineken, re-apply every 3 hours.
-Jay
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sat, 05 February 2005 19:42
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| Fujiwara_ToFu wrote on Sun, 06 February 2005 05:40 |
long sleeve shirt and a hat.
Zinc ur nose and slip slop slap a bottle of Heineken, re-apply every 3 hours.
-Jay
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heineken?? who the alcoholic now 
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Location:
Northmead
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December 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sat, 05 February 2005 20:19
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go the aloe vera mate. either in cream form, or if you can get the leaves, you break or cut it, and rub the raw aloe vera sap onto the sunburnt area.
one other thing i do remember from childhood was vinegar. It got rid of the pain, but i smelt like a $3.00 bag of chips from my local fish and chip shop.
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Lwr Templestowe, Melbourne
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sat, 05 February 2005 21:40
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| Fujiwara_ToFu wrote on Sun, 06 February 2005 05:40 |
long sleeve shirt and a hat.
Zinc ur nose and slip slop slap a bottle of Heineken, re-apply every 3 hours.
-Jay
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Ah ha. Heineken good yeah? 
But yeah. Never got sunburnt before. I guess I'm just too brown.
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Location:
Tamworth
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sat, 05 February 2005 23:19
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Hey,
You can use Calamine lotion that pink stuff i've used it, works a treat.
Brad
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Location:
Castle Hill
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 00:38
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You'll need something with Vitamen E in it, that helps.
Aloe Vera is good, especially straight from the plant. But if its from the bottle, make sure that it doesnt contain alcohol, as that dries the skin, it just makes it feel cool and nice for a little while.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 01:39
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get drunk stay in the shower/pool, tell all your friends you're a vampire
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 01:50
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Don't get drunk. That'll dry it out more.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 02:33
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As said above, drinking shitloads of water and spraying on aloe spray (I find it feels nicer than the cream) will be the best thing you can do. Have to keep it up though.
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Location:
Castle Hill
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August 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 02:37
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I got burnt heaps bad last weekend, tried to look after it, but then peeled.
I normally dont get burnt but Reef oil with no Sun protection, and 40'C temperature dont go well together.. Peeled all over my chest and some on my back, but lucky i was on holis at the time, so i spent the next 5 days at the beach, and im brown again!
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Location:
Sydney
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March 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 02:46
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Sorry, cant help you, Im black 
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Location:
melbourne
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 04:13
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so are you like, immune from sunburn, or is it that we just cant see it?
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Location:
Sydney, Shire
Registered:
April 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 07:04
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ask the drivers of the lotus today at the cruise...
the ppl who were there will know wat im talkin about...
damn pretty boys
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 08:51
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i got some aloe vera, seems to be helping 
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
south Melbourne/KL
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 09:10
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| Bradelz wrote on Sun, 06 February 2005 10:19 |
Hey,
You can use Calamine lotion that pink stuff i've used it, works a treat.
Brad
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calamine stinks. my mom gave me that for the slightest skin problem i have throughout kiddiehood
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
March 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 11:16
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| bigg willie style wrote on Sun, 06 February 2005 15:13 |
so are you like, immune from sunburn, or is it that we just cant see it?
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I dunno, in my whole 24 years in Australia, playing outside for hours when I was a kid, playing sports etc, never been burnt!
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Location:
melbourne
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October 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 11:35
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maybe people with darker skin are more resistant to sunburn, like something to do with the pigment???? (im sure some eddie expert on this board knows if there is any truth behind this). my mate who is half sri lankan only gets burnt on really intense days, like 30+.
on the other hand, me and my caucasian mates got burnt on a 23 degree day. my sister even gets burnt through sunscreen!
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 12:13
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| bigg willie style wrote on Sun, 06 February 2005 22:05 |
maybe people with darker skin are more resistant to sunburn, like something to do with the pigment???? (im sure some eddie expert on this board knows if there is any truth behind this). my mate who is half sri lankan only gets burnt on really intense days, like 30+.
on the other hand, me and my caucasian mates got burnt on a 23 degree day. my sister even gets burnt through sunscreen!
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i think its to do with the amount of melanin in your skin. the darker you are the more melanin you have, and the harder it is to get burnt.
black people can still get skincancer tho
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 14:06
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i think its to do with evolution regarding the dark skin. i notice dark skin ethnicity tend to come frm hot countries like africa or india originally. so therefore they get tanned and after generations their skin is more resistant to sun burn. just my thought.
btw, i dont mean to be racist in anyway. if u find this offensive let me know and ill delete it.
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 14:18
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| b1gb3n wrote on Mon, 07 February 2005 00:36 |
i think its to do with evolution regarding the dark skin. i notice dark skin ethnicity tend to come frm hot countries like africa or india originally. so therefore they get tanned and after generations their skin is more resistant to sun burn. just my thought.
btw, i dont mean to be racist in anyway. if u find this offensive let me know and ill delete it.
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genetic mutation over time would have accounted for the variatoin and natural selection favoured people with darker skin because lighter skinned people would die easier in these climates.
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 14:21
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exactly what i was trying to say
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Location:
London, UK
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October 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 15:02
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aloe plant, ice and a blender. press go.
get the heat out first, thats the important bit.
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Location:
London, UK
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October 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Sun, 06 February 2005 15:08
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you can have dark (ie black) skin and still get very very sunburnt. it's usually harder though.
A mate of mine is Jamaican, we went to the french alps a month or so ago, he thought he couldn't get burnt.
well he did - in fact he was toast.
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Mon, 07 February 2005 03:30
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I'm black altho i get burnt on the very end of my nose.
nowhere else !
My friends have bveen telling me i'm getting lighter and lighter, I hope i don't turn out like micheal jackson.
all black people tan that's why the underside of my arms are lighter than the top.
I dunno what the fuck is going on with my palms and soles of my feet, maybe it got rubbed off  .
when my mate gets sunburnt he get "sunburn remedy" or something that sounds similar from the body shop it seems to work for him.
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Location:
Canberra
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October 2002
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Mon, 07 February 2005 04:43
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Sounds like your well on your way to recovery, but for future reference..
If you get a very bad sunburn and the heat of it is painful,
go to the store, get yourself a cabbage and stick it in your fridge,once the cabbage is nice and cool, just strip some leaves and place it on badly affected areas, keep refreshing the leaves,..
it sounds bloody stupid, but it works really well at taking the heat out of the burn,.. This was one of many treatments my brother used after a nap on the beach for about 3 hours,..
You won't believe me til you try it
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Sydney
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September 2003
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Mon, 07 February 2005 06:54
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| soaringmik wrote on Mon, 07 February 2005 15:43 |
Sounds like your well on your way to recovery, but for future reference..
If you get a very bad sunburn and the heat of it is painful,
go to the store, get yourself a cabbage and stick it in your fridge,once the cabbage is nice and cool, just strip some leaves and place it on badly affected areas, keep refreshing the leaves,..
it sounds bloody stupid, but it works really well at taking the heat out of the burn,.. This was one of many treatments my brother used after a nap on the beach for about 3 hours,..
You won't believe me til you try it
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Even if half your body is burnt, youll need heaps of leaves, i think any after sun cream with aloe vera or straight from the plant is best, also when i was youger my mum rubbed a tomato into the skin and that worked.
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Mon, 07 February 2005 11:50
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alovera cream works a treat
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Location:
London, UK
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October 2004
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Mon, 07 February 2005 17:19
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| 4agte wrote on Mon, 07 February 2005 22:50 |
alovera cream works a treat
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really? thanks for clarifying that.
I hadn't gotten that impression from the previous posts
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Location:
1st street on the right
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November 2002
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Mon, 07 February 2005 20:32
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Banana Boat make a spray with aloe and banana extract, keep in fridge. Is verry good (I know it's been saud about the aloe)
Black people can get burnt yes, esp at altitude where UV intesity is higher. Even Eskimos get burnt, they aren't black but are darker skinned. But thats caused by higher levels of I think it's vitamin D from all the fish/seal they eat.
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Location:
Canberra
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October 2002
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Re: what can i do to help my sunburn?
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Mon, 07 February 2005 21:57
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| smt_007 wrote on Mon, 07 February 2005 17:54 |
| soaringmik wrote on Mon, 07 February 2005 15:43 |
Sounds like your well on your way to recovery, but for future reference..
If you get a very bad sunburn and the heat of it is painful,
go to the store, get yourself a cabbage and stick it in your fridge,once the cabbage is nice and cool, just strip some leaves and place it on badly affected areas, keep refreshing the leaves,..
it sounds bloody stupid, but it works really well at taking the heat out of the burn,.. This was one of many treatments my brother used after a nap on the beach for about 3 hours,..
You won't believe me til you try it
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Even if half your body is burnt, youll need heaps of leaves, i think any after sun cream with aloe vera or straight from the plant is best, also when i was youger my mum rubbed a tomato into the skin and that worked.
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It isn't a remedy for the burn,. simply a soothing method,. and I think you'd be surprised how big a cabbage leaf actually is ,
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