Including when to see a doctor.
, tells SELF. Doing so opens the door to infection . If they do break naturally, Dr. Chon recommends cleaning the blistered sunburn area lightly with mild soap and covering the open blister with a gauze bandage.
Having said that, there are plenty of sunburn remedies you should avoid. For starters, don’t put ice on your sunburn, which can cause injury to your already damaged skin if applied directly, according to Dr. Larson. As moisturizing as it can be, you also shouldn’t apply petroleum jelly to the skin, as it’s occlusive and can trap heat . Topical anesthetics, like lidocaine and benzocaine, may also be unhelpful in that they can cause irritation to severely burned skin, Dr.
If your blisters are much larger than fingernail width or covering a large surface area of your body, Dr. Hartman advises seeing a doctor to get them checked for infection. And on that note…Sunburn that reaches the point of blistering is nothing to ignore. Again, if the sunburn blisters are covering a significant part of your skin, up to a quarter of your body, this is a sign to seek care, Dr. Chon says.
If you’re curious about how much sunscreen you need to apply, experts say you should be using enough sunscreen to fill a shot glass on your whole body and reapplying every two hours or after swimming or sweating. Regular reapplication can help to reduce your risk of melanoma and other. And PSA: Research says that just one blistering sunburn in childhood or young adulthood doubles your melanoma risk during adulthood.
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