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How to stop the intense itch of a healing sunburn.Tea, asprin, milk, spray,cool bath, don't help.

gailfrances
05/27/09
gailfrances
Topics:Terribleitchy SUNBURN

My 23 year old daughter got one at the beach the other day. And yes, she used a 50 factor sunscreen...for babies... as she has two little kids.  The kids didn't get burned but she did.  She is on birth control which may have made it worse.  Idk.  Nonetheless, she is itching so badly she feels she will go crazy.  I have used the internet for years trying to find a remedy for sunburn itch as we are very fair skinned and on occasion have gotten burned.  However, I avoid the sun like the plague now as do most of my children...who are adults.  Is this type of itching after sunburn hereditary?  We are of Irish descent.  I remember sunburns when I was a teen and in my twenties and thought I would die when the burn started to heal and turned to an overwhelming itch.  You can't focus on anything. The itch is way worse than the burn ever could be.  It's worse than having a baby.  At least that's what my daughter said as she had one just 5 months ago.  Has anyone else had this problem? It seems like this phase of the burn has no "real" remedy.  Nothing works. Help!!  Thanks

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jacques
Friday, June 12, 2009

i have this itch again today i got burnt on sunbeds... what i did i had a cold bath for about 10 mins, then u went and got on my bed.. i could never find anything to make it stop .. dont use aftersun it gets worse i tryed that lol, i had to forse myself to stop itching.  so i put something in my mouth to bite and tryed my best and i found that worked :D .. and ive never had baby but it is to worst feeling ever

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