So I took a few hours of sun on the beach down in South Carolina this passed weekend, didn't use any sunscreen because the pharma companies want to kill us all. I definitely regret that decision. I got a pretty bad sunburn on most of my body - forehead, under forearms, chest and stomach, back, shoulders, and parts of my legs. I work security so I'm on my feet most of the time - shitty colleagues not giving me enough breaks doesn't help. It also causes me to walk with a limp because it's more of a hindrance to walking, rather than pain. It's 9:45pm and I don't have Epsom salt. Any help/advice to reduce the swelling overnight? I'm not expecting it to go away immediately, just as long as I can walk okay.
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Either open up some Vitamin E capsules or use a bottle of vitamin E. Rub that all over all the burned areas. Reapply as necessary. I used that on a bad sunburn once and the redness and pain went away overnight. I have also used an Aloe vera plant, split open and laid on an infected burn and it worked pretty quickly. You can use a bandage to keep it in place until the body absorbs the aloe. Aloe is also sold by the bottle...some for strictly topical use and some you can drink (George's). You can soak some clean cotton or gauze in the drinkable aloe and lay that on the worst spots. Lavender essential oil is great for burns...be sure it is not synthetic.. you can mix these or alternate you application. Also, Cantharis is a homeopathy for burns. You use it sublingually. If you got burned on the weekend you are late to be treating it. Just do your best with what you have and watch out for infection. Colloidal silver can help with that. Take a bunch of Vitamin C since it helps with tissue repair. Good luck and get well.