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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Aloe with lidocaine, gel or spray for sunburn skin pain.
If you go without sunscreen, you need to make sure you don’t shade your eyes with sunglasses. Your eyes adjust to the light and the bio feedback loop prepares your skin. If you sneeze in the light you know it’s working (photic sneeze reflex). Otherwise use straight zinc oxide for your sensitive areas prone to sunburn.