oblivion234 Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Okay i have to sleep on my stomach due to my back sunburn.How do i get rid of quick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marxist ßastard Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Throw some salt on your back, then apply sandpaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblivion234 Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 wont that hurt. ive been putting vinegar on my back and i smell like salad :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Marxist you should not mock the afflicted. I don't think there is a rapid solution to sunburn but good stalwarts are any anti-histamine burn cream and calomine lotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampede Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Ouch, look forward to peeling in hard to reach places! :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblivion234 Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 lol i put aloe vera and vinegar on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marxist ßastard Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 "Mock the afflicted?" I don't know what you're talking about. Salinobrasion therapy is a proven technique. You see, sunburns are caused by ultraviolet radiation penetrating the epidermis and seeping into the live tissue that lies underneath. Because ultraviolet radiation is just barely powerful enough to do this, it results in a huge loss of potential energy. This turns the ultraviolet radiation into microwaves. In effect, this makes your skin into a microwave oven. This is why it feels cooler in the shade when compared to standing in uninterrupted sunlight -- even though the air temperature is the same, the ultraviolet radiation can't reach you in the shade, and you don't get "cooked." In the more severe instances of this, the dermis -- IE, the live tissue that's beneath the epidermis -- is heated so much that the water within it boils, and the cells are all dehydrated. Now, to treat this, we'll have to rely on a process called osmosis. According to osmosis, if you apply salt to the dermis, it'll make the cells there think that the water they lost was due to a natural process, and they'll start absorbing water from other parts of your body (don't worry, you have more than enough). This will make everything return to normal. However, how do you get salt all the way into your dermis? Sadly, the only way to do this is to rub it in -- preferrably using sandpaper, or another abrasive surface. This will sting a little at first, but you'll thank me for it later. You'll know it's working if you feel the affected area suddenly expand a little bit, and seem softer to the touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblivion234 Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 well i slept with vinegar on it and it is not as hot :) but still burns :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 MB - he is 10 years old, or so he says. However, the effect of salt does work. When I cooked my back at the age of 11 I had to lie in a bath of salt water, Maybe acetic acid has the same effect but I don't know. But the sandpaper is difficult in the circumstances. There are thousands of anti-burn creams out there. Go and buy one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblivion234 Posted June 16, 2006 Author Share Posted June 16, 2006 Ya i just got spray on in stead on aloe-vera.My skin is starting to peel. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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