tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post7333139535098670515..comments2023-11-18T11:24:52.834-08:00Comments on Tales from the Den of Chaos: Burned againMother of Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176092618150502244noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-5698441427984890242008-07-06T14:55:00.000-07:002008-07-06T14:55:00.000-07:00Belated sympathy shudders for you. Me father was a...Belated sympathy shudders for you. <BR/>Me father was a O'Neil redhead and me mather was Irish-Comanche - heavy on the Irish. I have the Irish red-head skin. I feel your pain and have been known to scare small children with my forgot-to-put-sunscreen-on-my lips-and-went-skiing results. (oy)<BR/>I use Jafra's After Sun Moisturizing Lotion when I'm turning red. Or after I'm red. Or after I realize Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-51074863217237241522008-06-30T09:59:00.000-07:002008-06-30T09:59:00.000-07:00Wait--they make SPF 85?! Seriously? And here I ...Wait--they make SPF 85?! Seriously? And here I thought I was doing good with my fancy-dancy SPF 45 + oil free + sensitive skin. SPF 85 is, like, a whole nuther level of pasty maintenance! :-D<BR/><BR/>So sorry to hear about the burn, though. I hope some of the above remedies worked out for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-14286178446001259472008-06-27T07:41:00.000-07:002008-06-27T07:41:00.000-07:00And if you're really hurting, good old Dermoplast ...And if you're really hurting, good old Dermoplast spray is your friend. Hope you're feeling better now.Science PhD Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927647627619995276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-23416962477761089432008-06-25T08:11:00.000-07:002008-06-25T08:11:00.000-07:00There's also tea therapy. You run a tepid tub and...There's also tea therapy. You run a tepid tub and put in about 10 family size teabags and then immerse yourself. Apparently the tannic acid helps. (Blonde, blue-eved, pale skinned English/Irish - and former competitive swimmer - I used to get pink from the 8:30-10 a.m. summer outdoor practices ...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-10414732916107957702008-06-25T06:02:00.000-07:002008-06-25T06:02:00.000-07:00Oh honey, you basted yourself like the Thanksgivin...Oh honey, you basted yourself like the Thanksgiving turkey!! OWOWOWOW!!<BR/>The vinegar works - even plain white vinegar. You'll smell like a dill pickle, but that's a lot better than feeling like an overcooked fajita. VERY smooth sheets on the bed and baths - not showers - for a couple days. Air hugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-55802973039118967432008-06-25T05:53:00.000-07:002008-06-25T05:53:00.000-07:00Ouch! I second the aloe vera recommendation. Ver...Ouch! I second the aloe vera recommendation. Very very funny story though.<BR/><BR/>I hate Great America's food too, but we get it anyway. Ugh.Threeundertwohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07841404786048246834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-67817189293445050102008-06-24T20:57:00.000-07:002008-06-24T20:57:00.000-07:00poor thing! i got really badly burnt the weekend a...poor thing! i got really badly burnt the weekend after memorial day and had sun-sickness the next day all during school. i had hot-flashes, then got really cold, and i felt nauseous whenever i moved.<BR/>if you can even stand to hold anything to your body, hold an icepack or something to the back of your neck or forehead if you feel sick- that REALLY helped me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-63189709947524608302008-06-24T18:59:00.000-07:002008-06-24T18:59:00.000-07:00Oh no, oh no, oh no!!!I'm a fair skinned redhead w...Oh no, oh no, oh no!!!<BR/><BR/>I'm a fair skinned redhead with about all the natural sun resistance of a bowl of soft ice cream. I got actual shivers of horror when I saw that hand cream. <BR/><BR/>Try a cool bath and lots of aloe vera gel. And ibuprofen.Yarnhoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06625926254864861603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-15387602066563015422008-06-24T18:01:00.000-07:002008-06-24T18:01:00.000-07:00I grew up on the beaches of Florida as a child and...I grew up on the beaches of Florida as a child and was nut brown every summer. But something happened one summer and when I got too much sun, I started breaking out in a rash that would itch like the dickens. Then as time went on, I just stopped tanning and went to frying. I am heading to Maui in August, and I am already stocking up on sunscreen!<BR/>I feel your pain.<BR/><BR/>As to Great RM Kahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625754646053162088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-66375730632207849522008-06-24T16:10:00.000-07:002008-06-24T16:10:00.000-07:00Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no! I can't even imagine! And ...Oh, no, oh, no, oh, no! I can't even imagine! And that darned place doesn't even have a tree anywhere in sight - you must be completely fried. I'm so sorry.MadMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550335108031470562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-64162924799463091252008-06-24T14:42:00.000-07:002008-06-24T14:42:00.000-07:00My "pale as a ghost" skin hurts for you.My "pale as a ghost" skin hurts for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-49638943917793946462008-06-24T14:37:00.000-07:002008-06-24T14:37:00.000-07:00Ouchie!Can I add my vote for the malt vinegar cure...Ouchie!<BR/><BR/>Can I add my vote for the malt vinegar cure? It does work. Slices of cucumber are also good for taking the heat out of sunburn - just lay them on your skin and remove when they get hot.<BR/><BR/>- Pam (another fair skinned brunette)PipneyJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361733342528469517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-33969019598231213632008-06-24T12:04:00.000-07:002008-06-24T12:04:00.000-07:00Owie, you must really be in pain. Try the malt vi...Owie, you must really be in pain. Try the malt vinegar. It really does work. Agesssss ago when I was just out of high school I went to MO with my future hubby and his family and we all got scorched. Someone said to try vinegar and we did. We chilled it a bit first and it felt so good. Aloe vera is good also.<BR/>Take care and look more closely at the bottle next time. LMAO.<BR/><BR/>JudyJudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03030428678010856901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-39362834980464693962008-06-24T09:53:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:53:00.000-07:00Please know that I am with you in empathetic sunbu...Please know that I am with you in empathetic sunburn pain. I am of Scottish and Scandinavian descent, and therefore burn immediately upon UV exposure (especially that first time out each spring), regardless of the strength of sunblock used or the liberality with which it is applied. We had a soccer tournament a week ago, and I really glopped the stuff on all day; by the time we got home I was carielynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01259064120173890589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-42728985979674594612008-06-24T09:41:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:41:00.000-07:00I am so sorry you are burned. I know how that fee...I am so sorry you are burned. I know how that feels..I am also the whitest person I know. But I'm also LMAO, because...Been there, done that!! How does that happen? <BR/><BR/>Sit in a cool oatmeal bath with your knitting (takes some doing, but you can bathe and knit at the same time). Hope you feel better soon.geekch1ckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03560674768655384805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-9109297319977581922008-06-24T09:26:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:26:00.000-07:00OMG! I'm sorry, but I'm lmao!!!!!!!!!!!! Mostly be...OMG! I'm sorry, but I'm lmao!!!!!!!!!!!! Mostly because I've done the very same thing!<BR/><BR/>must be genetic. ;-)Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15911608453762091207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-47061393602892614532008-06-24T09:23:00.000-07:002008-06-24T09:23:00.000-07:00Aloe Vera - the one that cools your skin (it’s bl...Aloe Vera - the one that cools your skin (it’s blue) is wonderful. <BR/>I was in Maui and used 50 SPF every day except the last – thought I’d get some “color” - I burned so bad that any light touching my skin hurt – even light from a light bulb. <BR/>Now, I always put on sunscreen and wear a hat if in the sun for more than a half hour. <BR/>(Target has some inexpensive(!) & fashionable hats)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-28383082349202312172008-06-24T02:51:00.000-07:002008-06-24T02:51:00.000-07:00oh no, hope your poor skin feels better soon.oh no, hope your poor skin feels better soon.Lydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432065838864216001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-75357378434516389952008-06-24T01:09:00.000-07:002008-06-24T01:09:00.000-07:00Ouch. I am also of the burning variety - and the b...Ouch. I am also of the burning variety - and the best cures? malt vineger, if you can find it, soak a cloth in it, lay it gently over your hurty bits, repeat when the cloth gets warm. Stinks, but it works. A nice Spanish lady told me about it years ago... when I was sporting some natty lobster colouring myself.Louizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05691100508790921779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-9318515508141596022008-06-23T20:53:00.000-07:002008-06-23T20:53:00.000-07:00Oh my goodness.I hope you recover from the crispy ...Oh my goodness.<BR/><BR/>I hope you recover from the crispy soon!Sierciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03505170185697698789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-83503843340043867492008-06-23T19:20:00.000-07:002008-06-23T19:20:00.000-07:00Ouch - sounds like the cream basted you for a cris...Ouch - sounds like the cream basted you for a crispy skin than protecting you. Sorry for the pain you have<BR/>Janet McKinneyJanet McKinneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215828743503027341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-144007574212533312008-06-23T19:10:00.000-07:002008-06-23T19:10:00.000-07:00Owie! I hope you feel better soon.Owie! I hope you feel better soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-86805838624646979692008-06-23T17:51:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:51:00.000-07:00I am also fish belly white. I walked around an art...I am also fish belly white. I walked around an art fair for half an hour, had SPF 30 on, and still turned hot pink. Not quite red but more like the obnoxious hot pink that was popular on the decorating shows not too long ago.<BR/><BR/>My sympathies, I hope your burn doesn't get too painful. Just don't scratch, ouchie.Fibra Artystahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15121605078535663853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-34321281690246126622008-06-23T17:50:00.000-07:002008-06-23T17:50:00.000-07:00Oh. Ouch! I totally feel your pain; I'm of the s...Oh. Ouch! I totally feel your pain; I'm of the so-pale-I-glow-in-the-dark variety myself.(formerly) no-blog-rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850761547755786771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-106634657003194492008-06-23T16:35:00.000-07:002008-06-23T16:35:00.000-07:00My very last full day at any beach during daylight...My very last full day at any beach during daylight hours was well in the last century. I still live with the legacy of it. Once you have sun sickness, you are always susceptible. The blisters on my shoulders could have been mistaken for football shoulder pads. It was like having a full-scale blister attack ALL OVER MY BHAH-DEE. (I was young and wore the skimpiest suit my mother would allow, of Kalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09019786860866693860noreply@blogger.com