Off of politics..I Have a Child Question

Any sort of thick cream or lotion would be fine. If you have shea butter or cocoa butter you can use that, but stay away from vaseline. It will keep the heat in and not let it out...ouch! It's hard to get in the swing of sunscreen that it seems spring might finally be here!

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Solarcaine works well on painful burns. I use to use that before I turned to aloe - it contains lidocaine (sp?) which is an anesthetic for the skin.

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Vinegar helps, you can put some in his bath or spray a little on his neck or even soak a towel and apply it that way. Apple cider or regular vinegar will work.

Tea can help too. You can either make a strong cup of tea and apply it that way or you can use the used, cooled tea bags.

If you just want a little relief a cool bath or cold compress can help too.

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Aw don't beat yourself up too much - it was an honest oversight that many of us could have done too.

Perhaps put a bottle of lotion in the refrigerator and then apply the cool lotion liberally to the sunburn? Moisturize, moisturize, moisturize! Of course if it is a second degree burn, you may wish to have it be seen by the pediatrician.

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Use milk. As a compress.

I read this just recently in Prevention magazine.Milk is the beverage of choice for relieving the discomfort of sunburn. Apply cool, not cold, milk with a clean cloth or gauze to your skin. The coolness soothes the initial heat felt by the skin and the milk will create a protein film that helps ease the discomfort.

FYI: also apply sunscreen to the ears, back of neck, feet/toes, back of knees, etc.
Some people get skin cancer, in between their toes.

1 hour in the sun is a long time.
For clothing, as we do here in Hawaii, wear a "rash guard" top... ie: the kind used by Surfers etc. It gives sun protection and sunburn protection.
Kids here commonly wear these tops to the beach or out in the sun. Adults too.
Places like Amazon, LL Bean etc., has these tops.
Here is a link for example:
http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/58926?feat=628-CL1

It sounds extremely weird, but apple cider vinegar. Not only does it soothe the burn, but it takes the redness away and turns it tan by the next morning -unless your child is a redhead with white or pinkish skin like one of mine is. But my red head still uses it because it's so soothing and takes the burn out.
When someone uses it after a burn, it rarely has taken a second application-it works that well.
Let us know how it worked for you, as I'm sure other families can use this info too. Still hoping for decent weather here in Washington!

Have you ever heard of Willards Water? It is something that my great Aunt gave me to use when I was younger. I am not sure where to get it, but I am sure that you could google it.....

baby sunblock - even after the fact
it does work - we use it on us big "kids" when we oops like that!

You can steep black tea bags for a few minutes in just-boiled water to let out all the good stuff, then cool in the fridge. Use the tea bags as a cold compress - you can reuse them a few times as they warm up.

And don't feel too bad. With my first baby I had her out at a Gus Macker basketball tournament when she was just 2 months old. She was asleep in the stroller, I had the sunshield up and a blanket hanging over the end so that she was completely shaded. Well, I didn't notice a gust of wind had blown a corner of the blanket in and she ended up with mild sunburn on her precious little leg! I nearly broke into tears I felt so ashamed!!! But she was (and is) fine.

A good thick moisturizer! Cetaphil is the best. Not the lotion, but the cream. My dermatologist recommended it to me when I asked what the best facial moisturizer was that I could use on chapped baby cheeks... been hooked ever since, use it for everything. You can get it a Costco too.

Vinegar is what my mom used yo use on me. I still hate the smell of it. blech...but it works.

I've always used noxzema. It cools the burn and helps to moisturize the skin.