As a GenX we were raised to worship the sun. Hours lying without protection, sometimes using just body oils to get that burnished copper look. It’s only these last few decades that we’ve learnt how harmful sunbathing can be. Now I always follow a simple but effective routine when on holiday in the sun. 1: I apply sunscreens on my naked body and face at least 20 minutes before sun exposure. Making sure I get my WHOLE body covered including the backs of my ears, my hair parting and in between fingers and toes. Only getting dressed once fully dry. 2: Reapply every couple of hours making sure areas like my nose and my buttocks are thoroughly covered as the sunscreen easily rubs off due to sunglasses and sitting on towels. Reapply inside of swimsuit hems by at least an inch in case of swimsuit slippage exposing unprotected skin. 3: Drink lots of water throughout the day and a good drink before the end of day shower when you get home. 4: After a nice cold blast at the end of the shower, pat skin dry gently before applying aloe Vera, food grade vitamin E oil and aftersun that has been stored in the fridge all day. 5: Another long cold drink before chillaxing. Following these rules I’ve managed to reduce the sun damage as much as possible and remain youthful looking for my near half century of age. Although I am still a little regretful of my childhood bad habits of long days of sun exposure sans protection. I wonder how much better still my skin would be…
I come from a sunburn avoidance family. My mother was a nurse and treated too many bad sunburns in the 50’s. When clear sunscreens started to come out in the 70’s she was an immediate purchaser. She also taught me early that covering up was a great option! So many people I know are suffering from skin cancer now and it’s a real killer! Never had a burn that peeled until I was 17 and it was the very top of my shoulders! I’ve carried it through to my own family. We are still nice and tan looking but apply sunblock, long before we are outside and reapply very often. Loved your tips and am pleased to hear a Dr’s take on sunburn care. Same thing my mama did and always made myself and my family feel better even if people thought I was wrong to use cold wet towels, tons of moisturizer, gallons of drink and ibuprofen.
In 1996 my husband and I went to a Sarasota, Florida beach. I was chilling under a sun umbrella while he was floating on the waves for 2 1/2 Hours. He had fallen asleep on the float. By the time we got back to the motel he was very red, and starting to feel sick. We were young I didn't know what to do to help him. In hindsight we probably should have gone to the ER because of how sick and in pain. He was also very dehydrated because he passed out on the bed and I couldn't wake him for hours. I was only burned on the toe side of my feet and just a little on my shoulders. Something to remember about beaches is sometimes the sand works like a mirror and reflects back to you.
Something else I don't think a lot of people realize is that Florida is much closer to the equator than northern states. I moved down here from Michigan, and I knew it got hot down here because I used to visit all the time when I was younger. But it didn't occur to me exactly how much stronger the sun would be here. A couple years ago, I didn't reapply sunscreen like I should have, and I got sunburned so badly that wearing clothes hurt. Certainly nothing close to what happened to your husband (I'm so glad he turned out to be alright!), but still really painful! I learned my lesson from that moment! (But I have to say, falling asleep in the sun like that sounds like something I could do. When you get warmed all over like that, and the waves are just lulling you...yeah, that's the real siren's song. 😅😂
Thanks for posting. I got so burned yesterday, first time in 20 plus years. Wasn't expecting to be outside. Im sooooo pale and now glowing red shoulders
Same (all these months later). I'm so disappointed in myself for even letting it happen, but here I am and, like you said, my pale skin is glowing red. I honestly never knew I should be using vaseline to soothe the damaged skin.
I has an extreme sunburn 3 weeks ago. My face, neck, chest and both arms and hands. I used aloe after about 3 hours which helped a lot. I then bought Emuaid Maximum strength because it said its good for sunburn. I got instance relief from the pain and swelling. It also took down some of the redness. I applied 2x/day and recovered nicely. I still peeled, of course.... this was a very informative video. Thank you!
I stayed darker until it faded a couple of months later as my skin shed naturally. I don't normally spend time in the sun or outside without sunscreen.
For symptom management of sunburns, my dad used to keep a bottle of aloe in the fridge. :) It's ice cold at first but then you get both the cooling and soothing benefits. I got so many sunburns as a kid obsessed with swimming lol
I make sure to take sunscreen literally everywhere with me now lol I got little bottles of it in the car and every bag and I put some on before heading out.
Always love y’all’s videos! Would be awesome if yall made a video about estheticians working in the derma office. Also how estheticians can help contribute even though we are not dermatologist. I would love to show our esthys students at the school!
Thank you for doing that google search example! I never know if I should trust what I see on google, and I truly appreciate context from a medical professional!
I was diagnosed with a sun allergy nearly 60 years ago and I'm a California girl. I started out wearing zinc oxide. I went to a lake for water skiing, and got badly burned, because I forgot it. I broke out in herpes, I probably should have been in the hospital. I said never again. And now at 74, no one believes my age. So glad you beat the drum for sunscreen
7:43 My niece has dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and gets blisters very easily--when we have to lance the blisters and help them heal we always use Vaseline. Significantly speeds up the healing process!
I’m extremely fair. In the 1990s, despite my use of sunblock, I totally fried after a day at a lake. You haven’t lived until you’re crouched by the toilet, barfing while your skin is too hot and tight to move. Had to get prednisone and painkillers and missed a week of work. I still radiated heat for two weeks! 🔥
The most effective treatment i've ever tried is "Hyperici oleum rubrum"(in my opinion it should not be made with olive oil, but jojoba or almond oil that can then be mixed with vaseline). It is highly effective in helping healthy tissue regeneration and preventing or can even undo scarring especially in 3. degree burns it can make a diffrence between 15% healthy tissue and 85% healthy tissue after healing as a study showed. It is very important though, that it is phototoxic, so under no circumstances the skin treated with it should get any sunlight/strong UV for at least a day.
Years ago I had a derm tell me to keep some sunscreen with Zinc Oxide in my fridge, and to put it on if I ever got a sunburn. The fridge provides the cooling, and the zinc oxide has antioxidants and soothing properties for the burn. Luckily I haven't had to resort to using it, because I try to make sure I don't get burned to start with, but I still keep it in my fridge just in case. It actually seemed to feel better than the aloe products did, because some have alcohol in them to help it dry faster, but it also drys out your skin. So, sunscreen for the win!!
I finally found a sunscreen that keeps me from burning at the beach! It's Equate (Walmart) Ultra sport sunscreen. It got spectacular Consumer Report scores - it has the SPF it says it does and it stands up to water well - so I tried it, and I won't use anything else for heavy sun exposure now. I tried wearing a different sunscreen on my face and my face was the only thing that burned, so now I wear it on my face too and it doesn't break me out. I mean I wouldn't wear it on my face on an everyday basis, but for a vacation, it's fine. For my last sunburn, I made body yogurt with menthol, bisabolol, oat extract, and aloe. (I use tutorials from professional formulators and ingredients from cosmetic suppliers, including preservatives!) I haven't burned since I started using the Equate all over though.
If you can find it, Biafine is incredible for sunburn relief. Its active ingredient is trolamine, which hydrates skin and reduces pain. Because of this it's only meant to be used to relieve sunburn and superficial burns, not as a daily moisturiser
Hey, since your talking about sunburns, could you do a video about choosing the right sunscreen for your skin? Maybe explain what types are available and how they can affect the skin. Thanks for your videos they are really helpful! ❤
So glad you posted this. I’m currently getting rid of peeling from a sunburn. The whole tan is pealing of and I have patches of lighter skin. I have to go back to school in 2 weeks
What about Panthenol foam? The best thing for the sunburns (or any burns, really) EVER. Once my BF got really severe sunburns, we applied Panthenol foam immediately, and the next day he only had sunburns on the areas that we missed while applying the foam. Dunno, maybe you guys don't have it in the USA, but for those in Europe that's your #1 choice.
You don't have to reapply sunscreen on normal fays you are inside, at your home or office... But you MUST reapply when you are under the sun for many hours. Following the every 2hour rule is ideal if you are between 12pm-4pm, in the morning the sun is a little less intense and the same applies to after 4pm.
You do need to reapply sunscreen inside if you work or spend time close to a window as most of them only block the UVB rays. UVA rays are the ones responsible for skin's aging.
Hydrocortisone helps to reduce inflammation and still reduce the itching that comes as result of the sun burn. Tomato (Lycopene)helps as well as aloe Vera.
can u guys do a video on chemical peels and POST chemical peel care? espically for POC. U guys mentioned Vaseline for sun burns and how there is a misconception with its use and burns i heard the same thing when the skin is sloughing off after a chemical peel, some say not to use it with peels for a similiar reason.
Just watched this with my 8 year old! This deeply helped. He gave a thumbs up at the end and became friends with the aloe gel and water bottle I had prior been begging to get him to use!
I had a painful burn I took a Tylenol or Advil can’t remember which one but it did really help with the pain. But made a promise to myself this will never happen again.
Great info. Many years ago, I fell asleep on the beach at the Jersey shore and ended up with a severe burn on my thighs. The pain was so bad, I ended up at the Dr's office. He prescribed Silvadene cream. Though expensive, it was amazing how well it worked. Is that still a good cream to use nowadays? Thanks for the great vids.
Great tips my husband burnt last year in Greece 🇬🇷 hopefully the first and last time and the itchiness he couldn’t cope with , when we googled it hells itch kept coming up
What helps me is taking a smallest amount (50-80mg) of aspirin right after the beach - works like magic 👍 MAKE SURE YOUR HEALTH ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE ASPIRIN and of course drink a lot of water and moisturize!
Hey there! Would y’all consider a video about seborrheic dermatitis friendly skincare? While I’ve developed a routine that works for me, it took years and it’s a real challenge finding products that don’t cause flares or irritate an existing flare. I’m loving your channel!
A few years ago I unfortunately got a sunburn so bad I experienced hell’s itch. It was the absolute worst, but I found that Vick’s vapor rub gave immediate relief from the itching and burning. I have no idea if this is recommended but it worked. I am more careful about going in the sun now.
can you please do video about saunas ? I visit dry finnish sauna twice a week and I am not sure if I am doing it right. Does it have some beneficials for skin? And how to protect my skin in that hot and dry environment? Love your work guys, watch your videos everyday! Thank you for sharing your skin wisdom!
Growing up, I lived in the southwest and only once I had 2nd/3rd degree sunburn that involved blistering. My mom found some Solarcaine and it was the best stuff ever.
@@auricia201 well, the woman who created the first vitamin c serum imagined that it could be used post-sun damage. And retinoids do increase cell turnover. After a chemical peel, you have to wait a few days until the healing and peeling process starts, but I’m pretty sure then you are encouraged to use retinol or tretinoin to encourage new cell growth. I thought a sunburn might be a comparable situation.
If you google (I'm not being one of those "google it" a-holes, but I'm too curious to wait for responses that probably won't come because they're undoubtedly busy!).. Anyway, there's a lot of stuff there saying not to use retinol, or anything that's going to irritate the skin. There's one article that's an interview with dermatologists, and all of them say the same thing: don't use anything that's going to irritate your skin until your sunburn has healed. And if you think about it, you don't WANT to help the skin exfoliate itself. Imagine if you were using a pumice stone on your sunburn instead. It's helping to exfoliate, but it would hurt like hell. It's also why they say not to peel off the dead skin, because you need to give the new skin underneath it time to form and strengthen.
Oh, yikes! I guess I'm lucky my mom exposed me to the stuff early in life; those compounds never bothered me, she always just put the raw stuff on my burns when I was a kid and it did absolute wonders for me. Seems to be an individual thing.
Can you guys cover scalp sunscreen and how to treat scalp sunburn? Some people have very short hair (buzz cut or Dr. Maxfield on the sides), and others have thinning or bald heads. Seems like regular sunscreen lotions aren't easy to put on, and you don't always want to wear a hat (like when swimming).
I get sunburn very easily, the most of the time I use some form of Panthenol. In the past it was cream but nowadays you can get it as foam and spray it without touching. It works like magic! Also I just got mineral suncream to test it out. Didn't know about this form. So far it looks good and it is odorless (at least for me :D our cats has different opinion). 50 ftw :)
@Doctorly I have been binge watching your videos all night!!! but I havent seen anything about skincare for athletes..... could we get this video sometime in the future??? Thanks!!!!!
My husband got burned and he wanted something to help with his burn and I put my lotions like cerave and cetaphil on it because i didn't have after sun :) thanks!!
I always get sick in the summer especially right after lots of sun exposure. As someone who burns super easy (blonde and blue eyed), I totally think aloe is crucial! I like to take a shower in cooler warm water day one, then hotter the next day. I'll have an advil, and if I remember I take emmergen-C and astaxanthin (works better if taken before but oh well). The first couple days are critical to how many layers of skin I end up losing. If I can get hydrated and moisturized ASAP I might not peel, or very little.
Hey guys 💖 You posted a video about the best sunscreens and you mentioned the well-known Elta Md UV Clear Tinted Sunscreen. The problem is that I have found a video that claims that this sunscreen doesn’t have great UVA protection. Which would of course be problematic for skin with hyperpigmentation. If possible, could you find out the UVA coverage of this sunscreen so that people can be more sure about their skin being protected? Thanks guys!!
It’s a very old remedy but I swear Noxema. It soothes, cools, relieves itches, softens the skin, heals while relieving pain. After the worst is over, Noxema has softened the skin well enough that it peels painlessly.
I have used strong black tea (like to strong to drink). I just put a soft wash cloth in the tea and then apply it to the burn and leave it for 1/2 hour. I do this probably a day after the burn.
I live in Europe (Belgium). we use much more Nivea from the bleu thin. Is this known to you ? Nivea is known as a very good thick cream for almost any problem, sun burn, scarfs, wound healing etc. is this known to you ? Thank you for helping uns in Europe ;-)
I buy cheap aloe gel and mix it with food grade rosewater in a spray bottle and keep it in the fridge. Its a little shocking if you have a baby burn but it makes it so easy and lovely to apply I find myself doing it just to feel good. The LaRoche Posay mineral facial sunscreen is the least occlusive and best coverage and slip of any tinted sunscreen but jesus christ prohibitively expensive.
Hi doctors, You are both my trusted skin doctors on youtube- thats why when i have questions, watch you guys. I enjoy the question and answer videos. I hope you can accommodate my request for a review on this popular Hada Labo whitening set. It seems so popular but when i googled it it said that it is not fda approved. I am really looking forward to it because I plan to try it soon but not without your go signal. Thank you
I have very pale (British pale) skin but I grew up in Greece, and I got a fair ammount of really bad sunburns as a kid (sadly). What seemed to alleviate the very painful symptoms the most, was a cream containing yogurt from the brand Korres. Yogurt has been used a lot for sunburns in Greece and it seems to work in relieving the symptoms very effectively. Do you recommend it and can you explain why it might work so well?
Great video and channel! Could you please comment on the stability of sunscreen in the heat. When people take their sunscreen in the heat (i.e. outdoors, hot car) in order to apply it every 2 hours, does this cause faster breakdown or decreased stability of the product?
Could you talk about the risk of sunscreen ingredience? It seems to me that only TiO2 and ZnO2 are classified as by the FDA. And i would just want to understand how problematic all other ingredients are, as most products without a white cast contain them. That would be really informative and awesome!! 🙇♀️
This is for dr. Shah ... I have eyelids like yours ... Started granactive retinol 2% 1year back ... I wud start sneezing horribly after 30min of application of retinol around my eyes. I slowly tapered up the amount of retinol around eyes and now i can use retinol everywhere on my face without any issue .. i guess have desensitised myself... It took me aroun 4-5months to get there.
