How to cure sunburn on a child's skin
Summer comes and we are already looking forward to spending a few days at the beach with the family. The precautions to have an unforgettable summer are evident and they go through to protect the youngest of the house from the sun. But any prevention is small and sometimes it happens that children b
Summer comes and we are already looking forward to spending a few days at the beach with the family. The precautions to have an unforgettable summer are evident and they go through to protect the youngest of the house from the sun. But any prevention is small and sometimes it happens that children burn by the sun. When a child has burned by the sun we should first check the
severity of the burnand take it to the pediatrician as soon as possible if it has burned in a wide area of the body or if it presents vomiting and dizziness. But for a mild sunburn , we can take care of ourselves and cure it in the best possible way.How to cure a sunburn caused by the sun
The first step to a sunburn is to remove the child from the sun, take it to a shady place and, if possible, fresh. You have to wash the affected area with cold water and it is not bad to give a bath to the child or a shower with warm water. It is not convenient to use soap in the burned area because it could increase irr skin irritation..
Neither should dry the area burned by rubbing with a towel, it is better to let it dry or giving small touches with a cotton cloth . It is good to have that sunburn continuously hydrated and one of the best remedies is to apply a spray of thermal water every few minutes. Another very effective home remedy for sunburns are cold compresses soaked in milk or apply a layer of plain yogurt.
To prevent sunburn from leaving a scar on the child's skin, we can use Aloe Vera, passing a piece of the plant through the affected area. But for this remedy you have to wait a day or two. Until the skin has completely regenerated, it is best to keep the area covered and not be able to get the sun, because the result would be pigmentation changes in the skin.
Tips to treat sunburns in children A sunburn manifests in the form ofredness
, increased temperature and itchy skin. These are the symptoms of a mild sunburn that may appear after a few hours of exposure to the sun. In the event that the burn is also accompanied by severe pain, dizziness, vomiting or tremors, the child should be taken to see a pediatrician and take care of their treatment.
While the burn is still red, the best treatment is to apply water or moist compresses, but soon we must go to the moisturizing lotions so that the skin recovers as soon as possible. Because children are so active, especially in summer, it is advisable to cover the burn most of the time, although it is true that this measure delays the regeneration of the skin. You have to keep the child under surveillance so that it does not break the blister that may come out in the area because it could cause a very painful infection on the skin.In any case, it never hurts to insist that children should be well protected in summer. The lotion with a high index of sun protection can not be missing in the suitcase of the holiday and we can not
lower our guard in this subject. Children and adults must protect ourselves from the sun for our health but also to be able to enjoy the most of the beach days. Laura Vélez.
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