Season in the sun
March 25, 2026 10:53 AM
We’ve been lucky enough to have several glorious days of sunshine over the past week.
It looks as though the last days of winter are upon us and we will soon be done with school and heading back to the beach.
Even though it is important to wear sunscreen all year long; yes, even on the snowiest of days the sun can reflect back off the snow and affect you.
However, spring and summer are the most important seasons to stay protected during.
Wearing shorts and tank tops leave more of your skin exposed and leave you more vulnerable to the sun’s rays.
It’s common to forget or just choose not to put sunscreen on, in turn, leaving your skin the colour of a lobster.
As many people have probably experienced this burn, they’ll understand the pain caused by sunburn.
It makes it almost unbearable to sleep and generally do anything that involves much movement, not to mention the negative effects it can have on your health.
Serious sunburns can leave your skin covered in freckles and moles, as well as wrinkles, and leaves you more prone to getting burnt in the future.
A more serious side effect of getting sunburn is running the risk of getting skin cancer.
The ultraviolet B rays can cause serious sunburns and increase the risk of the formation of cancerous moles.
In some cases, it’s hard to avoid sunburns; people can forget to apply sunscreen regularly or just forget all together.
In this case, if you end up sun burnt, here are a few tips to help relieve the pain and make it heal a bit quicker.
One thing you may have never heard of to cure burns is the face wash Noxzema. Slather it all over yourself and it’ll take the sting out the burn and cool the skin.
Solarcaine spray has aloe in it and it feels cool when going on. This also helps with moisturizing to minimize peeling.
You can buy this popular remedy at any drugstore: aloe gel. The trick is to keep it in the fridge. This keeps it cold and the relief lasts twice as long.
An odd tip is to apply apple cider vinegar to the burn with a cotton ball, or make a cooling compress for a large area to relieve the pain.
This mixture will keep the skin moistened, preventing blistering and peeling.
Apple cider vinegar is very useful in many home remedies; it can also be used to treat acne and oily prone skin.
Taking an Aspirin kills the pain and reduces inflammation and redness of sunburn. It short-circuits the whole sunburn process.
It must be taken within 24 hours of getting burned.
Aspirin is preferable to ibuprofen or acetaminophen because it is less stressful on the liver and kidneys.
Some people may find this one hard to suffer through, but if you’re up to it, take a warm shower to draw out the heat of your sunburn.
The warm water will increase circulation to the area while hydrating it, thereby speeding the healing process.
Of course there’s always ice cubes. Simply take some ice and rub it over the affected area and watch how fast they melt. You can sit around for hours enjoying this solution.
Try out some of these tips in the upcoming months and see if they help out your sunburn. Or, simply don’t forget to wear sunscreen, and to continuously reapply.
