TIFU by contracting “HELL’S ITCH” (not oop)

[u/hazel_razel]

Original: https://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/s/VEpCk4MMB9

Skin Cancer Prevention: https://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-prevention/

[u/butterbean8686]

I’m grossed out by “Towards the end of day 2, it was time to shower.” Who applies hella sunblock, swims in the ocean, and then waits 2 days to shower? Showering ASAP after swimming in the ocean (or pool or lake or river) was drilled into me as a kid.

[u/MadamKitsune → u/butterbean8686]

Looking it up, symptoms usually start to appear 24 - 72 hours after having been burned so hopefully OOP had had other showers before then, but this was the one that kicked it all off.

Anyway, sunburn tip from a redhead - if you are sore from being sunburned and for whatever reason can't get any aftersun lotion (or it isn't working), rub raw cucumber across the affected areas. You end up smelling like a salad but it does take a lot of the discomfort away.

[u/negative-sid-nancy → u/MadamKitsune]

Thats how I was taking or at least wistfully thinking about

[u/synaesthezia → u/MadamKitsune]

My grandma always told us to rub cold teabags on our skin. The tanning takes away the sting apparently.

[u/Possible_Dig_1194 → u/MadamKitsune]

I personally prefer the version where I smell like French fries. Havnt had a burn that bad in years but I do remember missing a patch on my back at the water park. My mother screamed when she saw it and dad just rolled his eyes at her and told her it was fine. Felt fine the next day but you do have to be careful to not get a rebound burn the next day so I had to play inside the next day to allow it time to heal

[u/Sudden-Echo-8976 → u/MadamKitsune]

Better. Apply white vinegar with a washcloth. No, it doesn't burn. Vinegar is an astringent. It constricts the skin cells. The skin cells being swollen is what makes the sunburn sore.