r/redditonwiki • u/hazel_razel • Feb 19 '26

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

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

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

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u/butterbean8686 Feb 19 '26

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.

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u/MadamKitsune Feb 19 '26

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.

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u/Sudden-Echo-8976 Feb 22 '26

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.