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Summer is perhaps the most beautiful season due to the weather, the light until late and the holidays by the sea. But unfortunately it too carries negative sides such as heat, heat, swelling in the legs, exhaustion and even sunstroke and sunburn.
Especially the latter are enemies of man and cause a lot of discomfort and irritation on the skin. You must therefore be very careful to expose yourself to the sun and protect yourself in advance to avoid problems of this type. Let’s see below how to prevent sunburn.
Erythema: what it is and how to prevent the problem
Erythema is a particular type of skin inflammation which appears if you remain exposed to the sun for too long without due protection.
This is why prevention is very important in this case, to avoid more serious consequences. Also because the erythema is to be considered as a real one burn which, based on its severity, can lead to more or less harmful problems.
Erythema: the symptoms and how to prevent the problem
To try to understand when it comes to erythema, there are signs and hints, so-called symptoms, that can help us. THE symptoms they can appear after about six hours up to a maximum of twelve hours later and the most frequent are:
- itch
- pain and discomfort
- irritation
- redness
- sense of warmth
- outburst with red dots
- presence of bubbles
- dryness on the skin.
These are the most frequent symptoms but in severe cases they can also appear headache and fever. If you have them right away blisters or blisters, it means that the burn is very important, so you have to see your doctor.
Erythema: the remedies and how to prevent the problem
In the event that sunburn is ongoing, the first thing to do is wash the affected area with warm or cold water and sprinkle it with moisturizer. Better to go to the pharmacy and get a more specific cream for rashes.
But there are also more natural remedies that you can resort to such as using del aloe vera gel which, being very delicate and non-invasive, guarantees protection and facilitates healing. Or you can use one cream based on calendula which acts on the redness, reducing it considerably. And again, use natural elements like the mint and theeucalyptus which are refreshing and at the same time ideal for eliminating the burning of erythema.
Erythema: how to prevent?
Finally, let’s see some useful tips on how to prevent rashes and avoid more serious consequences.
First, it’s useful protect yourself with a cream specific for your skin type before sun exposure. Above all, put it on the most sensitive areas such as the face, décolleté and back. Then, it is important do not stay in direct contact with the sun’s rays for too long, it is better to take breaks, cool off and return to the sun. Even when you have finished bathing, the ideal would be to put the cream back on because the water tends to absorb the cream and therefore we would be exposed again without protection.
And again, if you already know that you suffer from irritation and erythema caused by the sun, it is good to cover the most sensitive parts so as not to damage the very delicate skin.
