Before I continue, let me clarify something: this is regarding the pain-from-getting-burned-just-stopped sunburn itch, not the my-skin-is-peeling sunburn itch.
Here is the backstory:
After spending some time near the equator, I developed a whopper of a sunburn. For a few days I had some difficulty sleeping secondary to the pain the I experienced any time that I moved. Lathering up my back with aloe and other mosturizers, by Sunburn Day 3 the pain was starting to abate and I figured that I was just about out of the wood. Then the unthinkable happened.
I was minding my own business (standing on the street corner when these two guys started to make trouble...wait that's another story), sitting by the computer when out of the blue my back starts to itch.
So naturally I reach around and scratch it. And would you believe it, that didn't seem to help. I keep scraching, but I'm quickly realizing that I need something bigger as I can't scratch my entire back at once, so I run into the bathroom and start frantically grinding my back up against one of the towels that we had hanging up. All this seemed to do was create a kind of itch/pain wherever I last scratched.
This seemed to help for a few minutes, but I was quickly leaving the this-is-mildly-annoying part and entering the I'm-at-risk-for-losing-my-mind phase.
I then tried laying face up in bed and moving up and down, but of course that didn't work. Then I tried arching my back as much as possible (is that decorticate or cerebrate?) as if I was going to do a backwards cartwheel, then curling up into the fetal position--zero help whatsoever.
All the while the itchiness was coming in ever greater waves. My heart was racing and my entire body began to pulsate with each heartbeat. You may think I am exaggerating, but until you have suffered through a good case of sunburn itch, you'll never understand. There were times where I actually considered going into the emergency room, I was that concerned that something serious might be going on.
So here was the one thing that helped: put about an inch of aloe vera gel on your back. I'm assuming it is your back that got burned because, unless your a nudist, chances are you went to the beach with skin white enough to make the Amish proud and decided to spend most of the day face down. Here's the important part: lie completely still, facedown on the bed. I'm sure that after a lot of itching you will be having some involuntary back spasms with how bad the pain is, but the only way to feel better is to keep from moving the burned part.
At first, putting gel on your back is only going to make the itching worse, and you'll still have some lingering itchiness, but it will pale in comparison to how miserable you were beforehand.
Addendum: My wife couldn't believe that I was in as much agony as I was letting on--feel free to point to the comments section of this post when your friend/parent/significant doesn't believe you. Also, feel free to leave comments in the forum if you would prefer. Thanks to everyone who has posted their own stories in the comments section, they always bring a smile to my face.
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Update: was interviewed by the National Post regarding my experience, it would seem that sunburn itch is still very rarely described and somewhat poorly understood now 5 years after this original post. You can find the whole story here.
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«Oldest ‹Older 801 – 943 of 943I've read several inquiries online from people desperately seeking relief as they experience an unusual deep nerve penetrating itch after a sunburn.
My family has experienced this for three generations and when we finally found this solution we try to let others know.
For intense-deep-i'm going crazy-sunburn itch ....get PEPPERMINT OIL. Be careful not to buy peppermint extract. You can find PEPPERMINT OIL in health food stores and natural foods stores. There are some pharmacists who know about this and carry it as well...not many though.
Rub the oil directly on the affected area until all of the surface is covered. If you can't reach...for back burns, have someone else apply thoroughly.
The hands of whoever applies it will feel the cooling affect of the oil even after they wash their hands. It feels fine, not painful in anyway. AVOID any contact with eyes, mouth or nose however as they will be irritated by the oil.
This is the ONLY thing that works nearly instantly and permanently with this deep nerve sunburn itch that some people experience. One application is all that is necessary as Peppermint oil is pretty potent. Please try this. I know the insanity you are feeling if you are going through this right now.
Again I'm talking about unusually intense deep nerve itching, not regular peeling skin itch that most people experience post sunburn. This deeper, intense almost pinching itch begins usually one or two days following a burn and those who experience it feel as though they are going crazy as it's intensity is nearly unbearable.
Things to avoid that only make this itch worse...don't apply any lotion or other oils. This includes pure aloe vera which seems to just dry it more. Standing under a cool shower spray can help as long as you are in it while you wait for someone to buy the PEPPERMINT OIL. Anyone who has gone through this knows that any relief brought by the spray of water goes away as soon as you get out of the shower and start to dry the itch returns.
PEPPERMINT OIL WILL remove the itch.
Just writing about this always makes me remember the insane feeling of experiencing this and makes me hopeful others will find this in time to find relief.
Once you've used it IT WILL WORK. You'll want to keep the oil on hand and avoid at all costs exposing yourself to the sun again like that in the future. We know two things about it...if you've experienced it once you are vulnerable to it happening again, and, it seems to be a genetic thing. About half of my family members have experienced it once, two of them twice. We don't risk it anymore. It is sure nice to know what to do about it though.
I research this quite a lot to see if others have found this solution. I did see a few posts that have indicated that gold balm medicated powder has worked for some relief too. I haven't tried that (and don't intend to EVER be in the position to need to again), but it's worth writing about any real relief as this is such a crazy thing to experience with no relief.
I've read several inquiries online from people desperately seeking relief as they experience an unusual deep nerve penetrating itch after a sunburn.
My family has experienced this for three generations and when we finally found this solution we try to let others know.
For intense-deep-i'm going crazy-sunburn itch ....get PEPPERMINT OIL. Be careful not to buy peppermint extract. You can find PEPPERMINT OIL in health food stores and natural foods stores. There are some pharmacists who know about this and carry it as well...not many though.
Rub the oil directly on the affected area until all of the surface is covered. If you can't reach...for back burns, have someone else apply thoroughly.
The hands of whoever applies it will feel the cooling affect of the oil even after they wash their hands. It feels fine, not painful in anyway. AVOID any contact with eyes, mouth or nose however as they will be irritated by the oil.
This is the ONLY thing that works nearly instantly and permanently with this deep nerve sunburn itch that some people experience. One application is all that is necessary as Peppermint oil is pretty potent. Please try this. I know the insanity you are feeling if you are going through this right now.
Again I'm talking about unusually intense deep nerve itching, not regular peeling skin itch that most people experience post sunburn. This deeper, intense almost pinching itch begins usually one or two days following a burn and those who experience it feel as though they are going crazy as it's intensity is nearly unbearable.
Things to avoid that only make this itch worse...don't apply any lotion or other oils. This includes pure aloe vera which seems to just dry it more. Standing under a cool shower spray can help as long as you are in it while you wait for someone to buy the PEPPERMINT OIL. Anyone who has gone through this knows that any relief brought by the spray of water goes away as soon as you get out of the shower and start to dry the itch returns.
PEPPERMINT OIL WILL remove the itch.
Just writing about this always makes me remember the insane feeling of experiencing this and makes me hopeful others will find this in time to find relief.
Once you've used it IT WILL WORK. You'll want to keep the oil on hand and avoid at all costs exposing yourself to the sun again like that in the future. We know two things about it...if you've experienced it once you are vulnerable to it happening again, and, it seems to be a genetic thing. About half of my family members have experienced it once, two of them twice. We don't risk it anymore. It is sure nice to know what to do about it though.
I research this quite a lot to see if others have found this solution. I did see a few posts that have indicated that gold balm medicated powder has worked for some relief too. I haven't tried that (and don't intend to EVER be in the position to need to again), but it's worth writing about any real relief as this is such a crazy thing to experience with no relief.
Reading these comments, it looks like I got off easy. I went to Florida and came back with a pretty bad burn on my shoulders and back. I put lotion on it yesterday, but when I got access to an aloe vera gel I thought it would help to put that on. I thought wrong. That was when the ungodly itching started.
I felt like I was going crazy and maybe I was allergic to aloe vera, even though I'd used it before (albeit straight from the plant). I tried rinsing it off in the shower which helped some, but as soon as I got out the itching started again. I got my boyfriend to put some hydrocortisone cream all over my back which I think helped some. It went from hell's itch to just annoying.
My experience only lasted less than an hour, and I've been doing everything to keep it from starting again. I'm terrified. I bought peppermint oil just in case, and I took 3 ibuprofen and 2 benadryl and managed to get a pretty good night's sleep. The part I don't understand is I am burned all over my arms/shoulders but my back is the only part of me that itched.
Benedryl - take maximum dose (usually two capsules) and it really works - you will probably fall asleep, but stops itching within 20 minutes - A pharmacist recommended this when I was going out of my mind with this itch. I'm never without it anymore! Good Luck!
Benadryl.... Done.
Been to the ER for the Sunburn Itch, stood in the shower and countless other efforts to try and ease the pain of the itch.
Finally a friend told me it sounded like an allergic reaction and that I should try Benadryl... I did and WOW. Gone as soon as the drug took effect. I keep it on hand constantly now and as soon as the itch starts, I take one... and then another when it wears off and starts to itch again....
2 words of advice for Hell’s itch
1.) Do not get your sunburn wet after the first 24 hours of getting it as this will bring on the itch!
2.) Use a heating pad on your sunburn to get rid of the itch. It’s wierd I know but it is the only thing that works. Not antihistamines nor pain relievers or lotions, oils or solar Caine spray.
I repeat….USE a heating pad!
Ok, sssoooooo I have lived the majority of my live without a severe sunburn, a mild one yes, SEVERE ... no. Well that all changed this past weekend, had a wonderful trip to San Diego, but the sun didn't like me. Flew back to my residence and Monday night out of the blue, the "itch from hell", WOW, ok, yes it DOES exist AND it AIN'T fun (yes I know ain't is not a word). Today, Tuesday I thought I was going to rip my forehead off my head as the itching was so intense I wanted to shoot myself! (just kidding, I think - lol).
Like others on this blog, I tried everything I could think of only for the agony to continue. Yeah the "itch from hell" DOES exist.
Crazy insane .....
OH MY GOD THIS IS AWFUL I FEEL LIKE NOTHING IS GOING TO MAKE THIS BETTER KILL ME NOW
I just went through the "Hell's Itch" yesterday on my chest, but I'm waiting for the itch to come onto my back, sense I burnt my whole upper body fishing during the weekend. I was going insane, but something seemed to work, I put on Icy, Hot and it took away the itch, and also took 3 Ibuprofen. Seemed to help.
WHEN THE ICH COMES GET IN THE SHOWER ( THE HOTTER THE BETTER )!!!!!! NO soap , shampoo .. Just stay in there for a long time pat yourself dry..... Its my first time next time al wear sunscreen
WHEN THE ICH COMES GET IN THE SHOWER ( THE HOTTER THE BETTER )!!!!!! NO soap , shampoo .. Just stay in there for a long time pat yourself dry..... Its my first time next time al wear sunscreen
Only thing that worked for me was taking shots of whiskey until drunk
MUST READ IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING THIS!!!!!
I experienced HELL'S ITCH last night. My back got sunburned 48 hours ago as I was doing some painting outside with my shirt off.The itch woke me up at 1am and I quickly went into FULL FLEDGED panic mode. I woke my girlfriend up, put a lot of moisturizer on, took tylenol and benadryl. I tried to wait for the medicine to take effect but 20 mins later I was having some really bad thoughts. Physically I was pacing around and grunting like a mad man. I drove about 120mph to the emergency room and of course the benadryl started to work once I got there. Today I feel much better but still have some mild itching.
This is not something to take lightly, I am lucky I had my girlfriend with me or I don't know what would have happened. I lost control of the situation very quickly. I feel bad for anyone who experiences this. I read a lot of posts about what works and what doesn't. For me, personally I believe the tylenol/benadryl combination helped a lot. Good luck to those experiencing this, you have my sympathy.
P.S. If you are someone reading these posts in order to help someone else, BE VERY CALM AND SUPPORTIVE!!!! Do not be sarcastic,do not instigate or mock the other person, they are in a very fragile/unhealthy state of mind.
I have had this for two weeks now. I have eczema so use the tanning bed to dry the eczema up and it seems to help. Until I got burned. They told me after I got burned that they got new tanning beds and they were way stronger. Thanks a lot!! My whole body is covered in bumps that itch so bad, I could go crazy. First time I had it a year, not sure why. But I scratch so much it gets infected and turns into eczema. I can't wear clothes at all and a bra just about drives me bananas. Luckily I have a flexible job and took a few days off each week. For some reason I sleep fine with mine and it doesn't bother me at all until the minute I wake up. Can't figure that out. I am using antihistamines along with a sedative at night that makes me sleep good. I am never going to use a tanning bed again. It's bad enough to have eczema without this on top of it. I feel somewhat better today and itching has eased up a bit. I usually get one bad spell of itching a day and the length of time is getting this happens is getting shorter. Thank god. I can't wait to feel normal again. I have had shingles and this is worse.
Satan's Itch! Yes, the struggle is real, folks. I got burned at the beach. Not the first time, but after this experience I will definitely be more vigilant about being in the sun. I went through a desperate 2 hours of insane itching yesterday and am hoping it has passed.
Post-sunburn itching came on suddenly all over my back while i was DRIVING, so I stopped at a Rite-Aid and bought whatever the pharmacist recommended. Took 2 Benedryl right there in the store. Back at home i soaked in the oatmeal bath. When I got out and applied calamine lotion, the itching went full throttle crazy! oh. my. god. WHATTHEWHAT!? i was running around the bedroom screaming like a banshee, crying, yelling, twitching, trying not to scratch it (because scratching didn't do any good anyway). I was losing my FREAKING MIND....FAST.
Not sure if any of it would have worked after a few minutes, because I put everything i HAD on- calamine, aloe gel, lotion.
My husband heard the racket I was making and came upstairs to help. He tried to get me to calm down with deep breathing-NOT HAPPENING. then fresh aloe-NO RELIEF. back rub-are you kidding me? Finally he rubbed my burned back with ice cubes- YES. The ice directly on my skin helped right away! The hell itch resided after a couple of minutes. Then I put on a soft shirt and drank some wine. Reading the crazy comments on this post for about an hour helped, too. It distracted me and calmed me. Managed the rest of the day without another episode. Took one Bendryl that night and slept 12 hours.
So far, the hellish itching hasn't returned-just some minor itching (you'll know the difference)- and I haven't done anything except drink water. I'm also wearing a very fitted spandex Yoga top and that seems to keep the itching at bay. At this point I don't really know the perfect formula, but I'm not going to push my luck. Truth is, I'm afraid to mess with the burn on my back for fear that the uber itching will return. It's that bad. If it does return, I will try the Benedryl, peppermint oil (which I bought today just in case)ice/ice packs, and wine...in that order. Fingers crossed to not have THAT ever ever again.
Good luck everybody.
Words can't describe how much pain and annoyance this itching is bringing me. I can't get any sleep and resorted to running laps around the house.HELP!?!
Only thing that eased the itching was some anti-itch cream from CVS
Hydrocortisone!!
If your reading this don't waste anymore time get out to a pharmacy and get something. Before you go insane with the itch.
I got the sunburn itch on my chest recently and it was the worst experience I've ever had. My family thought I was just over-reacting to a mild sunburn. I had been suffering from a decent (by no means severe) sunburn on my chest for about 2 days when I took a shower. Minutes after getting out, my chest erupted into an insatiable itch. I clawed at my chest for a bit and then tried to not itch it anymore, but after about 10 seconds the itch would become so unbearably severe I would go back to clawing at my skin (I even drew blood).
Thinking like the pharmacist I am, I quickly took 100 mg diphenhydramine, 800 mg ibuprofen, 1 g acetaminophen, and lathered my chest with hydrocortisone cream. After all that, the itch still persisted unchanged! I had a family member go buy me some aloe/lidocaine cream because I literally couldn't even leave the house myself. That very slightly helped but only for short periods of time and then the itch would come right back.
I pretty much didn't even sleep that night. The itching was so bad I couldn't think coherently. At one point I considered holding a lighter to my skin! Pain would have been welcomed if it made the itching stop!
The next day I was pretty much on the verge of a mental breakdown. I thought about going to the ER and asking if they could inject lidocaine or bupivicaine into my chest skin just to paralyze the nerves and the itch sensation. Finally I found an old tube of capsaicin-menthol cream (basically IcyHot) in the bathroom. Might as well give it a try, so I lathered it all over my chest. At first it didn't seem to do much but then after a few minutes the itch seemed to dissipate a bit! The pulsating hot/cool feeling from the cream actually seemed to over-shadow the itching for decent lengths of time! Maybe by that time the itch had just about run its course, or maybe the IcyHot actually worked. I have no idea but I would try IcyHot if it happened again before anything else.
im dealing with sunburn itch and ive tried everything nothing works. im twiching like CRAZZYY!!!!!! i cant take this and just by reading these comments some say "day 1" does it go on for more than a couple of hours?
At 232am last night I woke up with this. This is the 2nd time I've ever had it. I paced, i scratched and it only made it worse. I used 1/2 a bottle of Cetaphil and nothing. I texted my girlfriend but didnt want to bother her this early with "im itching". It wasnt till I considered an ER trip that I took an 800mg Motrin and prayed it would help. Laying on my stomach helped a lot, but then the slight air movement as I breathed started a whole new episode. what a miserable night.
Thanks for the post!
2 days ago, I'm out in the backyard topless for a good 2-3 hours, and of course, with no sunscreen (NEVER AGAIN). I got sunburned, and was experiencing a burning pain whenever I leaned onto the burn (your typical sunburn). This morning, I was awoken by a slight, but firm itchiness that didn't seem to go away. I was able to brush it aside and sleep again. Later today, I had my sister apply aloe vera on to my slightly itchy burn. In a matter of what seemed to be seconds, the itchiness became VERY AGGRESSIVE. I thought, WHAT HAS SHE DONE TO ME! Ran to the shower, and rinsed the burn with soap (probably a bad idea). The itch persisted immediately after I got out. What seemed to ease the itch was applying pressure with the bath towel, but that could only be done so much.
I applied Eucerin's Aquaphor Healing Ointment to the burn, which seemingly made it itch even more, but made it feel much better 10 minutes later. I couldn't trust this brand alone, so I went and bought an A+D Ointment as mentioned by an anonymous user. Applying it gave it the same effect as the previous ointment: itchiness becomes greater for a short while, then fades away like magic.
As mentioned by many, covering the burn with any fitted clothing seems to ease the itch. Itchiness was completely gone for a good hour or two after applying the A+D Ointment, but I can feel it slowly making its way back. This is one of the worst itches I have ever dealt with in my entire life - a little more than the case of heat rash I had to deal with - and would much rather deal with pain than this itch.
Soaking a towel with cold milk and dabbing it on my sunburn helps me. Just a suggestion.
My skin is crawling just from thinking about this kind of pain again.
Last August just before school started I figured that it could do me some good to not go back looking like a walking 6'3" jar of mayo, so I decided that it would be a good idea to catch a little sun on the lake while I still had time. Of course, I didn't wear an ounce of sunscreen, and I fell asleep on the boat - face down, exposing my pasty back (which hadn't seen the sun in *years*) for a good hour or so.
I knew I had burned myself, so I took a hot shower as soon as I got in the house in a failed attempt to take some of the heat out of the burn. Right before I was about to go to bed, I noticed that the heat discomfort was coming back, so I took another quick shower before I went to bed - and this is where I made the fatal error. I went to soap my back, and as soon as that damn thing touched me it felt like my back exploded. I immediately jumped out to grab a towel to dry myself off, and that only made it worse. I basically sprinted into my bedroom to grab some Aveeno aloe vera whatever I used earlier and I might as well have laid down a bed of nails. I tried cold towels. I tried oatmeal baths. I tried Benadryl. We tore through every damn isle at Walgreens at 3:45am, spent $60, and not a damn thing worked. My grandfather, whom is a doctor, called in something for me there and that didn't do anything. In hind sight that was probably overkill, but in that moment I didn't care at all - I have never felt something so painful, annoying, debilitating, or horrid as those 36 hours with that itch. I've hit a deer doing 75mph, lost control, and flipped over multiple times in a ditch and I would rather deal with that hellacious week of soreness again than to ever experience this pain again.
The only thing that helped, and I mean the absolute ONLY thing, was a cocktail of super hot showers, peppermint oil, and Silvadene. Silvadene is a cream (that is sent from God himself if you ask me) that is used to help people with severe burns. The peppermint oil was a little stingy at first, but it cooled off my skin and seriously relived some of the itching. Silvadene is usually only given to people with super severe burns, but we some how had some sitting around the house that hadn't expired. Even still, the peppermint oil was a thousand times better than anything we tried before just on its own. The silvadene was just an extra precaution, but if you can get your hands on some - go for it. My dad found some peppermint oil at Whole Foods, and I want to say I've maybe seen it in the health section of Publix or Kroger. I've decided that I'm just gonna have to be content with being the pasty white boy forever, but if that means I don't ever have to experience that itch again it will be completely worth it.
Its 1:00 in the morning. I want to die.My arms are fried and its itchingike nothing I've ever felt before. Anyone reading this, do as the others say. Drink water, use lotions, vinegar helps. Breath deeply, stay calm. DO NOT TOUCH IT. Hopefully this entire thing passes soon.
I have just experienced this itch. I got some fairly bad sunburn on my back and shoulders after using far too low a factor lotion on holiday.
Exactly 48 hours after my exposure to the sun (after what had been a fairly painful 2 days but nothing that after sun and cooler showers couldn't keep under control) I was subject to an itch attack on my back and shoulders. I was at work but I managed to keep it just about under control by shifting around in my seat and rubbing my back against it, or by patting myself through my shirt. I thought it was a bit strange but at lunch I got some better after sun and lathered it on my back. A few seconds of unbearable itching came almost instantly and I thought I had made it worse but then it quickly died down and I was able to get back to work, only it flared up now and again. By the time I came to going home it was getting unbearable again.
I quickly ran into as cold a shower as I could stand under and the itching seemed to calm down a bit, but the second I moved any part of my back out of the water it flared up again. Not only that but as I dried it off, the pain was nearly unbearable again. I didn't know what to do. I put my back up against my desk fan and it didn't do anything, I even tried opening the freezer and putting my back against it, but that didn't help at all either!
Eventually I saw some advice about taking anti-histamines and I fished out some I had bought on a previous trip abroad. I took double the recommended 10mg dose and in about 20-30 minutes the itching gradually subsided and it felt as though I'd had a back transplant!
For the last 6 hours or so all I've had is the odd little prickly twitch on my back or shoulders which I either ignore or brush away lightly with my hand. I do hope that this will remain so I can get some sleep, but I'll be ready with the anti-histamines for the morning in case it flares up again.
Just to put this in to context for anyone who thinks it's a typical man complaining...I have had quite bad sunburn before and this has NEVER happened. This really is something else. I have had open heart surgery TWICE and gone through weeks of rib cage and lung pain as a result, I have had a pilonidal cyst which ruptured and nearly had me bed ridden for a week, I have had thumping headaches which lasted for several days and affected my vision so badly I couldn't even think, but nothing and I mean NOTHING compares to the pain and irritation felt by this hellish itch. It is an all consuming, torturous sensation which erupts all at once all over the affected area and there is literally nothing you can do to control it all at once or quickly. If someone you know says they have the symptoms of this then help them any way you can as they are NOT exaggerating! I would not wish this suffering on anyone.
GI went to an amusement slash water park, and I got burnt. It wasnt that bad, until I took a shower today, and I think I about died. I thought I was going to lose my sanity, because it itched so bad. I couldn't help it. I tried everything. Like literally everything. I got SO desperate that I used coconut oil just to see if it would help. It did a very little bit, but a little is better than nothing. I literally started crying, because it was so bad. Before crying I was like a wild animal. I was a total spas! At one point I started like hissing and growling and whining,(Not the complaining whine like the pain whine) I thought I was going to kill myself. I was so itchy I couldn't even put my clothes on. (I did eventually,but that's not the point. All I have to say is if you get burnt, and it starts to itch.......sorry buddy, but you're screwed.
I was at the beach for about 3-4 hours in the sun the whole time i got a mild sunburn that was Saturday today is monday i woke p alomst all the red was gone and then hell broke lose. first it started with a tiny itch in five minutes my whole chest was itching like hell. i have been sunburnt many times and i would much rather have my face be put up to a iron than have this itch right now my only advise is to take antihistamines and sit infront of a ac unit. i went in my pool it felt good when i was in it but when i got out i was sorry. not even the external burning fires of hell compare to this. i was literally comtempating sliting my own throat. if you have survived this hell you are a god.
Ive been through this a few times now - currently taking my forth walk around that block, and I think Ive finally managed to find a way to make it bearable.
1. When you first notice you're burnt (way before the itch sets in), go out and buy an aloe leaf - the store bought packaged stuff does not even come close; full of chemicals, lotions and alcohols that only serve to irritate the skin. If you cant get a leaf immediately, over the counter Aloe Vera is better than nothing, but I found once the itch sets in, it only makes it worse - if you're itching, use the aloe leaf or nothing at all. Maybe a holistic lotion (no perfumes) if you trust it; but try it on a small spot on your skin first and wait over 30 seconds to see how you react. One note however, like anything wet on the skin, the Aloe plant will cause a bit of itchy irritation, but just grit and bear it for the few minutes it takes to dry.
2. Treat with ibuprofen once you see you have a burn, and I started taking preemptive benadryl at night. It could be overkill, but I think if you can minimize any inflammation from the get-go, you'll be better off. Benadryl was just in the event an itch set in over night (seems to be when it kicks in)
3. Cover the itchy skin with a shirt and DO NOT TOUCH IT. Air seems to irritate the itch more. As far as showers go, I just stood in a lukewarm shower, but used a washcloth to soak up water, then squeezed it out so there weren't any water pellets hitting me. No soap anywhere near the burn, and tried to make it quick, and dry off (pat dry) quickly!
4. MOST IMPORTANT: DO NOT SCRATCH ANYTHING! It is awful feeling like someone is tickling you all day (I know this is not doing the itch justice), or like you have a bug incessantly nipping at you. Everything tells you to scratch it..DONT. If you resist the urge to scratch, it will go away. It will come back again, but it will go away again too. If I couldn't resist, I'd just put my hand over the spot and let the pressure relieve it slightly. What makes the itch horrifying is the feeling after you scratch - the overwhelming panic that sets in. My first time with this, I remember crying and yelping over my freezer in a state of panic because I couldn't find an ice pack. That said, my second time around, ice packs really helped; but I think they may be unnecessary. Just knowing I had them (you want more than one so you can alternate) provided a minor solace.
5. Drink loads of water
My overall recipe: Treat yourself before the itch sets in (for repeat offenders) --- Aloe leaf from a grocery store (try to apply regularly, no need to go overboard), ----- constant flow of ibuprofen and benadryl - especially at night (within healthy limits), ----- keeping itchy skin covered (clothing tags are terribly irritating, so avoid that), ----- and NOT TOUCHING THE ITCH EVER! If you do itch it, you'll have to deal with the thirty-fold inflamed itch that comes after. Just be strong enough not to scratch that too.
Hope this helps someone!
Burned so severely a week ago that i could not walk. Breathing hurt. Legs were so swollen. I applied sunscreen repeatedly but apparently 4 hours in water burned me to the point of blisters. Took iborofen and solarcaine for 4 days. Sucky way to spend vacation since i was burned on day 1.:( after day 4, the itch began. I would take luke warm baths which would stave it and allow me a short nap. Ive know been up for almost 36 hours. I lay down and my skin crawls. Im about to try the peppermint oil. Solarcaine no longer works. Benadryl doesnt work. In fact im wearing socks with those non skid dots on them to keep from tearing my skin off. Hubby running his hands gently over seems to ease the tickle a little. Im glad to read how others have endured this unbearable torture. Ive cried for three days now, while my husband just doesnt get it. Im miserable and vacation was ruined.. Im breaking up with the Sun. Not cool Sun... Not cool.
^^ me again. DO NOT USE PEPPERMINT OIL IF YOU HAVE OPEN SKIN. Omg- it was worse than the initial burn and child birth combined. Ive never screamed so much. Had to take a cold ass shower and scrape it off my skin. Maybe i used too much? All i know is my skin is raw and i have tears streaming down my face as i type this.
My back is so ichy I feel like I want to rip my skin off! When I itch it I feel pain and relief at the same time! Ughh this is ridiculous!!!
Hi everyone,
soltion:
The best thing that I have found that works is to numb your skin. Personally I grabed almost everthing we had out of the freezer whether it be frozen peas, meat or tortia wraps. TRUST ME, lay on your stomach and have someone place anything frozen on your skin, with in 30 seconds youll go from 5 gear down to 2. Now im not saying this cures the itch, but rather its numbs the sensation while the phase/episode passes and it truelly does drop the intensity down by 80 percent. In this way I suggest that when this phase hit numb the skin with ice, frozen foods or a freezing spray that you can find in pharmacies.
To me this is the best that I have found and ive tried alot of stuff, from the obvious cold showers, to towels, to creams, to alchol rubs and hand sanitizer on my back. I noticed from everything that I have tried the substances with alcohol work the best. Again I beleive this holds true because of the cooling idea.
I seem to have an history with this. Everytime I go into the sun, if there is the slightest bit of a sunburn, 2-3 days later my sunburn-itch will strike. It actually just happened to me right now and its 4 in the morning. For about an hour I've been rolling around on the ground with my legs in the air so as to apply as much weight and pressure on my back, however this relief lasts merely seconds. What I have found is that its not the cream that really helps but rather this phase typically lasts for 30 mins with a second wave lasting approximately 5 min. If you have it really bad as I did in the past while vacationing in cuba, you can expect many many phases. Furthermore the more sevre the sunburn, the soon the itching onset will occur and the more phases you will experience. Again back when vacationing in cuba i had a real bad burn and the onset of itching occured within hours. I went through phases for the following two days.
In my opinion:
I beleive this itching feeling is caused when the skin begins to seperate. When you get a sunburn and those tiny blisters begin to form, I beleive that when those blisters are forming, the skin needs to sepperate to allow for the fluid to be able to pool and its this seperating felling on the micro scale that feels like an itch that cant be satisfied. Furthermore this is why you feel it everywhere but only where you burned. Also it seems to make sense to me too because when you apply pressure to the itching areas, in essence you are pushing the blood and potential fluids away from the skins/just undernether. Thats why the releif only last seconds, because even with continuous presssure, blood and fluid will begin to flow back into/just underneath your skin and thus bringing back the horrible sensation.
Take this advice as you will but it truely has cut down on my suffering.
Wishing you all the best.
-Ru
So I fell asleep in the sun the other day. Without any sunscreen, of course. I regret that now, more than I can express with words. Today, about three days after acquiring this sunburn all over the back side of my body, i got out of the shower (Ive been keeping the temperature mild lately) and after gently drying off, applied some aloe vera to help the healing process. Thats when the itching started. My first thought was "Sh*t! Aloe is supposed to prevent this!" So I tried to relieve the itching without actually using my hands to scratch it. I lied down on the floor, hoping the scratchy carpet would do SOMETHING. I tried gently removing the aloe on my back with a wet washcloth, thinking that was the reason for my ailment. Thank god I was home alone, because at this point I had started to whimper and curse as each wave of burning itching pain assailed me. I tried putting on a shirt, and that certainly didnt help. I began to yell and curse so loud I was worried the neighbors might hear. Suddenly a MASSIVE fit of itchiness came over me and I ran to the shower as if I were possessed. I was hoping that some cool water could wash off the aloe and bring some relief. The shower was helping a bit, and I used some Dove moisturizing body wash hoping it would relieve some of the pain. It did, momentarily. I got out of the shower after about 10, 15 minutes, and almost immediately, the itching started again. Thats when I looked this up.
I've been lying on my bed on a very soft, fuzzy blanket, and the itching has hardly bothered me at all as I've been lying here. I don't know about any creams or lotions that will help; my only suggestion is to find a nice, soft, fuzzy but non-irritating surface to lie down on, especially if your back, like mine, is burned. Good luck everyone.
Get yourself some anti-anxiety medication, Benadryl, ibuprofen, and some solarcaine brand cool aloe spray give it about ten mins and your itch will go down to a tolerable level.
SCENTED Aloe vere might be the problem because you might be allregc to it
I'm 14 years old and its now about 3 and a half days after my sunburn came. The itching started at noon - 1 PM. on my second day. It was the worst thing i've ever experienced in my 14 years. I started out thinking "What the heck is this??" Then it became "Mom please help me!" Last night was the worst nights ever. It had subsided for the day when my mom bought solarcaine, which believe me i thought it helped but it must have been the calamine kicking in. Then at around 10 when everyone one is falling asleep it starts itching like crazy again. I try solarcaine, calamine, everything and it just didn't work. I finally tried a hot shower which provided temporary relief, but when i got out, it started again. Then crying in desperation, i remembered we had a hotub, and immediately jumped in it clothed. The relief was instant and needed. Of course it was just a temporary relief, until i got out. I had taken nyquil, and then couldn't sleep, so i took some aleve PM. At about 5 AM. i'm still awake when my mom comes in and tell me i need to do mind over matter. Believe me, it was hard, but finally when i stopped thinking about it, it went away. It is now the next day, 3:22 PM. and just little itches that are bearable. I think the worst is over. Thank you all for the much needed tips and support!
Dermoplast pain relieving spray helps
Dermoplast pain relieving spray helps
I almost didn't stumble across this if my hands hadn't been shaking so bad from trying not to itch. I clicked it on accident but I'm glad I did.
BENADRYL MAKES AN EXTRA STRENGTH ITCH STOPPING CREAM THAT WORKS SOO GREAT!!! I thought is was going to go crazy last night and end up crying myself to sleep from frustration. I found this stuff at Walgreens and thank god. I rubbed myself down, popped a couple regular benadryl pills and waited about 15 mins. Itch was gone completely and has been all night! Woo hoo!!!
Hey guys, sucks we had to meet like this
I've had this twice now, both on my chest and both three days after initial burn.
Just to reiterate DO NOT SHOWER
DO NOT SCRATCH
DRINK LOADS OF WATER
When the itch was at its worst I started chugging water (20oz every 10 minutes) and committed to not scratching and the itch reduced to 50% in about 45 minutes
ALSO! Don't do anything stupid out of frustration/desperation like punching a hole in the wall. Bc when the pain is gone you're left with a hole in the wall and a pissed off wife.
The sooner you can stop scratching the quicker the itch will become bearable.
I've had kidney stones and migraines and comparing each's peak the sunburn itch is the worst. Not the most painful but certainly the most absolutely intolerable.
I've had this several times, and if I have to stay inside forever, it would be worth it to never get this ever again. I have it now, which lead me here.
It's GREAT news to me that I can forward this link to other people who watched horrified as I went through this. People believed that I was in pain, but after the doctor had no answer, people just assumed I was a softy, despite a long day of blood curdling screaming fits. It cannot be expressed how painful this is.
Just like the rest of you, I screamed, I flailed, and I wanted to die. I did eventually learn a good mind-set for the journey, as I embarked on several over the years.
Right now I'm almost 24 hours into it, but this is a minor case. I'm at work. Having experienced this before, I found that I'm actually able to manage the pain without treatment, thought that peppermint oil sounds great, I might do that.
Basically - if you're going though this, try to breath, and focus on not touching it. I can feel the itch coming on, and I focus on it, and let it pass (while you have hell itch, it's no use trying to focus on anything else, you can barely think anyway). I allow myself to move my body and allow my shirt to brush it, but as soon as I start digging in and scratching (FEELS SOOOO GOOD), 10 seconds later the itch-pain comes in spreading waves. It's a downward cycle, and today I keep almost freaking out, but I just remember to breath deep and let it happen. I could, if I began to scratch, end up a screaming lunatic in front of everyone I work with.
I've tried this mind-set before in previous cases (cases where I was pretty cooked through, glowing like a furnace), and it did not work, so it may not work if you're really bad off. However, it's probably a good mindset to have as you go - IF YOU CAN HELP IT, DON'T START THE CYCLE BY SCRATCHING. But believe me, I know what it's like when you're not in control of your body. You're not strong enough to keep your hands at your sides, and when you're in that state, you're utterly blind, there is nothing but the pain; this IS the worst feeling in the world.
The only sure-fire method I found, that actually seemed to "cure" this, was showering. By cure, I mean, it will get you to a state in which you can begin to relax and focus on not scratching.
People say hot showers, that's probably best, but I always went cold, and numbed my back. For 1 or 2 hours, I just stand there, until I'm frozen, and dry on the front and my legs are weak from standing and I want to throw up. After that, it's only half as bad, and I can sit and focus on not touching it.
Please, if you are witnessing someone going through this, I concur with the rest of these accounts, it is a feeling of complete agony. Have mercy on this person, they are experiencing the boundaries of their existence, and going to a hell that you will probably never understand.
So after reading the first 30 or so posts I haven't seen much good advice. I'm a three time survivor so I've got some experience and have done lots of searching for remedies. Here's what works for me.
Benedryl, ibuprofen, and lots of water. In a pinch I will take a shower but only as a last resort to stay sane while waiting for benedryl to knock me out.
Consensus from reading many other blog sites is that peppermint oil or Vicks vapor rub can be very successful to calm the itch. All other topical solutions seem to only make things worse. Much worse. Avoid almost all lotions and aloe. Most sufferers seem to react badly to these solutions. Other antihistamines also seem to work though I've personally only used benedryl. It works every time for me.
Others have gotten drunk to the point of passing out. I find that the least desirable method because I can't imagine waking with a hangover and still having the itch. Seriously risking suicidal thoughts going that route.
Relief seems to be based on two different theories. One is to stimulate the nerves enough to override the itch. Thus showers, hot blow dryer, peppermint oil, vicks, calamine, and other remedies that stimulate the skin seem to be working. Peppermint oil and vicks seem to be the most successful. Also, you can just knock yourself out with benedryl or alcohol.
The other theory is that your suffering is caused by histamine built-up and trapped in your pores so hot showers that open pores and antihistamines are effective treatments. Maybe vicks and peppermint oil also open the pores.
Just know that you aren't alone in this. You aren't going crazy and it will eventually go away.
I have experienced this two or three times in my life. I've decided it must be what hell feels like. I've learned to take precautions and just use the sunblock....until yesterday. For some ridiculous reason, I didn't use it on my legs at the pool yesterday. I am burnt....and waiting for the bomb to go off. I know what works for me though. I just don't have any at the moment. The last time this happened, I called a friend who is a dermatologist. Silvedene cream people!!!! It's heaven sent. This is actually the same medicine that was given to my Mom for radiation burns...which apparently make one itch in the same manner. Call your physician and ask for it!
My back was doing fine today, until I worked out. Very stupid idea! After an hour of yelling, putting layer after layer of different crap on my back, taking ibuprofen, and other various acts I was able to put a shirt on. Soon I may be able to go back to work without yelling out randomly...
Cold shower, slather on Vaseline, damp towel, 1 benadryl, 2 Tylenol, just barley getting some relief. Almost went to the ER it got so bad.
I am dealing with this He'll right now. First I feel for you all and thanks for the suggestions. I found relief with Lanacane and Benadryl and constantly re applying sunscreen. Good Luck and try to keep your sanity.
My whole back, face and arms are really badly sun burnt! Furthermore, I have my shoulders god damn itching which is annoying me so much. Same as most people, finding your website was an accident, a good one though. Someone , please put me out of my pathetically-"British"-tan :(
Ive suffered with this nightmarish itch once before in my life, when I was a kid and thought I was dying then. I just remember passing out after my sister put ice on my back then, which didn't actually help much.
So this time around I got pretty badly sunburned on Saturday at a barbecue on my back and shoulders. Last night which was Monday, about 11.45 my back started to itch so I had to leave the company of my friends and go home, all too well remembering what this itch would do to me. So I get home and take all my clothes off and start applying after sun lotion which seems to make the itch ten times worse. 30 minutes later, after panicking and giving up with the after sun cream, I'm sat on my bed, reading this post and itching my back using a soft pillow case. This horrid itch lasts an hour until I somehow miraculously manage to get some sleep. The itch didn't disturb my sleep and woke up nine hours later.
Now sat in my living room an hour after waking, some slight pricks of discomfort on my back but nothing on the scale of last nights episode. Ive managed to put a shirt on also, not a tight on because that only seems to worsen things. I have to go out in a few hours and totally dreading it should the itch flare up again - I imagine that's exactly what's gonna happen so bracing myself now. Babysitting whilst going insane with this itch... Exactly how I had planned this day. Not.
Returning to let you all know how I've been coping.. (I'm the post directly above - 11th Aug)
So went and babysat. Got real hot and bothered on the bus on the way to my sister's. Ended up sweating as it was so clammy, which brought the itch out again. Started very slight but became agonising. My sister was at the house for another hour before she had to leave so applied tea tree oils into a body shop sensitive moisturizer and lathered this on my back. Seemed to only make things worse so I continued scratching with my hands or anything else I could find to relieve myself of the pain. Ended up sitting in the back yard practically topless to let the cold air get at it. Again - this totally didn't help. My sister strategically put some Aloe after sun gel in the fridge to cool whilst the first layer of creams soaked in. My back became pretty dry almost instantly so she applied the Aloe gel as soon as she could. This was like heaven on my back - the itching continued for a while but I was determined to distract myself and try to ride this through, to see if the combo of Aloe gel and tea tree oil applications would work. Ended up on the trampoline with my young niece - which made me sweat again!! HOWEVER this seemed to help!!! maybe it was because sweating opened my pores a little and allowed the aloe and tea tree into my skin a little better? Anyhow, so glad I jumped around for a while on the trampoline because it totally distracted me and left me only with slight tickles - the monstrous itch had gone AND HAS NOT YET RETURNED. This all happened yesterday at approx 12 hours following the first itch outbreak. Currently nearly 48 hours since the itching first started, finally felt brave enough to ignore everyone and bathe (ooops! but couldn't bare the though of not washing any longer after all the sweating i've done). Caused some slight itchiness whilst in the bath, however this hasn't continued after getting out of the bath and drying off. Quite confident that I'm perhaps over the worst of this itchy spell - but not wanting to speak too soon! Anyone going through this, my advice is
AVOID SHOWERING WHILST THE ITCH IS PRESENT - HOLD OFF A DAY OR TWO IF POSSIBLE, THE LESS CONTACT WITH WATER TO THE SKIN, THE LESS IRRITATION WILL BE CAUSED
DO NOT USE ANY PRODUCTS ON YOUR SKIN THAT ARE FRAGRANCED, CONTAIN ALCOHOL OR OTHER KNOWN IRRITANTS - YOU'RE JUST ASKING FOR TROUBLE
TRY TO STAY CALM AND BREATHEEEE - THIS ACTUALLY DOES HELP
TRY TO SCRATCH AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE - IT'S PRETTY MUCH IMPOSSIBLE BUT THE MORE YOU ITCH, THE WORSE IT GETS, AND THAT'S ME TELLING YOU FROM EXPERIENCE
USE AN ALOE BASED PRODUCT TO RELIEVE AND SOOTHE THE DRY ITCHINESS OF YOUR SKIN
WEAR A SOFT, LOOSE SHIRT - TRY NOT TO GO TOPLESS AS THIS WILL DRY YOUR SKIN OUT
DO NOT USE ANYTHING WITH PETROLEUM JELLY - THIS WILL CLOG YOUR PORES AND CAUSE IRRITATION
AND IF YOU'RE UP TO TESTING THE THEORY - EXERCISE A LITTLE: A SWEAT SEEMS TO BRING THE ITCH OUT HOWEVER AFTER APPLYING A LITTLE ALOE (OR PERHAPS A LOT..) THIS SEEMS TO SOAK INTO THE SKIN MUCH EASIER, RELIEVING YOU QUICKER..
GOOD LUCK GUYS - MY SYMPATHY LIES WITH ANYONE WHO ENDED UP HERE READING THIS IN SHEER DESPERATION AS I HAVE BEEN THIS WEEK
PLEASE DO YOURSELVES A FAVOR AND GO GET SOME PEPPERMINT OIL !!!!
I’ve read several inquiries online from people desperately seeking relief as they experience an unusual deep nerve penetrating itch after a sunburn.
My family has experienced this for three generations and when we finally found this solution we try to let others know.
For intense-deep-i’m going crazy-sunburn itch ….get PEPPERMINT OIL. Be careful not to buy peppermint extract. You can find PEPPERMINT OIL in health food stores and natural foods stores. There are some pharmacists who know about this and carry it as well…not many though.
Rub the oil directly on the affected area until all of the surface is covered. If you can’t reach…for back burns, have someone else apply thoroughly.
The hands of whoever applies it will feel the cooling affect of the oil even after they wash their hands. It feels fine, not painful in anyway. AVOID any contact with eyes, mouth or nose however as they will be irritated by the oil.
This is the ONLY thing that works nearly instantly and permanently with this deep nerve sunburn itch that some people experience. One application is all that is necessary as Peppermint oil is pretty potent. Please try this. I know the insanity you are feeling if you are going through this right now.
Again I’m talking about unusually intense deep nerve itching, not regular peeling skin itch that most people experience post sunburn. This deeper, intense almost pinching itch begins usually one or two days following a burn and those who experience it feel as though they are going crazy as it’s intensity is nearly unbearable.
Things to avoid that only make this itch worse…don’t apply any lotion or other oils. This includes pure aloe vera which seems to just dry it more. Standing under a cool shower spray can help as long as you are in it while you wait for someone to buy the PEPPERMINT OIL. Anyone who has gone through this knows that any relief brought by the spray of water goes away as soon as you get out of the shower and start to dry the itch returns.
PEPPERMINT OIL WILL remove the itch.
Just writing about this always makes me remember the insane feeling of experiencing this and makes me hopeful others will find this in time to find relief.
Once you’ve used it IT WILL WORK. You’ll want to keep the oil on hand and avoid at all costs exposing yourself to the sun again like that in the future. We know two things about it…if you’ve experienced it once you are vulnerable to it happening again, and, it seems to be a genetic thing. About half of my family members have experienced it once, two of them twice. We don’t risk it anymore. It is sure nice to know what to do about it though.
I research this quite a lot to see if others have found this solution. I did see a few posts that have indicated that gold balm medicated powder has worked for some relief too. I haven’t tried that (and don’t intend to EVER be in the position to need to again), but it’s worth writing about any real relief as this is such a crazy thing to experience with no relief.
I’ve read several inquiries online from people desperately seeking relief as they experience an unusual deep nerve penetrating itch after a sunburn.
My family has experienced this for three generations and when we finally found this solution we try to let others know.
For intense-deep-i’m going crazy-sunburn itch ….get PEPPERMINT OIL. Be careful not to buy peppermint extract. You can find PEPPERMINT OIL in health food stores and natural foods stores. There are some pharmacists who know about this and carry it as well…not many though.
Rub the oil directly on the affected area until all of the surface is covered. If you can’t reach…for back burns, have someone else apply thoroughly.
The hands of whoever applies it will feel the cooling affect of the oil even after they wash their hands. It feels fine, not painful in anyway. AVOID any contact with eyes, mouth or nose however as they will be irritated by the oil.
This is the ONLY thing that works nearly instantly and permanently with this deep nerve sunburn itch that some people experience. One application is all that is necessary as Peppermint oil is pretty potent. Please try this. I know the insanity you are feeling if you are going through this right now.
Again I’m talking about unusually intense deep nerve itching, not regular peeling skin itch that most people experience post sunburn. This deeper, intense almost pinching itch begins usually one or two days following a burn and those who experience it feel as though they are going crazy as it’s intensity is nearly unbearable.
Things to avoid that only make this itch worse…don’t apply any lotion or other oils. This includes pure aloe vera which seems to just dry it more. Standing under a cool shower spray can help as long as you are in it while you wait for someone to buy the PEPPERMINT OIL. Anyone who has gone through this knows that any relief brought by the spray of water goes away as soon as you get out of the shower and start to dry the itch returns.
PEPPERMINT OIL WILL remove the itch.
Just writing about this always makes me remember the insane feeling of experiencing this and makes me hopeful others will find this in time to find relief.
Once you’ve used it IT WILL WORK. You’ll want to keep the oil on hand and avoid at all costs exposing yourself to the sun again like that in the future. We know two things about it…if you’ve experienced it once you are vulnerable to it happening again, and, it seems to be a genetic thing. About half of my family members have experienced it once, two of them twice. We don’t risk it anymore. It is sure nice to know what to do about it though.
I research this quite a lot to see if others have found this solution. I did see a few posts that have indicated that gold balm medicated powder has worked for some relief too. I haven’t tried that (and don’t intend to EVER be in the position to need to again), but it’s worth writing about any real relief as this is such a crazy thing to experience with no relief.
So with my experience of this situation I can tell you, lotions are completely useless. Here's what you do, get a itch relief shot that they use for people with poison ivy, take the meds they give you, and take Benadryl and Ibuprofen like they are your lord and savior. Now while you wait for these things to kick in, put an ice pack wrapped in a towel on your itchy spot. It kills the itch immediately. Just make sure it stays cold. I hope this helped.
So its been a while since the last comment. I sure its not due to the fact that this itching nightmare has gone away and if it has I can attest to the fact that it has returned.
The itch is madding!! I've been using Vicks Vaporub and it seems to help. I also think working out into a sweet will help as its the body's natural way to cool and moisturize the skin.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23871424
I will find out today as I'm going to go on a 18 mile bike ride.
Also common sense: drink plany of water!
Even better, use good sun block!!
I've never met anyone else who gets this, no one understands. If i forget to put sunscreen on for a mere 15 minuets in the sun I will get a very mild sunburn, 2 days later LET THE ITCHING BEGIN!!!!!! This is about the 10th time this has happened, I feel SO STUPID for not putting sun screen on immediately.
For me, I absolutely cannot take a shower. Putting "after sun" creams makes it worse. It's helps a little to take a few pain killers, drink tons of water. I also have my legs wrapped in plastic wrap, with a little bit of viks vapor rub on them, took a shot of vodka and have ice packs on my legs.
The waves of deep skin crawling itching are less intense and less frequent. I know eventually it will go away so try to keep your mind busy on other things.
My name is Dan and I am of Irish descent on my mother's side. So when you consider that you get your skin genes from your mother, that makes me pretty pale generally. I've been called "farmers tan Dan" because of my ridiculously stark farmers tan acquired over years of T shirt clad outdoor work. I have been sunburned quite literally hundreds of times in my life, I always just power through it. Sunburn is no big deal, Not usually anyways... There was this one time when I was 10, during summer vacation, that my mom took me to the beach for a week straight. The latter half of that week has come to hold a very special place in my memory as a swirling torrent of pain and misery. I have very clear and disturbing memories of being at a playground, and just laying in the mluch running my back on it crying and crying as the itch took me over, slowly covering my body in an indescribable and ungodly pain, slowly but surely changing my innocent, fun loving, 10 year old mind into a mind that longed for the sweet relief of death. The worst part was, everybody thought I was crazy. I found some Gold Bond anti itch cream and I remember clinging to it like a lizard clings to someone who saves them from some standing water. The cream would relieve the itch for a few minutes, nothing more. After that week, I never forgot about the itch, but I never knew what is was either, I never questioned it... Until now. Today is Saturday, and on Monday, in an attempt to be a classic manly man, I mowed my lawn shirtless, that and a bunch of other yardwork. I figured, "eh what the hell, I'll be sunburned for a few days, and I'll have less of a farmers tan in the end, no biggy." Right? Wrong. A few days later the itch came back for me, and it came back hard. Trying to describe the the mind shattering pain of the itch is like trying to count the stars in the sky. So far I've been taking my usual stance when there's something wrong with me: "I don't need your damn ________, I'm not a faggot, my body will take care of itself." This morning I woke up and made the word mistake of my life. I decided to scratch this damn back until I just couldn't feel anything anymore, or until I died. I actually grabbed my trusty back scratcher and just went at it. If you're on this forum, I assume you know how that ended for me. Anyhow, the life altering pain was enough to bring me here searching for answers. My biggest question is this: why out of the eight trillion times I've been sunburned have I only contracted this shoulder STD twice?
Hay guys get antiseptic soothing cream from the chemist trust me rub the oint ment over your body within an hour no more inch do not use if blistering tho .your welcome
Hay guys you need to get antiseptic soothing cream from the chemist apply all over your body in a hour you will have no itch if your blistering dont use .antiseptic soothing cream works 100 % your welcome
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1st time I had this I was crying out in pain from the itching and spasms. I am not a wimp, I've had 5 kids at home and not so much as a panadol to help me or a sound out of me. Get this itchy sunburn bad and it is unbearable. Ive had it once since, much more mild version, but still nasty.
Things that helped me, dont no why:
this one, only when it was at its worst - cold pack from freezer in a pillow case so it wasn't wet, pressed onto different itchiest bits. (mine was my back, so leant against a wall holding the end of the pillowcase)
antihistamine with - allergy itching relif - on box,
staying still,
stayind clam,
not touching it any more than I could help,
water defo made it heaps worse first time, so did any kind of heat.
If it helps first one lasted a day, second couple of hours. I feel for you if you have it, breath...it will go away x
First of all thank you, everyone!
Just reading this blog has taken my mind off the unbearable itchiness. Here are some links I found useful in helping me overcome my irritants.
http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-an-Itchy-Sunburn-(Fair-Skin)
http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-care/c/question/26674/72497/
http://www.healcure.org/sunburn/sunburn-itch/sunburn-itch-relief-extreme-instant-pain-and-home-remedies/
Ultimately I found Witch Hazel and drinking hot chamomile tea helped while I took my mind off it by watching videos and playing games. It did take 30 minutes to subside but in this time you have to not touch your back! it will make it come back with a vengeance!
Totaly agree and would also add that anti histamines are also very effective ! Was going insane ready to rip my skin off about an hour ago almost back to normal now :)
I've had this itch twice now. Once when I was young. Me and my family were in Florida. And I got badly burnt. Days later the itch started. It was the most miserable I've ever been. I didn't know what it was at the time so I scratched it like crazy and made it worse. Next I got into a hot shower. It was so bad after this I was crying. I ended up going to the local emergency room and they gave me a steroid shot. It helped a lot! Now I am in my first year of college and went to the tanning bed because I am about to go to the beach. I layed for too long and got burnt. Now the itch is back and I am trying to study for my finals. Which are tomorrow. I truely hate this itching.
Believe it or not, semen works well to stop the itch.
I AM SO ITCHY IM GOING TO CRY. I went in the sun 2 days ago and got really burnt. Yesterday i was fine at the movies with my girlfriend. She kept poking my burn and laughing. But anyways I'm extremely itch right now as I'm typing this. I have been walking around the house cursing. hahahaha. I put aloe on and it makes it worse. THE BEST THING TO DO IS NOT TO ITCH IT. Do something to take your mind off the itch.
I almost lost my mind due to this. I can confirm, a PAINFUULY hot shower fixed it right away. I had been going loopy for two hours before I finally resigned myself to this unlikely treatment. While it is dreadfully painful due to the sunburn itself, the hotter the better (but really, don't burn yourself). If you can stand the temperature on a healthy part of your skin, you can handle it on the burn. Keep in mind, IT DOES HURT. It takes a while to subside, maybe 15 minutes of rotating the burnt parts of your body through the hot water. I didn't pat dry but instead immediately put on a nylon shirt to keep the moisture on my body. Good Luck!
Holy moly, you all aren't kidding. I was just running around my house screaming from the itchy agony!
I tried Aloe, did nothing
I tried Caladryl lotion, made it worse
I applied a cool cloth, did nothing...
I was reading the comment about the camphor/menthol and remembered I have this ointment that my mom always used to use for chapped skin [it is very similar to Vick's vapor rub] and it has menthol and camphor in it. http://www.amazon.com/Rawleigh-Natural-Medicated-Ointment-Chest/dp/B00MO0DH3Q
I spread that all over my back and now about 5 mins later, the itching has almost completely subsided with a few little remaining twinges, a cooling sensation has begun to spread, and I can sit calmly and type this, which is giant leaps from where I was just a bit ago.
I don't know if you can get it at the drugstore, but if you have something at home with the same ingredients USE IT! Also, maybe just order some to have on hand in case it happens again.
Phewf. That was horrible.
I have found that it helps to run the burn under cool water, gives a bit of relief
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I found the solution to Hell's Itch! If you have an at home TENS unit, apply the stimulation pads to the affected areas and crank it up as high as you can stand it. The itch subsides almost immediately. I was researching this last night, and I think this works because of something called Gate Theory. Apparently, if you can distract your body from pain/itching with something else, the primary source of pain will ease. That's probably an oversimplification, but you get the idea. In any event, if all else fails, try this.
Unbearable itching for weeks tried everything under the sun finally found full relief when I mixed max strength toothache paste with some Cocain I got from my brother and had my wife rub on my back an expensive remedy but so worth it.... Never been one for drugs but coke saved my life haha
I have found the cure. Go to the doctor and get hydrocortisone steroid shot and take Benadryl. My itching was relieved for the most part within an hour or two after getting the shot. I didn't think I could even make it to the doctors office because I couldn't even take it 15 minutes or of the cold shower but I'm so glad I did!! Go get that shot. It'll help!!
Im suffing with sunburn ichy skin I cant bear it no more I feel like im covered in bites its very uncomfortable n embarrassing too the constant scratching urrhhh :( please some one help me
I got bad sunburn the other day and now I cant sleep because of the ichyness its driving me crazy I feel uncomfortable n embarrassing too please help me I feel like I have bites all over me n its sore to touch so you can imagine what it is like when its ichy urrhhh :(
I have found the cure. I have read that peppermint oil works but for me or was all about the steroids. I went to the doctor an and got a steroids shot and was relieved within the hour. However the steroids didn't last. I found myself back it the ER later that night and the doctor told me that I need a steroids pack for a few days plus another steroid shot for immediate relief along with a Benadryl injection and a zyrtec. I slept through the night without a complaint and started my steroid pack the next morning. Haven't had a problem since!! ITS ALL ABOUT THOSE STEROIDS!!! GO GET IT FROM YOUR DOCTOR!!!
Please give me back the pain and make the itching go away. I've done the cordizon trick and the aloe with lidocaine and then intensive lotion and back to aloe with lidocaine and it's finally starting to ease to the point of bearable. I have been sunburnt many times in my life and even worse than this at times but have never had this extreme itch. Only the itch from peeling before. This is the worst itching I have ever had. I'm miserable.
Baking Soda
Baking soda will soothe the burned skin as it is alkaline in nature. It also provides relief from the itch caused by the sunburn blisters. They have antiseptic property and hence prevent the infections of the affected skin. If the blisters are spread on more area, add 1-2 cups of baking soda to your bath water and soak your body with this. If only some areas of the skin are affected you can make a paste of baking soda with water and apply on the blistered areas. If you want to speed up the healing process, you can use a paste of baking soda and vinegar on the blisters before going to bed. Avoid this remedy if you have open sunburn blisters.
Just returned from a family trip to Disneyland. On our off day we went to the beach where I was heavily burned (not the worst I've had, but still a 7/10). Exactly two days later we were back in the Disneyland park when I started the itch. Once it climbed to the "I itch like crazy" phase I went to a first-aid station, described my symptoms, and was given a burn cooling ointment. My wife applied the ointment and IMMEDIATELY my itch got 100 times WORSE. My wife looked at me like I was crazy as a started running around, jumping, and screaming obscenities through my teeth. After about five minutes I looked at her and said I needed to return to the hotel. During my run back to the hotel I passed an Anaheim police cruiser who watched me furiously scratching myself at a crosswalk (pretty sure he thought I was on meth... despite me not being thin enough for a meth addict). Got to the hotel and followed my instinct to have a cold shower. MISTAKE! Toweled off and put on gold-bond anti itch powder. ANOTHER MISTAKE! Ran down to the lobby and jumped in the cold pool. BIGGEST MISTAKE!!! Ran back to the room, took the belt off my pants and began whipping myself hoping the pain would bring relief from the itch. Ran down to the lobby and begged them to call me a cab to take me to the emergency room. Got to the ER and the episode had started to trail off... didn't want to spend the $250 co-pay or explain to an ER doctor that I was there because I was "itchy". Walked three miles back to the hotel, chowed down on 3 diphenhidramine (benadryl) tablets I picked up on the way. Two days have passed and I still itch like crazy, but nothing compared to the "Hell's Itch" I experienced in the park. I wanted to punch someone! I wanted them to punch me! I would have jumped in a pool of urine if I believed it would cure the itch. It was UNBEARABLE.
HELL ON EARTH! I'm 46 and this is the 2nd time for me. Forgot that a shower opens the gates of hell. I knew aloe and cortisone cream wouldn't work so this time I put apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle, sprayed it on and let it drip dry and it worked enough to allow me to catch my breathe. You all know how the itch makes you feel like you're hyperventilating. While I was a bit more calm I read this entire thread and what worked best is Advil (every 4 hours), peppermint oil, a long sleeve fitted shirt and pressure. Someone lightly rubbing your affected areas over your shirt with an open hand is the most soothing thing you could do. The peppermint oil had a high cooling effect that lasted a long while. Almost a very light burn that feels good and takes a way the "sting" of the itch. When my wife tired of lightly rubbing me I did my best to squeeze into my sofa with a blanket to keep all snug. Our AC on high to keep the room cool. It's pretty obvious that different things work for different people. Mostly we have to do something to help ease the pain while we wait it out. In my experience DONT shower for a week after you burn. Take Advil, pep oil, put on a fitted cotton shirt and pressure like a light open hand rub or wedge yourself into the sofa. Do your best to breathe deep and relax. I'm sorry I know that sounds ridiculous. It's hard for me too. But we have to do all we can to make it stop. I'm with you all. The intensity of this torture feels unbearable. Lastly, I'm drinking a ton of water. This doesn't help the itch but it's common sense that water will help repair the skin damage. I know the torture you're in. I survived it once. I'll survive it again. Do what I recommended above and YOU WILL BE FINE until it's healed.
HELL ON EARTH! I'm 46 and this is the 2nd time for me. Forgot that a shower opens the gates of hell. I knew aloe and cortisone cream wouldn't work so this time I put apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle, sprayed it on and let it drip dry and it worked enough to allow me to catch my breathe. You all know how the itch makes you feel like you're hyperventilating. While I was a bit more calm I read this entire thread and what worked best is Advil (every 4 hours), peppermint oil, a long sleeve fitted shirt and pressure. Someone lightly rubbing your affected areas over your shirt with an open hand is the most soothing thing you could do. The peppermint oil had a high cooling effect that lasted a long while. Almost a very light burn that feels good and takes a way the "sting" of the itch. When my wife tired of lightly rubbing me I did my best to squeeze into my sofa with a blanket to keep all snug. Our AC on high to keep the room cool. It's pretty obvious that different things work for different people. Mostly we have to do something to help ease the pain while we wait it out. In my experience DONT shower for a week after you burn. Take Advil, pep oil, put on a fitted cotton shirt and pressure like a light open hand rub or wedge yourself into the sofa. Do your best to breathe deep and relax. I'm sorry I know that sounds ridiculous. It's hard for me too. But we have to do all we can to make it stop. I'm with you all. The intensity of this torture feels unbearable. Lastly, I'm drinking a ton of water. This doesn't help the itch but it's common sense that water will help repair the skin damage. I know the torture you're in. I survived it once. I'll survive it again. Do what I recommended above and YOU WILL BE FINE until it's healed.
UPDATE: SOLARCANE ONLY WORKS FOR 15 MINUTES THEN BACK TO SQUARE ONE.. I GUESS BACK TO THE HOT SHOWERS!! Only thing that Works for me
UPDATE: SOLARCANE ONLY WORKS FOR 15 MINUTES THEN BACK TO SQUARE ONE.. I GUESS BACK TO THE HOT SHOWERS!! Only thing that Works for me
If this helps people im going through this right now.since 8am i wanted to rip my skin off.hot shower.i mean hot scolding hot.push past the 3 to 5 seconds of pain and you will feel a MILLION times better
If this helps people im going through this right now.since 8am i wanted to rip my skin off.hot shower.i mean hot scolding hot.push past the 3 to 5 seconds of pain and you will feel a MILLION times better
I cannot tell you how reassuring it has been to find this thread - or to see that people are still commenting so many years later (although of course I am not glad that you poor, poor people are suffering this). Conclusive evidence that THIS THING NEEDS TO BE MEDICALLY RECOGNISED, or it is only a matter of time before actual murders are committed.
My story of the itch is pretty much identical to most of the above, but I do have one slightly different thing, which I wanted to share, just in case anyone is experiencing something similar, and hasn't thought of this particular cause.
So, the backstory (literally). Got very badly burnt on my back on the last weekend in May. Treated with aftersun, aloe vera etc etc, the pain went away, and the blisters/peeling started. Now, in ordinary circumstances, I would have just left it alone, and everything would probably have been fine. As it was, I had a backless dress to wear to a wedding on the following saturday, and my back made me look like a recent victim of a nuclear attack. My husband decided that he couldn't feasibly let me go to the wedding like that, so....he put me in the shower, and while I sobbed piteously, he loofah-ed off all the peeling skin.
Yep. Now bear that bit in mind.
Obviously this was terrible at the time, but - it sorted the peeling out, the dress looked great, and all was well with the world.
Until the Tuesday. Was sitting at my laptop working, when a small itch began on my back. Itched it, as you do, went back to work.
Itch returned.
Itched again (checked for insect bite, etc etc).
Fast forward 12 hours, two types of cream, and three doses of Piriton later, and I was climbing the walls. The worst thing was no-one believing just how bad it was. As everyone has said above, I would have gladly killed someone, if I had known that would fix it. Failing that, I contemplated just killing myself and having done with it. NOTHING but NOTHING would touch it. And it's not just an itch, is it. It is insanity in physical form, stapled into your skin.
This went on until Friday.
Now here's the slightly different bit (in the next message, as I broke the character limit).
Now here's the slightly different bit. We were at the Isle of Wight from Thursday to Monday, and in the middle of the Friday night in the tent, I woke up screaming, basically. Absolutely frantic, with itch/pain, pain/itch....all the fires of living hell. I had thought it couldn't get worse, but it had just LAUGHED in my face, apparently, and cracked out the really big guns. Never known anything like it. Husband finally started to actually worry - especially when he made me let him look, and saw that my back was covered in weeping sores. At that point, he packed me off to the hospital tent, where I had a total breakdown. The doctors there were INCREDIBLE, and, as it turns out, I had a major staphylococcus infection. Obviously caused by us having scrubbed the skin off, leaving the thin skin underneath vulnerable to everything. This was causing the pain, and, apparently - our old friend, The Itch. They gave me antibiotics and codeine, and I hiccuped off into the festival distance, finally hopeful that something would help.
So what I wanted to say is that if you've had a very bad burn, and especially if you've peeled, there is a chance that you might have a skin infection. This is because the skin underneath the peel is not really ready to be epidermis, and can't keep out the bugs that normally live quite safely on our skin. This would also explain why people get The Itch (capitalising the bastard is the only way to distinguish it from other itches, I think) after the peel, when everything seems to have gone back to normal. Also, you don't have to have the sores to have the infection. I did, because I had scratched them open.
This won't always be the case, of course. A lot of cases of The Itch may well just be the skin 'healing' (if that's healing, I do NOT want to know what it dying is like) - but that is not to say that The Itch is any less bad if you don't have the infection. All you poor souls have my undying sympathy. But it MAY be the answer in some cases. I had to share, just in case I can save one person from the jaws of this endless torture.
The infection has since cleared up.....and the *$%£*^%%@ Itch is still here. Am on a roving cocktail of Benadryl, anti-biotics, diphenhydryamine, moisturisers, and ibuprofen, and I still can't sleep, or work properly. I am told by the cheery doctor just to hang on. Anyone who says that to someone with The Itch needs to be held down in a bath of angry bees and then electrocuted, but no-one else will listen, unfortunately. If someone invents a cure for this, they need ALL THE NOBEL PRIZES.
Take care everyone. xx
p.s. There is a chance that vicks vapour rub helps. Tried it once this morning, and I don't want to say it out loud just yet in case it hears me, but there might be some improvement.....
Skylier Lee, HOW did you get them to give you the steriods??? I've tried two types of steriod cream, and it doesn't touch it. Have heard rumours of this wonderous steroid injection, but short of marching into the local A&E and holding the hold place to ransom, they clearly are not going to do anything else.
I've been LOSING MY MIND with this hell's itch!! I tore apart my bathroom in hopes of finding something that helped. Here's what I found that's provided some relief...
I found a tube of Salonpas deep relieving gel. It has camphor, menthol and methyl salicylate. I slathered it on my burn, covered it with Glad Press n Seal (backwards so sticky is on outside). It has really helped! It makes a big difference if I don't move. It's not 100% but it has now removed the likelihood of me running in circles half-naked in my front yard screeching, arms flailing. My god, this has been horrific!!!!
Excellent ideas! Pure poetry!
Oh man I'm so glad this thread is still going. Sunburns are a way of life for me. I'm 39 and I generally get a few every summer, but this is the first time I've ever had The Itch. Why isn't there more medical info out there?? I haven't read through all 900 posts, but I get the idea that there's no real relief until it's gone. My burn was a little over 2 weeks ago. The peeling is all done, but I still have a tinge of pink on my back. (Of course it has to be in the hardest place to reach!) But even the area that looks totally healed still itches. The Itch has been intense for 2 or 3 days now - hopefully that means I'm close to the end! I found that gold bond makes it worse but unscented Aveeno daily moisturizer doesn't hurt to apply. I got some cortisone 10 gel today -the kind that says sunburn itch on it, and it works for maybe 20 minutes. I went for a walk after the sun went down and immediately after applying the cortisone, and that helped, as long as I didn't move the affected skin at all. Now I'm laying in bed hoping for sleep. If I move, it itches. If I don't, it's bearable. Laying on my back actually helped. Clothes are out of the question though.
But seriously, y'all. How long does this shit last? I'm on my 5th day.
Biked without a shirt, standard sunburn on my back. A little over two days later felt a little itchy. Scratched a bit, felt a little more itchy. Itched the new itchiness, slightly more itchy. Put on lotion, even more itchy, started to panic. Took a shower, felt great, dried off, WAY worse. More aloe and lotion, even worse. Managed to sit still and read this blog for an hour, biting a bedsheet to stop from scratching or making noise. Realized it wasn't as bad after awhile (still awful though).
1. Pound water, makes sense
2. Don't touch it!
3. Don't shower!
4. Sit as still as possible, especially if it's on your back
5. The aloe may have helped in the long-run, but immediately after putting it on it felt 10x worse, not sure
6. The shirt did not help me, wasn't bad but it felt like it was irritating everything a little bit
7. Eat/drink comfort foods and beverages, you're going to be somewhat miserable, at least be partially happy
8. You won't be able to sleep until you get it under control. If you have no obligations in the near future, thank God I didn't, do something mind-numbing you enjoy. I decided on a video game, played Rocket League for 8 hours and went to bed dead-tired at 6am with a very slight itch, and was able to get 6 hours of mediocre sleep.
I'm not over it yet but I'm functional the next day, every now and then I have to stop myself from touching my back.
I'm guessing a humidifier could help with all of this
People i had the mega itch on holiday in majorca.i could have taken my own life it was that unbearable...
What stopped it for for me was a super hot shower just on my back.hurt like hell but stopped the itch.im lucky it only lasted 4hrs and im assuming it was due to the hot water as i never put any cream on or took any meds
Good news! It's the end of day 5 of The Itch and it finally feels like it's going away! For the people out there who are just starting the journey, it seems like mine was slower and less intense than a lot of people's. Mine didn't start until 2 weeks after the burn, and I don't think it was as painful add a lot of others on here. But it seems like it lasted a lot longer. I saw a couple posts that said theirs only lasted a few hours. Regardless, I can personally attest that there seems to be an end in sight. Hang in there! It eventually goes away.
Addition to the last post: it kind of just feels like really dry skin now. Like, if I stretch it, I get that sort of light pins & needless feeling, but nothing compared to what it's been over the last few days.
Ice packs, whiskey, and a air conditioner on the burnt area. Went from brink of tears to relief in 10-15 minutes. Guaranteed.
Pretty old blog and it's dumb to reply but I'll do it anyway. I've gotten a really bad sunburn, because I'm an idiot. I couldn't feel more stupid to think "it's cloudy why should I get a sunburn?!" we live in a time where an Idiot like me could easily find out that ~80% of the UVB light still gets to me (thanks google). Well luckily I have an above average pain tolerance and didn't mind the sundburn pain considering I barely noticed it. The itching is what get's to me .... I'm allergic to lot's of stuff and I can tell you that it is not easy to get me to become crazy over an itch, but the sunburn itch I'm experiencing is so severe I thought about going to the ER ....
This is the 2nd time I have done this to myself in my life. Im currently 31 years old (male) and about 12 years ago I went through this exact unbearably pain. I was rolling around on the floor convulsing whilst screaming and screeching at the top of my lungs. Do not feel ashamed if you are one of those people, you are not alone, this will drive a normal person insane.
What has helped me? Percocet! After freaking out for an hour I decided I couldnt take it anymore and took the pills in a desperate attempt to get high enough that it didnt bother me, and it seemed to actually work. I instantly took two, now please understand im not recommending this for you all, I dont know your tolerances and what will make you sick, but I am merely stating what helped me and you do what you feel you are comfortable with. I am still itchy, but this heaps better than what I was dealing with. The pain is pretty much gone and I am getting this very light manageable itches that I can pretty much ignore.
I dont want to be that guy that suggest popping pain killers to everyone, but it literally worked wonders for me. Best of luck to you all, this is the worst thing ever.
I recently experienced this. For me, the fastest for of relief is PURE PEPPERMINT OIL. One application can last hours, but if you feel the pain coming back apply more. It doesn't work instantly bit after 60 seconds it feels pretty great.
I recently experienced this. For me, the fastest for of relief is PURE PEPPERMINT OIL. One application can last hours, but if you feel the pain coming back apply more. It doesn't work instantly bit after 60 seconds it feels pretty great.
I have to leave a comment of commiseration. I too have been sunburned many times in my life. I'm in California and sunburns are just a normal part of life. Had a really bad one once in Hawaii, went through the pain of a bad sunburn, so I know what that's like.
Went on a trip to Tahoe this past weekend and got a really not-so-bad sunburn. Treated it in all the normal ways. Woke up 48 hours later going, "Wtf? Why am I itchy? OH GOD WHAT IS THIS"
Google "sunburn itch" and this is one of the first things that comes up, still, after all these years.
I can't understand what's different this time, and I wish it wasn't. I want to try the peppermint oil, but I already sent my boyfriend out for Vitamin A & D ointment (diaper rash cream) per this article: http://underscoopfire.com/how-to-survive-post-sunburn-itch/
I also have a "Pinion Sap Salve" I'm using, taking advil, drinking water, and making the best show of disciplined self-restraint I've seen from myself in years (in order to resist the urge to scratch) Books and video games help. Wearing a shirt seems to make it worse, contrary to what I've seen in some of the comments, but that might be because the sunburn is on my chest?
Hoping this is over by tomorrow.
Going through this for the third time! Again on my back, only difference is I'm not nearly as red as I've been before. I've searched other pages, and someone swears by A&D ointment. I'm going to try it as soon as I can get my hands on some. So far I've been putting only aloe and aloe lotion on it.
Thank you for all of this, I'm still going through absolute horror! And am trying all these! Some great tips, for me the peppermint oil was a no no, even after giving it plenty of time to soak, it only intensified things. The thing that is giving me a little less itching is antihistamine, ibuprofen (maybe that's just placebo- I don't know!) And a rag soaked in milk over my back (the affected area), taking vitamin a and d supplements and drinking lots of water in a beg not to be feeling this by tomorrow! I have no idea how long this lasts, but one of the main supports has just been to know other people have felt the same! I am the last person to complain about pain or discomfort, and I've been rhything clawing at things, and feeling utterly pathetic that I'm doing it all just due to an itch! Thank you for all the advice here!
Yeah, the itchiness is almost unbearable. The best thing that I found to do was to put a generous portion of aloe on the itchy area (from me it was my upper back) and lay plastic wrap or cling wrap over it to create a seal or a second layer of skin. It helped to trap and sustain the moisturization of the aloe. It doesn't eliminate the itchiness altogether, but I took benadryl and it knocked me out. After two nights of the aloe treatment, I jumped in the pool. The pool we have is salt water, but it still has chlorine in it. It really helped to cleanse the affected area and the itching pretty much stopped after about two hours of being submerged in the pool.
Hi on a weekend I went to a pool and got my face chest shoulders and back all sunburned and now on day two of recovery Im trying to avoid itching while I type and I have to survive at home alone at least reading the comments on this site has helped and my dad told me this is the second time I got such a bad sunburn only the first time was when I was 3 Im 11 now but going crazy at least I g ot iitwhile at a pool for the f first time and I learned a lot about swimming so I can't complain except the stupid itch
Me again, I'm the psycho who allowed her husband to scrub the peeling skin off the sunburn and got a massive infection (see above). It's a month in now, and the itching still hasn't stopped. I am not joking. But I don't say this to scare everyone into thinking it's going to last that long- there's a very specific reason mine is like it is, and that's what I wanted to alert people to. The reason is, as a result of the burn/scrubbing/infection,I now have extensive nerve damage in that skin all across my back. Chronic neuropathic trauma. This was finally diagnosed after about the fifth sobbing trip to the doctor, when another doctor recognised what was happening. Am now on heavy steriods to control the itch/pain, and a longer term neuropathic analgesic. It's now just about bearable....most of the time.
So, nerve damage. This can cause this intense, insanity-inducing itch. Once the nerves are damaged, say, for example, after a bad burn, they can start to misfire. And the brain, apparently, does not know how to process intense itch. Doc was telling me that when they've watched brains experiencing pain, they can see the relevant parts light up. When the brain is experiencing itch, almost nothing lights up except some involuntary motor neurone responses. This is why you have the convulsive need to itch-the brain literally can't do ANYTHING else about it, other than try and trigger your body into attacking it. So, the doctor was saying, chronic itch can actually sometimes be worse than chronic pain, because the brain gets so distressed not being able to handle what the nerves are telling it.
Now, I have this because of the three seperate causes, and it'll take a few months to repair completely (God I hope it repairs completely...) But I honestly think that in everyone's case, it's likely that this type of terrible, deep, madness itch is caused by the burnt nerve endings misfiring. It's why it's so utterly utterly terrible. Fortunately, in most cases it didn't last long! But I just wanted to share the info with everyone, just in case it helps you understand what's happening...or indeed gives you an actual medical reason that you can scream at your wife /husband/girlfriend/parents etc, as to why you are climbing the bloody walls. It's because your brain is absolutely desperate.
There have been cases of people having actual psychotic breaks while experiencing terrible itch. People have turned up to A&E with a handful of soil, or a cushion....convinced that this is the cause. Others have become convinced that they're being attacked from the inside. So, you all have every right to be totally melting down. Just look after yourselves, and TRY not to itch it. The nerve endings don't like that, whatever the cause.
Peace out, my fellow itch warriors.
Both my sons suffered from this itch Ive never seen them react to anything like this I was ready to take them to the ER . But found the perfect remedy. 100 % pure peppermint oil found at health food stores. Make sure you use gloves when appling or your fingers will have that cool burn feeling also . I used cotton balls and my hand Works in seconds Fast sweet relief
Wow this a really old post, but going through this ITCH is insane! The best and craziest thing that worked for me and took the itch completely away was a HOT bath. I know, I know the pain, but once you get in and the itch melts away like butter. Nothing feels better and the sunburn pain seems to subside. I'm at work right now otherwise I would be in that bath tub with a glass of scotch.. ;) All doctors would tell you not to do this but it has worked for me for the past 3 severe sunburns and I don't care just as long as I don't itch anymore!! Cheers!
This is driving me absolutely insane. I've been burnt before but have never had this itch. I cannot even begin to descibe the agony I'm going through.
I Use Massage Oil because those are so natural and here has no bad effects:
http://www.madefromearth.com/three-reasons-use-moisturizer
id rather have athletes foot on my balls then this!! i put on sum aquaphore and took 2 benedrill and 1 antiinflamatory, this seems like literally the only thing that helped even a little bit, and i drank lots of water!!! i was at wild waves for 7 hours straight without sunscreen becuse i forgot mine! never again!
Thank goodness for this thread.
Only relief I was able to get was from narcotics such as morphine, codeine, percocet or anything else of that nature.
just have to put up with the pain and itch.
hard to tell you there is a cure...best i can offer is you look for a way to kill about 8 hours while waiting for the worst of the pain itch to go away.
Best way to describe the pain. As if someone is sticking needles into a poison ivy itch . You need to scratch, but it only makes it worse...and if you stop ...after you scratch ...it is Gascony ....
similar to the agony of when you take your burnt finger away from a cold water tap.
You no need tension about sun since just use this lotion and protect your body.
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Well its good to know that im not alone in this. I was experiencing this horrendous itch last night. I have had it before n the only thing I could do was take benadryl to relieve the itch and it wrkd for a little wile. So last night took some benadryl and used some anti itch spray (not sure if that even helped) but eventually got the itchy to stop n was able to get some sleep in my recliner. Sittn and reading everyones post definitely seemed to help take my mind off of the itch n help me to relax.today i still have a little bit of an itch but nothing near like was I was going thro yesterday. The really bad itch seemed to last about 16 hrs for me anyway.this will be a lesson for me as to make sure i have sun block on from now on so i can avoid this happening again.
Its 11.25pm on a Monday night. I got sun burnt on my back on Saturday afternoon. Its been stringing and I have to sleep on my front. I've been at work since 2pm til 10pm. I could feel the burn but nothing I hadnt felt before. When I got home I got my mother to put some more after sun on me. Within 2 min the itch kicked in. Jesus bloody christ! My body was popping. Its like I had no control. I tried laying down on it. Cold shower. E45 cream. Sat outside on a metal chair in just shorts. I got the back scratcher out and tried to fight thru the sunburn pain to get to the itch. I've been taking ibuprofen since Saturday to help. The itch is still here now but not as bad. I told.2 more ibuprofen so maybe that has helped. But 30 min ago I would have kicked a nun to death if it meant for this itch to go away. I will be going to the shop tomorrow for aloe vera in hope this works.
I'm just really happy I'm not losing my mind and this itch is a real thing. My mother thinks i'm being a drama queen.
For some reason, the itch only starts at night when I have to work in the morning. Last night it started as soon as I went to bed. I thought I would try to tough it out, as this has happened before. I ended up sleeping for an hour after about 1:00 a.m. Short lived to say the least. After getting up, so I didn't wake my wife, I paced the floors for a couple of hours. I dug through the medicine cabinet, I found a can of dermaplast. Its supposed to relieve sunburn itch. It didn't touch it. I googled it and found this site and found someone who said try something with lidcaine. I remembered my wife had been prescribed a mouthwash for strep throat. It was a mixture of lidocaine 2%, benedryl, and mylanta. It was supposed to be used orally, but I was desperate. I covered by back as best I could (I'm not as flexible as I used to be) and low and behold, it took 95% of itch away and lasted for hours. Special thanks to the person that started this forum.
Nothing works and I'm in hell. Currently rocking back and forth on my bed witch helps when your mind is not on the itching. I guess I'm planing to spend all night here until I finally pass out from exhaustion. :P But when you said about day three when it started up it was strange because I'm currently on day 3 as well and am going I said as I right this :/
Hour three of Hell's Itch and it seems a scorching hot shower combined with ibuprofen and a lot of A&D lotion is dropping it down to bearable levels. Hope this is gone soon.
It's been 3 days since the burn and I just stepped out of the shower when the dreaded itch started. I tried lightly running the back of a fork over the area to no avail, next I tried layering on refrigerated aloe gel also to have no affect. I got so desperate, I dampened a paper towel, put it on my chest(where it was itching), grabbed 2 ice packs and ran them over my chest/held them in place until it either started to hurt from how cold it was, or I couldn't feel anything at all. This seems to be a good temporary solution while you wait for pain relievers to kick in as well as have someone return from the store with a better product. I iced my chest for about 15 minutes and it's still feeling numb as I type this out. Hopefully this will take the panic out of the situation for others as well as it helped me.
I finally got off a day of work and decided to spend some time at the beach with my family. Notably, I was only exposed more or less about 30 min. I went with a beach tent (50 spf), a shirt, and towels to wrap up in. I still got a serious burn with blisters and all. Three days later (Yesterday Morning), out of the blue, my stomach area started itching like no other. It was like taking 1000 bee stings at one time...deep and painful...breathtaking horrible. Since my skin is super-white, I have been through this before...several times over the years. I learned about Aquaphor by Eucerin for tattoo after-care about ten years ago. I have never had anything better to stop Hell's Itch. I put Aquaphor on this time too. At first, the itch intensified BUT within 30 or so minutes, the itch began to fade to near nothing within an hour. For good measure, I put on another coating of Aquaphor near bed time. No itch. I slept all night. After my shower today, I put on Eucerin Lotion, non-scented for dry skin, like some tattoo artists recommend...so far so good...no more Hell's Itch. I sure hope this helps someone who suffers from this affliction...I sure do know the pure hell you are going through. I keep Aquaphor and Eucerin lotion, both, in stock for these times of torture. Good luck!
Went through this hell you have all been describing about 6 years ago in California. I was visiting and fell asleep on the beach... Yeah, what a moron, right? I had applied sunscreen but I think it had all washed off in the ocean and I never applied a second coat. The first few days were normal itch, but then the third day rolled around... the day I was to leave to go back home! An 8 hour drive.
Luckily for me, I was not the one who had to drive, or I wouldn't have made it home. The itch started suddenly and painfully. Unlike anything I have ever experienced. Like Satan was stabbing my back over and over again with his pitchfork... Didn't have much to help on the car ride except for the wet towel trick and I just wanted to die. It was the longest ride of my life. Once we got home I made the mistake of getting in the shower and it was terrible! Spent the rest of the day and night in pure agony. The next day the itching started to abate and by the next day was gone. Worst thing I have ever experienced though.. If they turned the Hell's Itch into a form of torture we wouldve caught Sadam many years earlier.
Ever since this time I have tried to be very careful with the sun. Just yesterday, for a work party, my team had a pool party. I applied once.. but again, like a moron forgot to apply a second time. My burn just hurts right now but I'm very afraid that the itch will return with a vengeance and again embrace me. I feel like Marshall, in that episode of How I Met Your Mother, when he eats some bad soup after Lily does. Lily ate hers hours before and got super sick.. so Marshall knows it's only a matter of time before his turn comes. I'm really afraid it's my turn again, Carpe diem all.. until the return of Hell's itch!
I've taken notes from previous comments. I'm going to try something. There has to be at least something that helps. I swear..
It kiiiiiind of itched last night before bed, but I woke up sometime in the middle of the night and just had to keep rolling back and forth to scratch my back. Scratch it without actually scratching it. Couldn't sleep so I finally just got up instead. Morning routine. Coffee. Book. Life. Went for a run. (the reading and running kind of take your mind off of it, but we all know that its willpower keeping you from destroying everything.)
Get back from the run, and take a cold shower because you're getting ready for work. Not even 5 minutes out of the shower and I'm scrambling to get some kind of lotion onto my back. Anything!! Aloe with lidocain, and nothing happened. So I just added more lotion on top of that. Tried to be patient and let it sink in, but nothing really helped.
Hahaha. I was wearing a bathrobe, and had taken the string you tie it with? And had started rubbing that across my back to try and scratch it.. All other comments are right though. The more you scratch it, the worse it gets. It got so bad I was just laying on the floor crying. Pulled my knees to my chest and just rocked back and forth so the carpet would still keep scratching my back.. hahahaha. It was then that I finally started searching for remedies. I'm at work now, and having to do other things distracts your mind, as well as loose fitting clothing. But holy shit.. I've never been more uncomfortable in my entire life.
Same I am up at 4:00am but the best thing to to is sit up on a pillow and watch tv or do something that will distract you from it and before you to that take a nice cold shower �� DO NOT ITCH...it will be painful
Holy Crap, I have been sunburned more times than I can count and never have I had this happen before!! This is awful! The itch is unbearable! I read on another site that A+D ointment helps so I drove over to the only store open 24 hours which is Albertsons at 1 am to get some. Thank god it does relieve a lot of the itch. The store clerk asked if I had a baby with diaper rash at home, I lied and said yes because I thought he would think I was crazy. I don't even have a kid. But multiple layers of A+D ointment really seems to help guys and gals!
The first time this happened to me I was screaming crying and throwing myself around like a baby. Not even kidding I had no idea what to do I showered I tried powder I tried anything and got nothing. Eventually hours later I got my hands on hydrocortisone which of course helped. Fast forward 5 years and I still get sun poisoning almost every year no matter what. So I feel as tho I am master of sunburn itch...take my advice:
Hydrocortisone is a steroid eventually after continued use your body will not react to it anymore as you'll need a stronger dosage. When I found this out the vey hard way I did not know what to do I was in Puerto Rico severely burned and out of options. I made it to a convenience store that had one knock off brand of first aid itch cream and I had to take it. As soon as it was applied it was literally heaven on earth. There was some kind of mint cooling agent in this freakin cream that caused me to go back and by the rest of the ones they had. And it worked immediately sight on scene stopped the itching in its tracks. Naturally I cannot find it in the states so I use it sparingly BUT I have found that itch x works well too it doesn't work instantly but give it a few minutes and it deff works. ALSO- NO HOT OR COLD SHOWERS PEOPLE!! Luke warm only!!! You'll thank me later! Good luck all fellow HELLS ITCH SURVIVORS!
My girlfriend and I both experienced this after using (apparently) the wrong after-sun treatment. It was one with propylene glycol to help cool the skin, but I believe it dried it out too much. My girlfriend got it several weeks ago, and did some research, but it took her two weeks to stop itching entirely. When I got it this morning, it was right after my shower before work, and I quickly devolved to pitiful twitching and applying an ice pack to the itch spots. I told my girlfriend, and she quickly ran to the drug store. She came back with two things, Vick's Vaporub, and pure peppermint oil. She first tried the Vick's, but it did absolutely nothing (Oh well, it was worth a shot). She then poured the peppermint oil all over my back, rubbing it in with a cotton swab, enough so that it was practically dripping off of me. At first it didn't seem to do anything except sting our eyes, but after five minutes, I felt the first bit of cold feeling. It slowly grew, and my back finally turned into a giant swath of burning cold that, while uncomfortable, drowned out the terrible Itch, and was a welcome relief. I was able to finish getting ready for work, though I was shaky and terrified that it would return, especially at work, which is in customer service. However, even when the oil effects dissipated, the Itch did not return, though I am not looking forward to my shower tomorrow. I think the oil overloads the nerves that are firing, stopping them from transmitting the itch signal. Although my house now has a distinct peppermint odor throughout, and I smelled like a york mint at work, it is much preferred to the suicide-inducing Itch. I know I am lucky, and only got a mild case, but even that is more than enough, as you all know. I hope this helps those for whom the other methods do not work, or do not have time for them.
GOOD LUCK TO US ALL!
Been a while since the last comments here, but medical science hasn't really come up with anything different. A damp towel topped with ice + water bags on my back after slathering on 3 big leaves worth of raw aloe vera and a near fatal dose of advil seemed to work enough for me to get some healing sleep 4 days after doing the damage. My wife initially found it amusing after I woke her up at 2:00 AM looking for relief, but when I looked her straight in the eye and told her I was going to hang myself in the backyard because it was quieter and less messy than the .357, then showed her the rope it became somewhat less funny. In Houston, Texas drink tons of water, a cold shower, air dry outside in the shade and a cool cotton t-shirt and I'm as ready as I can get to face the world.
This is truly the most miserable thing in the world. If you want THE TRUTH out of someone do this to them, let it heal up over time with no relief and offer to do it to them again. They'll sing like a bird!
I've been dealing with sunburn itch since I was a child. I would say it is probably one of the worst things I have ever experienced. A lot of people say, "Oh you're skin is just dry from the sunburn you need to moisturize!." Oh, it is so much more than just dry skin. It is a deep, tingly, itch that makes you twitch and lose your mind. Once the itching stops you feel like you've just been through some kind of battle. No matter how annoying or inconvenient it is to put on sunscreen I try to remember to wear it when I'm going to be outside in the sun for any length of time. Well... I went to a football game in the afternoon a couple days ago. Never even thought about getting a sunburn. The sun beat down on me for so long and now my arms and chest are terribly burned. One thing I try to do when getting burned is keep some kind of aloe lotion/gel on and keep Benadryl or some kind of antihistamine in my system until I think it's safe to quit. I feel like keeping the Benadryl in my system for a few days helps to stop (or numb) the itching before it starts. Also, scratching only seems to make things worse. So sometimes no matter how bad I want to scratch, I try to keep from doing it because I know the outcome will be an unbearable scratch. I know keeping Benadryl in your system is going to make you sleepy, but for me I would much rather be sleepy than deal with the sunburn itch!
Reposting this:
Ive been through this a few times now - currently taking my forth walk around that block, and I think Ive finally managed to find a way to make it bearable.
1. When you first notice you're burnt (way before the itch sets in), go out and buy an aloe leaf - the store bought packaged stuff does not even come close; full of chemicals, lotions and alcohols that only serve to irritate the skin. If you cant get a leaf immediately, over the counter Aloe Vera is better than nothing, but I found once the itch sets in, it only makes it worse - if you're itching, use the aloe leaf or nothing at all. Maybe a holistic lotion (no perfumes) if you trust it; but try it on a small spot on your skin first and wait over 30 seconds to see how you react. One note however, like anything wet on the skin, the Aloe plant will cause a bit of itchy irritation, but just grit and bear it for the few minutes it takes to dry.
2. Treat with ibuprofen once you see you have a burn, and I started taking preemptive benadryl at night. It could be overkill, but I think if you can minimize any inflammation from the get-go, you'll be better off. Benadryl was just in the event an itch set in over night (seems to be when it kicks in)
3. Cover the itchy skin with a shirt and DO NOT TOUCH IT. Air seems to irritate the itch more. As far as showers go, I just stood in a lukewarm shower, but used a washcloth to soak up water, then squeezed it out so there weren't any water pellets hitting me. No soap anywhere near the burn, and tried to make it quick, and dry off (pat dry) quickly!
4. MOST IMPORTANT: DO NOT SCRATCH ANYTHING! It is awful feeling like someone is tickling you all day (I know this is not doing the itch justice), or like you have a bug incessantly nipping at you. Everything tells you to scratch it..DONT. If you resist the urge to scratch, it will go away. It will come back again, but it will go away again too. If I couldn't resist, I'd just put my hand over the spot and let the pressure relieve it slightly. What makes the itch horrifying is the feeling after you scratch - the overwhelming panic that sets in. My first time with this, I remember crying and yelping over my freezer in a state of panic because I couldn't find an ice pack. That said, my second time around, ice packs really helped; but I think they may be unnecessary. Just knowing I had them (you want more than one so you can alternate) provided a minor solace.
5. Drink loads of water
My overall recipe: Treat yourself before the itch sets in (for repeat offenders) --- Aloe leaf from a grocery store (try to apply regularly, no need to go overboard), ----- constant flow of ibuprofen and benadryl - especially at night (within healthy limits), ----- keeping itchy skin covered (clothing tags are terribly irritating, so avoid that), ----- and NOT TOUCHING THE ITCH EVER! If you do itch it, you'll have to deal with the thirty-fold inflamed itch that comes after. Just be strong enough not to scratch that too.
Hope this helps someone!
Thanks for the post. Glad this was around, i am glad i could put a name - and a remedy - to the pain. Peppermint oil, panadol and patience works. Can confrim like others Aloe and moisturizes are not a solution.
Add some lavender oil to the aloe vera gel. Stops the burning and itching better anything. Lavender oil is the best thing for burns of any kind, including blisters from rubbing in shoes. Try it, you'll be amazed.
Sunburn is a very common condition among all. In my condition I have used so many oral and topical medicines but none of them worked. Actually it is quite embarrassing moment when your skin tone is looking different from some parts of your body. Then my mom suggested me to use sunburn home remedy , trust me guys it was the best treatment. Now my skin is looking far better than before.
I got burnt somehow sitting in the shade three days ago and last night the itch began. I thought it was a chemical burn from mixing too many relief sprays and creams at once, so I rinsed off and holy hell it got worse after that. I tried an ice pack, the freezing cold took my mind off the itch. After reading many of the comments, I sent the hubs out for calamine lotion and Benadryl. Caladryl is actually what he picked up and wow it has helped quite a lot. I still feel tingling and mild itching, but it was enough to get me through to a visit to urgent care where I got prescriptions for two narcotic pain relievers and hydroxyzine for the itching. Thanks to all who posted comments, I felt less crazy after reading your stories!
So...I am no stranger to this ready to put myself out of my misery, God awful, all I can do is lay in the fetal position and cry and cry, feels like bugs are crawling all over me itchy hell. Worked in the garden on Sunday...thought I was good because I was only outside for about an hour...wore a tank top to try and even up my arms from my NC farmers tan cause we are going to Mexico next month....HUGE MISTAKE. Burnt from my farms tan up across my chest and back. Went as long as I could without a shower because I have learned in the past that it starts after the shower...but couldn't stand it no more...had to get one and today...the itching began. Took a benedryl and some Tylenol this morning and it went away. I was able to get some work done...but on the way home it started again...and with a vengeance. I have cried to God and Jesus and all his disciples this afternoon, curled up on the bed, looking like a addict in withdrawal. I called my husband crying...when I told him it was because I was itching he just laughed. He got burned to so I hope this doesn't happen to him...but if it did I would be ok with that too...just so he would know what I am going through. Finally got another benedryl in my system so it is not so bad...just comes in twinges now. I should know better...this is the 4th time in my life I have had the itch...I pray that it will be the last.
Benedryl and no shower....that's the key....that I've found so far...NOTHING ELSE WORKS.
I will just stink and look like a hobo from now on.
Omg I thought I was going crazy... being 30 with fair skin I've had my fair share of sun burns.... even burns worse than this I have no clue y this is so different. It feels like fire ants are trying to escape my body by nawwing through my skin. I'm on day 4 of this burn and have yet to find n e thing that works long than 15 mins and at my wits end. I've seriously contemplated going to ER numerous times but I highly doubt they can do anything. I've begged my husband to just knock me out but he won't. Showers burning hot and cold, calamine ,burn ,spray, mass amounts of aloe nothing is helping someone plz tell me that this will end soon��
I used warm water 4 ibuprofen and two benadryls I also stop moving my back and itch seemed to become less
Not sure if anyone still looks at this blog in 2017, but I will still share what worked for me:
1. Drink Water
2. Wrap wet towel around sunburn and apply pressure
3. Take Ibuprofen
4. Prepare to not sleep
5. Stay sane
This really is hell, but there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Right? I've been dealing with this for 11 hours and it is a lot better. Good luck to all!
It really is terrible, I used moisturizing poison ivy cream (only thing I could find in the house) and I am sitting with cold packs between me and a shirt. I assume I should continue to apply moisturizer along with the cold packs to keep from drying out.
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wont bore you with the details but I came here looking for answers and i have to say that putting a loose cotton T-shirt back on made a huge difference for me.
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