How to deal with redness on the face after sun exposure

Sunlight is composed of a variety of different color spectra of light, among which the ultraviolet rays are the most harmful to human skin and are also the main factor causing human skin to darken. Many people spend too much time in the sun and find that their skin becomes red and peels. This means that people's skin has been severely damaged. So how should we deal with redness on our face after sun exposure?

1. Redness, itching, and peeling

When these phenomena occur, it means that the skin's tolerance has reached its limit. First, you should get out of the sun environment as soon as possible and cleanse your face with cool water to calm down. The skin that has become dry due to sunburn has a reduced ability to retain moisture on its own. It is not enough to just use lotion. Further moisturizing work must be done to improve the skin's ability to retain moisture while also improving the dryness of the skin.

If peeling occurs after sun exposure, do not wipe off the dead skin that is exposed to the sun. Keep your face moisturized and apply a fragrance-free lotion to dissolve the dry dead skin and reduce the roughness and scaly condition of the epidermis.

2. If your skin becomes red or stinging after sun exposure, do not use any cosmetics.

This means your skin is close to being sunburned. Do not use any cosmetics at this time. Try to wait for the skin to cool down naturally. Then apply gauze dipped in ice water to your face, allowing the skin to calm down and return to normal naturally. If peeling or rash occurs, do not apply any cosmetics and seek medical attention immediately.

3. Aloe vera: Apply the juice in the aloe vera on the sunburned skin and let the juice dry naturally.

In addition to helping injured skin heal faster and preventing peeling, applying aloe vera juice can also immediately reduce heat and provide cooling effect when the skin is burning and painful due to sunburn.

4. Apply skin care cream:

If it is only a minor sunburn, you can use a more moisturizing night cream or skin care cream to apply to the painful area; if it is a severe sunburn with blisters, it is best to see a doctor to prevent other skin infections.

5. Avoid wearing makeup:

After being sunburned, women should not put on makeup for the sake of beauty, because the skin is already inflamed at this time. Applying cosmetics will further irritate it, aggravate the condition, and slow down the recovery process.

6. Let the dead skin fall off naturally:

If the surface of your skin starts to fall off, don't tear it off slowly because you feel itchy. Let the dead skin fall off naturally. Because skin peeling means that new skin has begun to grow. If the new skin has not fully grown, pulling off the dead skin with your hands will expose the ungrown delicate skin to air and sunlight too early, which will cause dark spots to form on the new skin.