How can I heal from a sunburn?
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Went for a 10 mile hike got sunburned, it stung and now is peeling. I’ve been taking niacinamide (250mg) and aspirin (160mg) and doing NIR + red light. Is there anything else to help the dna repair process and healing phase thag I can do? I don’t want to be wrinkly by 30
UPDATE :
Topical aspiring application with water stopped most of the peeling immediately. Still dont know about dna damage but my shoulder is mostly good. -
You're already doing all the right things, especially red light is helpful. If you have some Vitamin E oil at hand, you could use that on the skin, mixed with some Aloe Vera gel.
It sucks, but it happened. I wouldn't worry too much about it if I was you. A one-time sunburn, even a heavy one, won't cause much premature skin aging, especially since you are now doing the right stuff to ease to damage.
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@Luke thank you! I’m also wondering if lanolin is good?
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If/when it's me again I'd alternate topical ascorbic acid and tocopherols. Carefully.
The concentration/ph of ascorbic acid in line with info here.
https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/health-disease/skin-health/vitamin-C
Tocopherols I'd probably mix in coconut oil. Not sure about concentration for that.
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@ThinPicking Wouldn't topical aspirin be just as good as topical ascorbic acid for sunburn, if not better?
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Probably. Maybe. Your advisory as good or better than mine.
It would certainly hurt less. Topical ascorbic acid in the proper concentration/ph range for absorption on a sunburn could hurt... a bit.
@CarbCarbCarbs - that suggestion from me's not exhaustive! Read on.
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@ThinPicking thank you! I’m also wondering about permanent DNA damage from sunburns. Besides aspirin niacinamide are there any other things which support DNA repair?
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@CarbCarbCarbs
This thread might be interesting to you: https://bioenergetic.forum/topic/3777/the-combination-of-topical-green-tea-extract-and-red-light?_=1752387561492 -
@Milk-Destroyer made topical aspirin with agave , water and bayers aspirin peeling stopped immediately
it’s not even systemic I believe cause it’s just water -
Make your own solban?
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@heyman I could but I don’t have ethanol lying around so I just used water
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Sugar, sugar, and more sugar. Maybe a B complex for good measure.
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@oven Be careful with aspirin once sunburned. It can be useful when taken prior to sun exposure to make you slightly less prone to burning, but afterwards hypoglycemia becomes a serious consideration. Try listening to your cravings when burnt instead of following a protocol.
