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Mrs Muggleton

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11-05-08 19:32

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I've been wearing Hattie's factor 50 today, but there must've been a small patch on the back of my shoulders that I didn;t get too, as it is badly sunburnt and has a few blisters

I've covered it in sudocrem, but its now starting to ache and sting.

Any advise? (other than the obvious telling off!) :blush

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11-05-08 19:54

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I know how you feel Muggs, being a red head I have suffered from sunburn many times. You have my sympathy.

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11-05-08 20:17

Stick some natural yoghurt on it, that's what a Greek chap recommended my ex husband use when he had the lobster look on holiday there.

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11-05-08 20:36

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... or if you have an Aloe Vera plant cut off a bit, peel back the skin (its not yours) and rub it on the affected part.

Laura Penstemon

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11-05-08 22:49

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Well from someone else who should also know better all I can say is baby lotion and aloe vera ...at least I know I will go brown tomorrow

bye

Pens

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12-05-08 09:42

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thanks guys, yep definitely brown here Pens

and very freckly! The sudocrem has really worked well, and I've got the factor 50 on again today.
The problem is I just can't bear to stay inside!

I've only ever blistered once before and that was whilst in Corfu about 15 years ago. Very sore

Laura Penstemon

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12-05-08 23:10

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Well I covered up the shoulders today too sore, but tomorrow I have factor 15 ready. I have had sunstroke before and it isn't pleasant

but I am vain enough to want to be very very brown

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12-05-08 23:17

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Hiya, you can take paracetamol for the pain which never occurs to you at the time. I can safely say that I never burn now, for the same reason that peeps who can't swim never drown, because the don't go near water

I know I only have to look at the sun to burn, fed up to the back teeth with the weather yesterday, I was, far too hot, longed for a good frost. Anyway, back to the point

OH asked me tonight if I wanted the sun cream at the lottie, there was only a very small "v" neck showing

I know you know and don't need telling, but team a vest top with a see through top with long sleeves

add a scarf for you neck, then you don't need sun cream

Mrs Muggleton

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13-05-08 11:14

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lol Linda, you poor thing! Its very genteel not to want a tan.

"but team a vest top with a see through top with long sleeves add a scarf for you neck, then you don't need sun cream " - I couldn't BEAR to wear that much clothing on a hot day!!!

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13-05-08 13:54

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Orrrrrrrrr Muggs how your little paw pawwwwwwwww, when we use to burn our selfs in the kitchen the head chef would make us hold the burnt part over the stove which he said brings the burn out I think it work cause we never did it a second time cause the first time was bad enough

CWM

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13-05-08 17:53

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it's fine now thank you cwm. Don't like the sound of that chef one little bit!

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14-05-08 00:31

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Scissors always burns once a year. Her lower back as she forgets to cream that bit. Did it this weekend. Like Linda she's pale and interesting.

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15-05-08 19:18

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Pale and interesting

I like that. Its not so much that I don't want a tan, I just don't go brown, I can do lobster red if that helps

with freckles

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16-05-08 11:49

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I'm using sudocrem at the moment

. I never used to burn. Must be my skin aging

Mrs Muggleton

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16-05-08 13:11

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Ooooh Kitty hope its not too sore.
I'm starting to peel now and boy does it itch!!!

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20-05-08 09:46

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Sympathies to all you burners from another one. I've given up the sun-cream (too many secondary problems with it) in favour of staying out of the sun.

Just in case you're interested, there is a clothing manufacturer in the UK that gives you a sun-protection rating on many of its items: Rohan. They do mail order, and their clothes last for ever.

Here's a women's long-sleeved shirt with high UPF protection.

Many of the fabrics are very high-tech, by the way - designed to keep you cool, warm, dry, whatever, and to be washable and quick-drying. Ideal stuff for gardeners as well as travellers, if you think about it.

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20-05-08 23:30

The best thing you can do to stop sunburn is wear a broad brimmed HAT. Thats what we do in good old OZ. It works.

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21-05-08 00:28

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Ah yes, I used to wear sunhats. Loved them. Unfortunately in the island in summer there's usually something from a still breeze to a gale blowing, which means that if I can manage to anchor a wide-brimmed hat on my head there's a danger of my taking off.

There's no problem here - I just wait until the sun's gone over the house and garden in the shade.

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21-05-08 01:17

What you do is get one with a under the chin strap thingy.....like a cowboy hat. That's what we use here...Perth is the third windiest city in the world. They don't have to look 'daggy' if you get the right hat...mind you, who cares anyway if it stops the sunburn

.....hmmmm don't know about this one though

Edited to say. A hat will also make you feel much much cooler, which is a bonus.

Last Edited By: Allyson 21-05-08 01:21. Edited 1 time.

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27-05-08 20:29

I'm afraid if I wore one of those hats I'll look like Crocodile Dundee Ally! Or worse still a bad imitation of Chips Rafferty

Ray ...

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28-05-08 08:32

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I always wear a hat at the lottie in the sun, and always when I'm on holiday ... just don't think about it when I'm walking around or just sitting in the garden!

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