What's the best way to keep a sunburn from peeling?!
Question:
What's the best way to keep a sunburn from peeling?
Answers:
Through out my life I have found two things that help from peeling.
One is to not use any soap on the burned area. Wash your hair under a faucet until it is about 3 or 4 days past healing so you don't get soap on your back or front (whichever side is burned). Just use soap where you need to or swim to get clean without any soap at all in non-chlorinated water.
The other is to pat dry and use a nice oil to keep your skin supple. Almond oil or coconut oil work well. Coconut is healing and lasts a long time as far as it's moisturizing functionality. Once a day after shower/bath works well.
If the burn is deep, it will peel eventually which is like a scab coming off. Peeling will allow the fresh skin to acclimate to the light and air and become less sensitive to touch.
Try to keep from further sun exposure while your skin is healing or cover up when you go outside again with long sleeves and a wide brimmed hat or one with a visor. Allow about a week to heal all the way, even if the burn is gone and peeling has begun. The longer it is between the burn and the peel, the more damage has occurred.
Take it easy and be smart. Get yourself a good rated sun block and use it. Otherwise you will be well wrinkled before you are 50. And if you are a lady, it is true that wrinkles are God's makeup, but why increase their likelihood by excessive sun exposure.
A side note these three things that make for funky skin appearance in addition to sun exposure:
1. smoking
2. drinking alcohol and caffeine
3. lack of rest
Be well.