JUST MINUTES UNDER THE SUN CAN QUICKLY TURN INTO DAYS OF REGRET. I CAN FEEL MY SKIN ARTS TO STRONGER IN THE MIDDLE SUMMER. EVERYBODY HAS TO BE AWARE. SUNBURNS CAN LEAVE. YOU READ AND IN NEED OF RELIEF AND NOT ALL REMEDIES YOU SEE TO PREVENT OR EVEN HEAL FROM A BURN ARE SAFE OR EFFECTIVE. THAT’S WHY IN TONIGHT’S COVER STORY, ONLY SARAH MANKIEWI IS FINDING OUT HOW YOU AND YOUR SKIN CAN STAY COOL. >> WHEN THE SUN GETS HOT. >> THE FLORIDA SUN IS BRUTAL RIGHT NOW. I FEEL LIKE THE WITCH THE WIZARD OF OZ THE HARSH RAYS CAN LEAVE YOU WITH THE BURN INSTEAD OF A GLOWING >> WE’RE STAYING SO IT HURTS BURNS, NOT GOOD. SO I >> LEARNED THROUGH THE YEARS MOST PEOPLE WE TALKED TO IN FORT MYERS BEACH, WE’RE DITCHING THE TRENDING 10 IN LATHERING UP WITH SUNSCREEN AND USING SOME HIGH SUNSCREEN. 70. >> EVERYWHERE. BECAUSE THE SUN IS SO STRONG JUST ANY TIME I START TO SEE ANY HINT OF PINK. I JUST WENT ON AND ACTUALLY INFER BASI KNOWS HOW HARMFUL THE SUN CAN ACTUALLY A CANCER SURVIVOR AND I HAD RADIATION. SO ‘S REALLY EVEN NOT MORE IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU PUT IT SENSITIVE AREAS. SHE’S DOING EVERYTHING SHE CAN TO KEEP YOUR SKIN SAFE. KOREA QUITE AS MUCH YOU CAN. >> APPLYING YOUR SUNSCREEN AND DOING ALL THOSE THINGS IS GREAT. WHAT IF YOU DO HAPPEN TO GET A SUNBURN, YOU HAVE TO KNOW HOW TO TREAT IT. WHAT I DO SEE TRENDING IS THAT I WILL NOTICE HER LOOKING HER PHONE AND GOING THE U Z IS THE TENOR, THE UV U.S. 11, LIKE THEY’RE READING ESE UV RATINGS AND INSTEAD OF TAKING IT AS A CAUTIONARY WARNING AND AVOIDING THE SUN AND PUTTING SUNSCREEN INSTEAD, SHE WANTS RUN OUTSIDE AND LAY IN THE SUN. A LICENSED ESTHETICIAN. EMILY TAKE ISIS FOLLOWING TRENDS CAN LEAD YOU TO A PAINFUL SUNBURN. THERE’S BEEN SOME HYPE SLIGHTLY OF MAKING YOUR OWN SON STRENGTH, T >> SUNSCREENS ARE REGULATED AS A DRUG BY THE FDA. SO ANY SUNSCREEN HAS TO TESTED. SO IT’S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO MESS AROUND WITH. IF YOU END UP GETTING BURNED FROM TRYING THE TRENDS TAKE HE SAYS THE HEALING PROCESS STARTS WITH TAKING THE HEAT OUT. JUST WANT TO USE COOL COMPRESSES. SO LIKE A TOWEL, MOIST HOW THIS LARGE AREA YOU CAN GET A NICE POOLTOWEL. KEEP IT ON THE AREA. YOU WANT TO KE GET THAT HEAT OUT OF THE SUNBURN. ALOE VERA IS ANOTHER WAY OF COOLING DOWN YOUR SKIN AS LONG AS YOU MOISTURIZE TO ALSO RECOMMEND YOU COULD KEEP YOUR ALOE VERA IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR. SO YOU COULD PULL IT OUT. YOU’RE GOG TO GET THAT COOLING AT THE SAME TIME. IF YOUR SKIN STARTS TO PEEL, IT’S PROBABLY TEMPTING TO GET RID OF IT. BUT IT’S IMPORTANT TO LEAVE IT ALONE. YOUR PEELING SKIN IS BANDAGE. IT’S PROTECTING THAT BABY SKIN UNDERNEATH. SO YOU DON’T WANT TO PEEL THAT OFF BECAUSE THAT SKIN ISN’T READY TO BE EXPOSED. SO RESIST THE URGE TO PEEL. IT TOLD PICKETT DON’T PEEL IT, LEAVE IT. THERE BECAUSE IT’S PROTECTING REPORTING ON FORT MYERS BEACH CHAIRMAN QUITS GULF COAST NEWS. LET’S GO FURTHER, GETTING IT AND CAN CAUSE MORE THAN JUST SUNDAY DAMAGE. THERE IS A DEEPER IMPACT, YOUR SKIN THAT YOU WON’T SEE ON THE OUTSIDE. >> ALSO GREAT THAT THOSE UVA RAYS AS THEIR PENETRATING INTO THE SKIN. THEY’RE ACTUALLY DESTROYING YOUR COLLAGEN. SO PEOPLE ARE SO FIXATED ON DRINK IN COLLEGE AT SUPPLEMENTS AND TAKING COLLAGEN PRODUCTS BECAUSE THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR COLLAGEN. BUT YET AT THE SAME TIME, YOU’RE GOING OUTSIDE EVERY TIME THEY STEP OUTSIDE IN THE SUN AND THEY’RE NOT WEARG SUNSCREEN WITH A HUGELY A PROTECTED. THEY’RE ACTUALLY DAMAGIN
Trending tans are leading to sunburns. Here’s how to treat them
Trends online have people prioritizing a tan over preventing sunburn.“I have a teenage daughter, and so what I do see trending is that I will notice her looking at her phone and going, the UV is a 10 or the UV is 11. They’re reading these UV ratings, and instead of taking it as a cautionary warning and avoiding the sun and putting sunscreen on, instead, she wants to run outside and lay in the sun,” said licensed esthetician Emily Tichy.There’s also the trend of making your own sunscreen, which could be less effective.“Sunscreens are regulated as a drug by the FDA, so any sunscreen has to be tested. They have to put that sunscreen on people and test them under the sun, so it’s not one of those things that you want to mess around with,” said Tichy.If you do get a sunburn, there are a few ways to treat it.“We’re just going to use cool compresses. So, like a moist towel, keep it on the area you want to keep that, get that heat out of the sunburn. And once that heat goes away, you feel a little more comfortable. That’s where we’re going to moisturize,” said Tichy.Aloe vera is another way of cooling down your skin, as long as you moisturize too.“I also recommend you could keep your aloe vera in your refrigerator, so you’re going to get that cooling at the same time,” said Tichy.If your skin starts to peel, it’s probably tempting to get rid of it, but it’s important to leave it alone.“Your peeling skin is a bandage. It’s protecting that baby skin underneath. So, you don’t want to peel that off because that skin isn’t ready to be exposed. So, there’s just the urge to peel it. Don’t pick it. Don’t peel it. Leave it there, because it’s protecting you,” said Tichy.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
Trends online have people prioritizing a tan over preventing sunburn.
“I have a teenage daughter, and so what I do see trending is that I will notice her looking at her phone and going, the UV is a 10 or the UV is 11. They’re reading these UV ratings, and instead of taking it as a cautionary warning and avoiding the sun and putting sunscreen on, instead, she wants to run outside and lay in the sun,” said licensed esthetician Emily Tichy.
There’s also the trend of making your own sunscreen, which could be less effective.
“Sunscreens are regulated as a drug by the FDA, so any sunscreen has to be tested. They have to put that sunscreen on people and test them under the sun, so it’s not one of those things that you want to mess around with,” said Tichy.
If you do get a sunburn, there are a few ways to treat it.
“We’re just going to use cool compresses. So, like a moist towel, keep it on the area you want to keep that, get that heat out of the sunburn. And once that heat goes away, you feel a little more comfortable. That’s where we’re going to moisturize,” said Tichy.
Aloe vera is another way of cooling down your skin, as long as you moisturize too.
“I also recommend you could keep your aloe vera in your refrigerator, so you’re going to get that cooling at the same time,” said Tichy.
If your skin starts to peel, it’s probably tempting to get rid of it, but it’s important to leave it alone.
“Your peeling skin is a bandage. It’s protecting that baby skin underneath. So, you don’t want to peel that off because that skin isn’t ready to be exposed. So, there’s just the urge to peel it. Don’t pick it. Don’t peel it. Leave it there, because it’s protecting you,” said Tichy.
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