How to distinguish between level three and level four sunburns? Professionals are needed to handle them.

Summer is the time when ultraviolet rays are the strongest. If you don’t take good sun protection measures, your skin can easily get sunburned. So, how do you differentiate the degrees of sunburn? If these symptoms occur, it means your skin is injured.

How to distinguish the degree of sunburn

1. First degree sunburn (mild sunburn)

The skin is red and slightly warm.

2. Second degree sunburn (moderate sunburn)

The skin becomes red, swollen, dry, itchy, and tight, with some pain.

3. Third degree sunburn (severe sunburn)

Burning, pain, visible redness, and peeling of the skin

4. Grade 4 sunburn (severe sunburn)

The peeling is severe, and even erythema, edema, blisters or patches of red rashes may occur.

Note: First and second degree sunburns can be treated on your own. Levels three and four require professional treatment to avoid damaging skin health.

After-sun repair, seize the golden 72 hours

The first step in post-sun repair: remove makeup and sunscreen (it is recommended to use water-based rather than oil-based makeup). Residual makeup will irritate the wound (makeup removal techniques must be gentle)

The second step of after-sun repair: calm and soothe (there will be slight inflammation)

1. Cold compress: can improve burning sensation and reduce redness (never ice cubes)

2. Anti-inflammatory and soothing: Mineral water spray (Lingduo Vitality Water, La Roche-Posay) evaporates quickly and takes away heat quickly. Minerals and trace elements can calm and repair

3. Emergency calming and soothing mask. Do not apply the mask for too long (5 minutes is enough). If you have sunburn on your body, apply aloe vera gel in a thick layer and wash it off after 5 minutes. After finishing, you will find that the burning sensation on the skin is almost gone, so the next step is to moisturize the skin, because the skin is very dehydrated after sun exposure. At this time, you should apply a moisturizing mask with simpler ingredients.