The summer season is upon us, and this means that it's time to hit the beach and soak up some much needed sun! Whether it's down the shore or by the pool, everyone is dying to strip out of their winter coats and exchange them for their bathing suits to enjoy the season of fireflies and warm sunshine. However, sometimes we tend to soak up too much sun, and instead of our skin turning a desired bronze, we get a dark and painful red, which is commonly known as sunburn.
From the endless pain to the final results of our skin, sunburn can leave us complaining about the regret of not using or reapplying our sunscreen. Here are the six stages of getting through a sunburn, because we all know how painful it can be.
1. Getting home and realizing that you're burned
Once you step into your bathroom, it's all over. The light in there always seems to be the one indicator that you've gotten burned, since you don't actually feel the pain until you see the red starting to blossom on your skin. The bathroom says it all, and you know you're in for a painful recovery.
2. The sleepless nights
Forget sleep. Your skin will feel like someone's set fire to it, and it'll feel that way even at night. You'll struggle finding a comfortable position to sleep in, since everything hurts. You'll end up not getting enough sleep, which will come back to bite you the next day. And we all know that sleeping on your back is impossible.
3. Aloe Vera
This stuff is all you'll be rubbing on your skin. While it dries very sticky, you have to push through. Sometime's you'll end up going through more than half of the bottle. Same goes for lotion, and even in some cases, you've looked up home remedies on the internet.
4. Fear of the outdoors
After the sun did some serious damage to your skin, you have the fear of stepping outside too soon, thinking that the sun will betray you once again. However, sunscreen is your friend, and should be applied if you plan to leave your home while still burned!
5. The subsiding of the pain
After for what seemed like an eternity of pain, you can finally sleep through the nights without worrying about your skin eating you alive, and you've finally been able to comfortably sit down and walk wherever your please!
6. Realizing that you've become incredibly tan
The red that once marked your skin has healed to reveal the summer tan you've always wanted. Maybe the pain was almost worth it...almost.
Use sunscreen kids! No matter how much you want that summer glow, sunscreen will be your best friend for the entire summer!
