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Quark should help against sunburn – is that true?
Spent a few sunny hours in the garden or park and he is there: the first sunburn of the year. Some swear by curd cheese for relief. What the home remedy can.
A common tip on reddened skin after sunbathing is curd. But can the milk product really relieve the symptoms? The main complaint of the sunburn is inflammation that shows itself through the reddening of the skin, says Professor Peter Elsner. He is a dermatologist and spokesman for the German dermatological society.
Against pain or burning it helps to cool the skin. Quark or curd wrap can also be a sensible method. “However, no fabrics of the quark can penetrate the skin and fight the inflammation. It has a purely cooling effect.”
The lactic acid bacteria it contains ensure that the pH becomes acidic and the acid protection mantle of the skin is strengthened, but this has no effect on the inflammation of the sunburn, explains Elsner. Alternatively, gel, cooling wraps or cooling pads can also be used for cooling. Cool pads should not be placed directly on the skin, but a cloth in between should be used. In light sunburns, nothing speaks against the use of curd.
With a strong sunburn, no home remedies helps
But if you mean it too well with the sun, you should no longer just use home remedies. “If the sunburn causes severe pain or throws, a doctor’s office must be visited. In the case of heavy sunburns, large skin blows can also occur, this can be dangerous. There is a risk of infection.” Even if the fever or chills occur in sunburn, a doctor should definitely be consulted. A sunburn can be treated with cortisone therapy by the doctor, the inflammation caused is contained.
Peter Elsner advises: “A sunburn must be protected from the sun until it really heals.” It is best to protect the sunburn with textiles from UV radiation. “A sunscreen can also be applied for a slight sunburn. If the skin is open or has thrown blisters, no sun milk should be applied.”
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Risk for black skin cancer increases
The following applies to the next sunbathing: protect the skin with clothing and sufficiently high light protection factor from a sunburn. From the dermatological point of view, it is always the most important thing that every sunburn is avoided, says Peter Elsner. “We know that the number of sunburns – especially in childhood – significantly affects the risk of black skin cancer. This is the most dangerous skin cancer that can also occur in young people.”
In the event of a sunburn, the aggressive UVB radiation damages the above skin. At the affected area there is reddening of the skin, tensions and pain or in the event of a strong sunburn also a bladder formation. “Most of the damaged skin cells die, but some cells also keep damage in their genome and this change can cause years or decades later to develop skin cancer. The skin does not forget, every sunburn we once had catches up with us later.”
Source: Stern
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