Burnt to a Crisp
by Lindsey
(Salt Lake City, UT, USA)
While visiting a local water park, I applied sunscreen early in the day.
Over the course of the day, I forgot to reapply the sunscreen. With being in the water, all of my sun block washed away.
When sitting in the hot tub, I noticed my skin felt like it was on fire. After going home, a sunburn continued to develop for several hours.
Eventually, blisters filled with fluid appeared all over, making any activity very difficult and painful.
When the blisters started to pop, I had to go to the doctor for special ointment to prevent infection.
This was an extremely painful experience.
If I had better coverage both from sunscreen and clothing, I could have prevented this serious burn.
Even now I have severe freckling from the burn and scars where the blisters popped.
There is also probably other more serious damage that will make me more susceptible to skin cancer.
Sun Allergy
Human Skin
UV Index
UV Rays
