Soap can irritate a sunburn. When recovering from burns, try to avoid using soap, or choose a very mild one and be sure to rinse the skin thoroughly after cleansing. Cool showers are an excellent quick fix for the pain and heat of a sunburn, but avoid rubbing the burned areas, both when under the water and when toweling off. Also, be sure to add a unscented moisturizer to burned skin after a shower.

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