I'm peeling.

DanTheMan · 19 May 2008 at 14:43

Well, as nice as last week's hot weather was, it's burnt the **** out of my gingerness and my head and neck look like that crazy dutch guy from Austin Powers.

What's the best way to get rid of crispy skin?

hargi · 19 May 2008 at 14:45

eat it

Glaucus · 19 May 2008 at 14:46

peel it off or have a sand wash. Then plenty of after sun/moisturiser.
In the future get some none greasy, none white spray on sun lotion. factor 50+
it's £13 a bottle but it's BOGOF in Tesco at the moment.

Don't want to be getting skin cancer.

Exentia · 19 May 2008 at 14:46

as gay as it sounds moisturise. seriously. I myself have just got back from the Dom Rep (40 degree heat :cool:

) and have been using aftersun moisturiser for 2 weeks now so i keep my tan and dont peel, no peeling here yet. (only got back friday)

Will_3rd · 19 May 2008 at 14:46

ask a close relative perhaps?

DanTheMan · 19 May 2008 at 14:50

I'm using simple moisturiser at the moment but all it does is make the dry skin all moist and it looks like someones been flicking cottage cheese at me.

I think prevention would've been the best cure :/.

James07 · 19 May 2008 at 14:58

hargi said:
eat it

Vile person.

Booner! · 19 May 2008 at 15:09

hargi said:
eat it

"Oooski, that's a keeper"

BigglesPiP · 19 May 2008 at 15:29

Yes, if it wasn't for factor 5,000 sun cream we would all die!

A.N.Other · 19 May 2008 at 15:42

I had this problem a bit a week or so ago. I'd been to a regatta and got burnt. Burnt in a print of my racing lycra no less. Much embarrassment

It's gone nice and brown now though :cool:

platypus · 19 May 2008 at 15:44

A.N.Other said:
I had this problem a bit a week or so ago. I'd been to a regatta and got burnt. Burnt in a print of my racing lycra no less. Much embarrassment It's gone nice and brown now though

Nothing embarrassing about all-in-one tans, thats what summers are made for!

A.N.Other · 19 May 2008 at 15:47

platypus said:
Nothing embarrassing about all-in-one tans, thats what summers are made for!

Oh it wasn't the all-in-one print I was that embarrassed by just the fact that being a tool I didn't put sun cream on until too late and got burnt. Rowing with a burnt back isn't nice.

pitchfork · 19 May 2008 at 16:33

sandpaper like a real man.

I never burn, I just tan even if it isn't that sunny, they all take the **** because they reckon I use tanning beds at work. Never burnt since I spent 2 weeks in crete in the summer a few years back and destroyed my skin (no suncream til I realised how badly I was burning, then it was too late)

Zip · 19 May 2008 at 16:37

Aloe Vera is what you want. Get it and get in now.

Out of interest, how hot was it?

Voltar · 19 May 2008 at 16:42

'eat it you fat lard'

I'd eat it personally

shauncr91 · 19 May 2008 at 16:46

Mustard.

West · 19 May 2008 at 17:02

Booner! said:
"Oooski, that's a keeper"

"Quick, put it in the skin box... schave me from my schelf"

Rossmac · 19 May 2008 at 19:22

hargi said:
eat it

is this helpful or just tasty?

Begbie · 19 May 2008 at 20:29

Had the same problem this week, slightly ginger!!!

Just left it mostirused using manly nivea for men, going away now.