This year was no different. Fun in the southern sun, until you forget the sunblock. We preach to our children until we are red in the face to protect their skin from the rays.
Our fair skinned teen daughter (green eyes, pearly white skin) snuck out without the Coppertone. After falling asleep on the beach for four hours, she reappeared with, you guessed it, a severe sunburn! At first, she was giddy with excitement hoping that the red would turn to tan by morning.
Unfortunately, her skin rejected that idea and turned to sun poisoning instead. Half of her face was bubbling and the rest of her body had a severe hell-itch. She hid indoors for the rest of the trip to avoid the high school baseball team that were in Myrtle.
We treated her, after much research, with oatmeal bubble baths, benedryl, vitamin E and ice packs. One week later and now owning a big brimmed sun hat, she is thankful there is no scarring and appreciates sunblock.
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