Goodbye April, and hello May. It’s the middle of the summer season here in the Philippines and as the trends would suggest, many are planning company and summer outings and looking where to go.

Naturally, resorts and beaches would be the obvious choice when planning such events. After all, who doesn’t want to take a dip in a cool pool of water or a relaxing nap by the seashore? Not sure where to go? Why not visit Puerto Galera or Tanay, Rizal?

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It’s summertime here in the Philippines and it sure is hot compared to last year averaging over 34-36 degrees at most this week. Since it’s this hot; I know most of you would be in the mood to go out somewhere. Read more

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But with resorts and beaches during a hot, sunny day, that could be a recipe for a stinging sunburn. So it’s a perfectly good idea to add a sunblock to your luggage as it is important. But what if you’re reading this and you’re already home suffering from sunburn?

Well this is why you’re reading this right? Before you break out the ointments, any supposed effective whitening lotion, and handy-dandy moisturizers; take a look at the proper procedures on how you should treat and cure a sunburn as acting on instinct may do more harm than good.

Here’s what you need to do when you got a nasty sunburn:

These procedures above only works best when you’re suffering from the usual sunburns. But if the blistering is severe, and you’re already getting chills or a fever, take it to the doctor. Whatever you do, never pop or scratch the blisters so as to avoid infections.

Once it heals up, try to avoid having sunburns again as each time it happens; it increases the risk of having melanoma.

This is why whenever you’re going out for a swim, you should always bring your sunblock. If anyone tells you that wearing sunblock is much more dangerous due to chemicals; don’t listen. UVA and UVB are the harmful rays that a sunblock will protect you from.

[Gizmodo, Cancer Research UK, Huffington Post, Google Trends, WebMD]