Sunburn can be described as painful skin condition that develops irritation due to over exposure of harsh rays of sunlight. The sunburn would appear within few hours of exposure to UV rays of sunlight or from similar sources like artificial sunlamps. It is difficult to cure sunburn which may take several weeks or even months to fade.
Sunburned lips are a condition in which the outer layer of soft skin gets peeled off from the lips. This could cause intense pain and irritation due to dryness. Damage caused to the skin due to sunburn is sometimes irreparable. More and more layer of skin gets damaged due to repeated exposure forming dark spots, wrinkled skin and even skin cancers.
Sunburned Lips Symptoms :
The sunburned lips would become hot to touch and gives throbbing pain and burning sensation. It can cause tightness and dryness in the lips. Even by casual touch the lips may become sensitive and painful. For some people cracks can develop on the lips and in severe cases they may even split making it very difficult to eat or drink anything. Due to intense sunburn the lips may start bleeding. The skin becomes tender to touch and over time blisters or painful sores may develop.
Often there would be intense itching and pain on the lips. The superficial layer of the skin from the lips would begin to flake off leaving it vulnerable. In some cases the color of the lips might change to dark red or pink. Pain would be felt every second on the lips and being soft and delicate organ, the pain would be almost unbearable without treatment.
Sunburned Lips Causes :
Sunburned lips are the result of over exposure to sunlight. Ultraviolet radiation cannot be seen by naked eyes since the range is very short. Among the various types of radiation, Ultraviolet A and B causes sunburn to large extent. Sleeping in the tanning beds for long can also cause sunburned lips.