How to reduce the redness from a sunburn?

i doubt it's as bad as you say put some freakin lotion on... make sure the lotion doesnt have alcohol in it. everyone knows it dries you out, yet most the commercial lotions have it in them. by next friday you will look fine maybe even with a little sun glow to ya, but probably not. you're probably one of those albino white pasties i see and make fun of at the beach, otherwise you really wouldnt be so worried over nothing. good day

Just let the burn heal. The redness will fade. Keep your skin moist with aloe gel. Try not to scratch it when it itches and stay out of the sun until the burn is completely healed. Next time, use sunscreen.

A ripe tomato cut in half. Sprinkle it with sea salt. Get in a luke warm shower. Gently rub the salted tomato on the burn. Let the juice dry then get back in the shower to rinse it off. I know it sounds like a strange thing to do but this is an old home remedy that works faster than anything you can buy unless you have fresh aloe vera around. Processed aloe doesn't work so well.

I have to be so careful about sunburn because of skin cancer. However, I got a little careless and had my arm on the rolled down window in the car. My hand was crispy fried. At the Holiday Inn they had travel lotions with cucumber and did it ever work!! It took the burn out and within a few days it was totally gone. It's soothing and cooling. Give it a try. You can ask at a cosmetics counter about it. Good luck. Burns---well they burn. : {