jensteve

After a cracking day yesterday in Perth, son and pal in pool for most of the after noon, t-shirts on and a gazebo over some of it to keep the sun off the little dears. I wake up this morning and son is sat on sofa clasping a tin of pepsi from the fridge. It turns out he has burnt his finger tips!!!! The only way I can think this has happened is when they where in the pool and clinging to the side with their hands on the paving round the edge.
Just goes to prove you think you have done everything to save them getting burnt and then this happens. Has anyone got suggestions of how to stop this happening again please.... and don't suggest a pair of wooley gloves you lot in the UK......
Jenny

Mel Gibson

After you get sunburnt on one area of the body the skin developed a tan which helps prevent you getting burnt on the same area. For example after a got my arms sunburnt a couple of times the skin went from being a white to a light brown colour and my arms are now resistant to the sun and no longer get sunburnt, so its unlikely your kids will get burnt on the fingers again.
What you could do is buy one of those large shade cloths which look like a large sail and hang it up over the top of the pool which will provide shade when you are swimming, you can get them at a hardware shop.

Craig822

You could always move back to the UK where its too cold to swim outdoors and theres only sun 3 weeks a year! LOL. Have to admit we will miss the 5 months of heat when we move back to the UK in Apr

Seriously, as Mel states it should be OK from now. Just make sure theres plenty of suncream/block on that area for the next few days.

ABCDiamond

That doesn't work on the top of my head !
It keeps getting burnt, and has done for years

PS: Cloud cover doesn't stop it either. It was all cloud yesteday, so I didn't wear a hat, and still it got a bit burnt.

I can't think of anything that will help in those particular circumstances, and I've never heard of it happening like that before either. (referring to the burnt fingertips)

scoobydoo

You be careful....you don't want any nasty melanomas appearing.

Mel Gibson

Just remember to wear a hat when you go outside for a long time during summer.

steve99

You sure its sunburn and you havent been a bit liberal with the pool chemicals! go easy on the Acid in future!

MrsMangle

Sorry to lecture...but just a reminder that having a tan is a sign of skin damage too (no matter how good or healthy it makes you feel!)... if you have a tan you should still be protecting your skin.
the sail is a cool idea though! ...Otherwise, try and keep the kids out the pool at the riskiest times of the day...(but are you sure their finger tips weren't sore from clinging to the edge of the pool?)

Siren & Brian

Hi Jenny!!

What about a shade cloth to go over the pool? We are looking into the same thing. Brian has always had a shade cloth drapped over the pool area to cover at least SOME of the pool and give respite from the glaring sun. Best place to get a burn is in the water.

Might solve the fingertip problem

Siren

jensteve

No pool fine, the pool guy checked it yesterday and said it was very good.
It may be burns off the paving round the edge being so hot!! But then why do people walk round barefoot.
Jenny

steve99

Cool, I guess feet probably have harder skin than hands so the heat of the paving doesnt have the same impact on them as it would on hands. If they were in the water for a long time the fingers probably softened up (went white and wrinkly!) and then maybe from gripping the side the skin got a bit torn and probably burnt by the heat of the paving.
Poor chap, it must be impossible for him to clean his room or do his homework now

ljj

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mlbonner

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