Skin that is red and itchy from the sun can be treated with medication as well as ice packs for relief.
The skin is sunburned red, itchy is mainly in the sun exposure time is too long, or strong sun exposure, sun exposure at the skin of the acute phototoxic reaction, resulting in skin damage.
Treatment first need to observe the symptoms, if the symptoms of sunburn red is relatively mild, you can generally use a cold towel or ice on the skin for cold compresses, which can reduce the stimulation of the skin after sun exposure; for some of the more serious symptoms, the general drug treatment is based on, such as hydrocortisone butyrate, tretinoin cream and so on.
All of the above medications are recommended to be taken under the guidance of a doctor, and should not be used on their own, so as not to bring adverse effects to the body.