 [ Symptoms ] i have tried aloe for sunburn but it does not seem to help can i use burow is solution or aspirin [ Disease ] believe it or not aloe is a popular product that is available on all the shelves but there is no evidence that it actually works in helping sunburns so this is actually a good question burow is solution is usually used for poison ivy it helps relieve the itching not necessarily redness or inflammation so the rule of thumb is if you have sunburn what you want to do is definitely use cool compresses or sit in like a cool tub filled for about 15 20 minutes you can take things like tylenol or advil to help alleviate any type of pain but if the sunburn is really bad and you start breaking out in blisters you need to see a medical professional for additional prescription products and also just to be evaluated to make sure you did not do any additional damage to the skin