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Sunburn and Medical Cannabis
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Cannabis for Sunburn and Medical Cannabis
Sunburn is a type of red, hot, sore skin that appears after too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun or artificial sources such as sun lamps. Extensive exposure to UV light may cause skin cancer over time. Fatigue, fever, dizziness, confusion and headaches may also occur, in what is called a “heat stroke” or “sun stroke”. UV-protecting sun creams (sun tan lotion), aftersun cream, drinking cold water and cold showers, and aloe vera (once out of the sun and cooled down) are ways to prevent and treat sunburn.
There are many CBD-infused topicals that have been marketed as an aftersun cream due to the compound’s potential anti-inflammatory properties, but there is little research into their efficacy.
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Double Blind Human Trial
1
Laboratory Study
6
Total studies
Sunburn and Medical Cannabis
7
Positive
4 studies
57%
Inconclusive
3 studies
43%
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- Cannabidiol Regulates the Expression of Keratinocyte Proteins Involved in the Inflammation Process through Transcriptional Regulation
- Cannabidiol upregulates melanogenesis through CB1 dependent pathway by activating p38 MAPK and p42/44 MAPK.
- Comparison of protective effect of ascorbic acid on redox and endocannabinoid systems interactions in in vitro cultured human skin fibroblasts exposed to UV radiation and hydrogen peroxide
- Disease-Dependent Antiapoptotic Effects of Cannabidiol for Keratinocytes Observed upon UV Irradiation
- Lack of analgesia by oral standardized cannabis extract on acute inflammatory pain and hyperalgesia in volunteers