can pain medication be used to treat sun damage on the skin?

[flimango]

so i stumbled upon the pain ointment that my family uses and it has 1% diclofenac diethylamine (voltaren gel) which can treat sun burnt and possibly even long term sun damage on the skin, but ive read that if you actually do use it it might cause irritation on the skin, and i don't wanna ruin my skin with a breakout since i just cleared my acne

so could it be used as a cheap way to treat the fine wrinkles on my face?

 

[manuIQ]

Nah, not really. diclofenac gel can calm inflammation, and there’s a prescription version used for specific sun damage spots, but it’s not a general fix for sun damage or wrinkles.

On the face it can also be pretty irritating and isn’t meant for long term cosmetic use. For fine lines, stuff like sunscreen + tretinoin is what actually has real evidence behind it.

 

[elliottttt]

so i stumbled upon the pain ointment that my family uses and it has 1% diclofenac diethylamine (voltaren gel) which can treat sun burnt and possibly even long term sun damage on the skin, but ive read that if you actually do use it it might cause irritation on the skin, and i don't wanna ruin my skin with a breakout since i just cleared my acne

so could it be used as a cheap way to treat the fine wrinkles on my face?

just put RAW unsalted butter on ur sunburn, it works for me - that or put raw meat on (use the same piece everyday till its healed) keep it on as long as possible