Laura and I went out to the Maryland Seafood Festival today to help the Annapolis Jaycees with their funnelcake booth.
I spent most of five hours in the sun and at the end of the day, my face felt warm. When I pulled my shirt away from my neck, it became clear that I’d overdone it. It’s not a full-blown sunburn, but this evening I decided to put some Solarcaine on it, “just in case.”
I’m generally pretty careful about the sun. Aside from the risks of skin cancer and long term damage, sunburn hurts and the healing process itches like crazy. So I’m careful, and for when I do overdo it, I keep the Solarcaine handy.
This was the first time I’d needed it in a couple years, but when I sprayed it on my hand and rubbed it on my face, it worked just like it always does.
That can of Solarcaine had been in my medicine cabinet for a while. Wondering how long I’d had it, I idly turned it over, looking for any sort of expiration or sell-by date.
I found one. The expiration date stamped on the bottom of the can was sometime in 1991 – fifteen years ago! That means I probably bought it within a year or two of moving to Nevada.
It’s possible I need to clean out the medicine cabinet a little more often.