after-sunadj.n.
/ˈɑːftəsʌn/, /ˈaftəsʌn/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌsən/ A. adj.
Designating a product applied to the skin after exposure to the sun to help reduce sunburn, rehydrate the skin, or enhance tanning.
ΚΠ
1949 A. W. Gilmore & G. Y. Middleton Television & Radio Announcing (rev. ed.) iii. 94 Don't let your tan fade..buy a bottle of set-tan today..the after sun lotion.
1963 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 27 July 5/4 Sun Souci is an after-sun cream as well.
1998 Zest July 94/2 Aftersun products contain soothing and cooling ingredients, such as aloe vera, camomile and bisabolol, which help counteract inflammation of the skin and can limit the damage sunburn does.
2009 T. Thornton Alternative Hero (2010) 357 Katie is inside, managing to smoke, nurse a glass of wine, talk on her phone and apply some after-sun lotion to her sunburnt shoulders all at the same time.
B. n.
A product of this type.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations for treating specific parts > [noun] > to protect the skin
sun cream1919
sunscreen1937
after-sun1965
1965 Times 5 July 13/5 Boots ‘After Sun’..contains anti-septic and may be used for cuts and grazes as well as for sunburn.
1997 Chemist & Druggist (Nexis) 22 Mar. 22 The Sun Tropic brand has been relaunched in new packaging this year and comprises five creams and an aftersun.
2002 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 20 July 4 After returning from a weekend in Wales I just had time to put aftersun on before heading off to Brussels.
2009 G. Pavlou Merger Mayhem vi. 46 Maggie..bought sunscreen, after-sun and insect repellent for her trip to Bermuda.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.n.1949