How to Soothe a Sunburn
I'm on a home remedies kick, and the one on chapped lips and this one are on request.
* vinegar: My mom swears by this one. Apple vinegar or white vinegar is best. For large areas you can dilute it in water.
* Lemon juice: Not straight! Dilute it with water and then apply it to your sunburn with a cotton ball.
* Aloe: It comes in gel form, but if you have an aloe vera plant you can just cut a piece and rub the sap on your burnt skin.
* Carrots: You can grate a carrot and put it on your sunburn.
* Oatmeal: Definitely let it cool first before you put it on.
* Apple: You can mash some with a mortar and pestle and make a paste to use.
* Cabbage: You can make a paste with a cabbage leaf and a bit of olive oil, too.
* Cool shower: It will feel good and calm the itching. Just make sure to pat dry so you don't further irritate your skin.
Be sure to check out the link I found for oatmeal. It has a pretty cool list of other remedies as well.
If you have more ideas on dealing with sunburns, leave a comment so we can get a good list going before summer.
April 2nd, 2008 at 6:15 pm
When I get a bad sunburn I put Rawleigh Medicated Ointment on it. It’s been around for years! My grandmothers grandmother used it. Now I use it. You buy it in a 5 oz. can. When you put it on, it just soothes the burning away almost instantly. The next day you have no blistering at all.
You can find Rawleigh’s Medicated Ointment at
http://herbalsunlimited.com/rawleigh_medicated_ointment.htm
Trish
March 2nd, 2010 at 5:33 am
start drinking green tea or pomegranate extract or juice. Both have soothing anti-inflammatory benefits – better yet, they’re both strong antioxidants, which means that they can help mitigate some of the unseen damage that UV exposure is doing to your sunburned skin.