Home made Remedies for Sunburn

OTHER EFFECTIVE HOME REMEDIES FOR SUNBURN:-

Dip some gauze into milk and apply it to your sunburned skin.

The tannic acid in the tea draws the burn out of the skin and heals it. After just one application, most sunburns are no longer painful and are much less red. However, this treatment will act on the pain but may not prevent peeling.

Applying aloe vera juice or gel helps in soothing the skin to reduce pain, redness and itchiness.

You can also apply calamine lotion.

You can apply vinegar or apple cider vinegar on your skin which acts as a great remedy for sunburn.

Keep wet towels around the affected area for 10-15 minutes several times a day to soothe the sunburn.

Wash the affected area with anti-bacterial soap to prevent an infection.

A cool milk compress is one of the best remedies for sunburn. Dab your skin with cool whole milk for 20 minutes and the rinse it off with cool water.

You can apply cod liver oil for sunburns.

Make a mixture of grated cucumber with milk and apply it on the sunburned skin.

Remove juice from grated potatoes to be applied on the sunburned skin. This provides a good relief for sunburns.

Mix one egg white with one teaspoon of honey and hazel. Apply this on the bruised area and leave it for 5-10 minutes. Later wash it with Luke warm water.

For sunburns vinegar, milk, potato juice and cucumber juice can do wonders.

Add 20 drops lavender and chamomile essential oil in water for a cool and soothing bath.

In four ounces of water, put 20 drops of calendula tincture which bids the pain good bye. 

You can make a cool compress of baking soda, Epsom salt or witch hazel to provide relief to your burns.

You can spread cucumber slices on the burn as it would provide you the needed relief.

You can soak yourself in oatmeal in tepid bath water for few minutes and then dry yourself.

To help the healing process apply the area with oil and cover it with ginger. This would help in the much needed quick recovery.

A warm shower may sound weird but it sure works at this time as it increases the blood circulation.

Add 20 drops of urtica urens  tincture in four ounces of water and bathe the bruised area. This would provide relief from the itchy and prickly skin sensation.

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