- Add 2 cups apple cider vinegar to cool bath water and soak for 10 to 20 minutes.
- Apply cold aloe vera gel or juice directly to sunburn as often as needed to ease pain and rehydrate damaged tissue.
- Spray chilled lavender or chamomile hydrosol directly onto sunburned areas to help relieve inflammation.
- Pop several Vitamin E tablets and apply directly to the sunburn. As well, take a dose of vitamin E – it will reduce the inflammation you get from sunburn.
- Dip a wash cloth or gauze in some cool milk, plain yoghurt, or sour cream and apply to the burn.
- Apply cold, strong, regular black pekoe tea directly to sunburn with soaked cotton pads.
- Slice pieces of cucumber or potato and apply to the sunburn. These cool vegetables can help reduce inflammation.
Aloe after-sun relief spray
This blend, with hydrating and anti-inflammatory properties, soothes and rejuvenates skin damaged by sunburn and windburn. It doubles as an anti-itch and healing spray for those suffering from all manner of skin irritation and bug bites.
1 cup aloe vera juice
20 drops lavender essential oil
10 drops rosemary essential oil
Place all ingredients in a plastic or dark glass spray or spritzer bottle. Shake well and spray on skin as often as necessary. Please keep refrigerated and use within 4 to 6 months.
Reference: Tourles, S. (2007) Organic body care recipes.
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