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Home Remedies for Sunburn
Sunburn
Do's and Don't for Sunburn
Following are some of the simple tips for sunburn:
- Avoid excess sun exposure like excess outing and swimming.
- Never scrub your face excessively and always use natural soaps and
lotion.
- Do not apply milk cream or oily lotions to the sunburn affected area
as it lead much pigmentation and damage to the skin.
- Drink plenty of water everyday as it keeps the skin which is sunburn
moisturized and acts as a good substitute of the fluid which you lost by
sun exposure.
- Develop a practice of daily skin cleansing using natural face wash or
mild soaps.
- Apply natural sun protective cream on the skin before going out to the
sun.
- Wear sunglass when you are going out in the sun.
- Do not use harsh chemical based soap, and face wash for washing
sunburn face as it cause inflammation and much damage to the skin.
- Eat fresh fruits that are high in water content such as watermelons,
oranges, sweet limes and cantaloupes.
Home Remedies for Sunburn
Following are some of the effective home remedies for sunburn:
- Make a paste of some barley powder in milk. Add little olive oil to
it. Then add honey and the white of an egg. Blend the whole thing into a
consistent paste and apply it on the skin. This method is only effective
for sunburns on the face.
- Prepare a mixture of tomato juice in buttermilk, in the ratio of 1:6
by composition. Apply this mixture on the sunburned parts. This will
help the skin to be healed very quickly.
- Take cabbage or lettuce leaves and soak them in cold water or
refrigerate them. When they are cold enough, lay them on the affected
parts of the skin. This will reduce the sunburns and heal them.
- Dip few drops of rose water in a cold water and have a refreshing
bath. This will act as a good sunburn reliever in the summer days.
- For slightly more aggravated sunburns, you can have a tub bath in cool
water. Be sure to keep the sunburned parts of your skin for at least
fifteen minutes in the water.
- If the sunburn has affected your cheeks and the areas under your eyes,
then used tea bags or slices of cucumber, potato and tomato can be
placed on these regions.
- Add few drops of sandalwood oil
in the cold water and have a refreshing bath. This will cool down and
relief the sunburn skin and keeps a healthy balance of your body.
- Add few drops of vinegar in a bucket of water and soak a soft cotton
cloth and put it on the face (except on eyes) and other body parts, this
act as good sunburn reliever.
- Prepare milk and water solution in a ratio of (1:1) and soak a soft
cloth in this solution and put on face and other sunburn affected area.
This will relieve discomfort caused from sunburn.
- Mix 3-4 tablespoons of oatmeal in the water and take a refreshing
bath. This reduces skin itching and irritation.
- Mix few drops of peppermint oil in a bath tub and enjoy the refreshing
bath.
- Apply cucumber juice to soften the skin and reduce redness and
inflammation of the skin caused due to sunburn. Mix one tablespoon
cucumber juice and one tablespoon milk and dab your face using this
solution; this relives the burning sensation and puffiness caused
because of sunburn.
Herbal Remedies for Sunburn
Following are some of the effective herbal remedies for sunburn:
- Aloe vera (ghrita kumari) is a natural sunscreen. Apply aloe vera
paste on the skin before going out into the sun. It is a natural
barricade to the harmful rays of the sun.
- Sandalwood (chandana) has cooling properties and is an herbal
sunscreen. Apply its paste on the skin before going out into the sun.
Dilute the paste otherwise it becomes too thick and stretches
uncomfortably on the skin.
- Apply onion juice on sunburn affected
area to keep the skin cool and reduces inflammation. |
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