Most of you probably already know about these, but if you get a sunburn there are items in the kitchen that you can use for relief.
Aloe. A lot of people grow aloe plants. Keep yours in the kitchen. The sap is good for all sorts of burns and skin irritations.
Vinegar. Put about an inch of water in the bathtub and add 1/2 white vinegar. Soak the biggest towel you have in this mixture and wrap it around your body. Leave until the towel feels hot, re-wet and repeat.
Baking soda. A paste of baking soda and water rubbed onto the sunburn will also help cool it.
Milk, cream or yogurt. Dairy products will moisturize your skin while removing the burn. This could be pricey and smelly, however.
Vinegar is the remedy I have found most effective. You can use an after sun cream on your skin after the treatment. You'll smell like a pickle, but the heat in your skin will be gone!
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MY favorite remedy for sunburn:
Take olive oil. A cup, maybe. Add 2-3 tablespoons of honey and the juice of 2-3 lemons.
(Sorry, I always do this by eye.)
Rub on burnt skin and leave there for at least an hour.
(It's also great for photodermatitis. If you suffer from this condition, make sure to eat and drink lots of stuff with high calcium concentration!)
Thanks for this! I had heard about milk, but never before the vinegar one. I'll have to remember that :)
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