Natural remedies for sunburn
As soaking up the sun is one of the most enjoyable activity for most of the people, sunscreens are essential. The problem starts when you tend to stay in the sun for so long without any sun protection and as consequences, you tend to come home with inflamed and red skin which is a characteristic of sunburn. It is possible that your skin will peel and blister in severe case. What can anyone do to relieve itchy, painful skin? So here I encourage you to use natural remedies rather than any chemical filled sunburn product.
1. Prevention
Prevention is stated to be the best sunburn remedy. You should wear sunblock lotion all time while going out in sun. Sunburns can also happen in winter so be aware while going out in sun. Avoiding the peak sun hours is the best strategy for limiting your exposure to. As the sun moves upper in the sky, its radiations become more penetrating and harmful to eyes and skin. If you are unable to avoid your sun exposure during these peak hours than use protective sunglasses and clothing, use sunscreens or sunblocks and most importantly play in covered or shaded areas.
2. Hydration
If you cannot limit your sun exposure than move forward to the hydration remedy. Drinking excess water tends to help your skin cells to heal real faster. The cold fluid will also give apparent assistance to one’s seared skin.
3. Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera holds a lot of essential nutrients which are way much beneficial for our skin. Instead of artificial Aloe Vera gel use Aloe Vera from a homegrown plant because it doesn’t contain any chemicals at all. All that you have to do is slit the plant’s leaf down middle and apply the aloe gel on the affected skin.
4. Potato Paste
Potatoes are termed to be the natural and the best pain relievers from long ago. The trick to using a potato to treat sunburn is to grind it up in the blender so it forms a paste. Add some water if it is a bit thick. Transfer the mixture over the cotton balls and then rub those cotton balls on the sunburnt area of skin once they have soaked the paste of potato. Some of the people choose to avoid the merger process. As an alternative, they place the thin pieces of potatoes right on the skin. I recommend trying both the approaches to see which one works finest for you.
5. Oatmeal
There are a couple of main benefits of the oatmeal bath. First, the oatmeal bathing in the cool water offers a lot of assistance for affected skin. Second, the polysaccharides in oatmeal coat your skin, helping it heal more quickly.
Run the bath and be assured the water is on the cool side. Fill a clean tube sock with two cups of oatmeal and tie off the end. Soak the sock filled with oatmeal in the bath water for a few minutes. This will soften up the oats. Rub the sock across the sunburnt parts of your body to unleash the oatmeal’s healing effects.
