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Got scorched by the summer sun? Don’t sweat it—your relief is just a pantry away. Whether it’s aloe, vinegar, or grated potatoes (yes, really), these time-tested sunburn remedies will cool you down and get your skin back to chill mode in no time. Let’s turn that lobster look into a sun-kissed glow, with zero blister drama.
Sunburn relief is an important part of summer life. Sunburns can be itchy, painful, and irritating. The good news is that treating sunburns is actually much easier than you might think when using these natural remedies.
As the days begin to shorten,
So the heat begins to scorch ‘em.
Sunburn Remedies: How to Get Rid of a Sunburn
- “If you get a sunburn, restore your energy with salt tablets or hot tea, which will pep you up and cool you off as well as or better than a cold drink.” –The Old Farmer’s Almanac, 1945
- “A simple and harmless remedy for sunburn is to bathe the face in buttermilk.” –The Old Farmer’s Almanac, 1898
- Wash gently with soap and water and then apply the gel of an older aloe vera leaf, splitting the leaf open lengthwise for the quantity required. See more about aloe vera’s soothing properties.
- Apply a mild infusion of purple coneflower (also known as echinacea) to destroy bacteria and soothe the skin.
- Grate potatoes and apply to sunburned skin. The starch will cool and soothe the burn.
- Use apple cider vinegar, plain or diluted, to ease a sunburn.
- Make an ointment or salve with the essential oil of Saint John’s wort to promote the healing of burns that haven’t broken the skin. It is not only anti-inflammatory but also antiviral and antibacterial.
- Apply plain yogurt with live cultures or coconut oil to your sunburn.
- Dissolve Epsom salt or baking soda in water, apply to a clean cloth, and drape the cloth over the affected skin. Explore more unexpected household uses for baking soda.
- Take a cool bath, adding lavender or bergamot oil to the bath water.
- Add some black or green tea to your bathwater to soothe sunburned skin. Or pat sunburned skin with wet tea bags.
- Mix 1 cup of water and 20 to 25 drops of lavender oil and use to bathe the sunburned area. You can also apply the solution with a spray bottle.
- Apply diluted peppermint oil to sunburned skin, as long as the skin isn’t blistered. Use a peppermint infusion as a milder wash to help cool a sunburn.
- Or/and make an infusion of cooling peppermint or spearmint tea. Drink it and use it to bathe the affected area.
- Apply a poultice of dock leaves and water.
- Bathe the sunburn with an infusion of stinging nettles, chamomile, or calendula.
- Native Americans infused ground yarrow in water and used it as a wash.
- Wash with an infusion of elder flowers or chickweed.
- Apply a compress of decocted witch hazel.
If your sunburn is itchy instead of painful, try oatmeal to ease the itch.
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As always, prevention is the best medicine. See our UV Index page and heat index calculator for advice on preventing overexposure.
What is your favorite way to treat a sunburn?
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My arms and neck half colour is white and half colour is blacked due to sun. How to fix it.
Apply WD 40 to sunburn for relief
I use the vinegar trick, but I’d mix it in half with water & then spritz it on whenever I felt heat from it…did not know about tallow :)
Went to the biggest car show in the world with my family didn't use sunblock I got fried:( my shoulders arms and oh my legs are so bad there swollen hurts to walk any advice on how to fix it quick I hAve to start work soon
You have a severe burn. We'd suggest you get yourself into a cool bathe and then coat yourself in aloe gel. Also, take some ibuprofen to reduce the swelling caused by sunburn (as your body attempts to heal). Keep cold compresses on your body. You should call a doctor or nurse to ensure your swollen legs aren't a symptom of something more serious.
Please help me ,once i us a hair removal cream on my forhead after that my skin burn to hair removal cream so please give me a advice for clear my skin
pls help me eyes ichy alot now i got black on my skin all around eyes.from rubbing it.plz help me.
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I am ghost pale and have avoided living a life outside during the summer months ffor my whole life. Yesterday, I found sunscreen that was supposedly the strongest available. I followed the direction and rubbed it in the skin well and even applied a second time before going to a beach bazaar. I was only sitting in the sun for 35 minutes. I kept an eye on the time so I could determine if it might wear off after too long and need more. I went back to the motel and by dinner time I was in agony. I asked the people in the office for advice and all they could suggest was dumping ice into bathwater. I need 2 things: 1) something that really blocks the rays but doesn't have me dressed for cold winds.I want to have a life during the sunny, hot summer days like everyone else. 2) I am bright red, hot to touch and visibly swollen on my arms, back of neck, shoulders and shoulderblade areas, my ears, my legs on the front of my knees and the inner sides of both legs and tops of my feet. It hurts to move, or have anything in contact.
When I was younger I spent a day in my parents garden tending the weeds. I had applied sunscreen and took a break during the hottest part of the day and reapplied sunscreen. I want to get an awesome tan while getting the work done so I wore a bikini top while I worked. At the end of the day my back was blistering red.
My parents tried a remedy from a friend. You put ice in a bag with vinegar and a tea back and applied moist towels with either vinegar or milk. It took the sting out and made the burn at least tolerable.
I suggest you get a long sleeve silky feeling shirt or a shirt that help block bugs and UV rays (Cabala's had those. Wear it part of your exposure time especially when you know you will be outside for long time frames.
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