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Home Remedy for Sunburn #1 –
AppleCiderVinegar
Apple cider vinegar is one home remedy that comes up time and again, and
sunburn treatment is no exception. It’s the top sunburn remedy
recommendation at Earth Clinic, and the top recommendation in Home
Remedies: What Works. Some people use it straight, some dilute it in
lukewarm water. (Straight vinegar may sting a little because of the
acetic acid.) Apply gently with a cotton ball or lay a soft washcloth
soaked in the solution on the area. Apply on the hour as needed.
Home Remedy for Sunburn #2 – Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is a trusted skin soother and moisturizer, and also acts as an
herbal antibiotic. Long recommended as a treatment for burns from
other sources, it works just as well on sunburn. If you have an aloe
plant, simply clip off a leaf and slice lengthwise to extract the gel
and apply gently to the affected area. You could also juice the leaves
if you have a juicer available.
If you don’t have an aloe vera plant, you can purchase aloe vera gel,
but make sure to read the label. Many brands have questionable
ingredients such as artificial dyes and additives like urea. Aubrey
Organics Aloe Vera has a pretty short ingredient list: “Aloe
barbadensis (aloe) leaf juice*, citrus grandis (grapefruit) extract,
cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum*, tocopherol (vitamin E).*Organic”.
You can often find aloe products at health food stores.
The only down side of using aloe is that it forms a stiff, somewhat
tacky coating on your skin. I prefer to use it for small areas that
don’t need to flex (say, the tip of your nose, for instance).
Home Remedy for Sunburn #3 – Coconut Oil
I
use coconut oil as a sunblock and
as an after sun treatment. While it doesn’t have a high SPF (it’s been
rated between 4 and 10, depending on the study), it allows a healthy
amount of UV radiation to reach the skin and helps to prevent free
radical damage. (Most of us are vitamin D deficient, and the best
source of vitamin D is sunlight.) The Natural Nutrition Adviser has a
nicely written article titled “Coconut Oil as Sunscreen?” that provides a
great discussion of various natural oils, and what coconut oil does and
doesn’t do.
Back to sunburn – when I’ve used coconut oil for sunburn, it has very
quickly soothed the burning and tightness of the skin. Coconut oil is
very light, so it is quickly absorbed by the skin. It didn’t seem to
trap the heat at all (I’ve seen that comment made regarding using oils
for sunburn treatment). The medium chain fatty acids in the oil can be
absorbed topically, and are used by our body for healing. Another Earth
Clinic user reported using cocoa butter in a similar fashion.
Home Remedy for Sunburn #4 – Honey
In the post “Honey as Medicine – Prevent Infection, Kill Bacteria,
Promote Healing“, Dr. Hubbard explains the healing actions of honey:
– It seals in the good tissue fluid containing enzymes and proteins that promote healing.
– It provides nutrition to the tissue.
– It decreases inflammation and swelling in a yet unknown way.
Again, as with aloe vera, honey is often recommended as a treatment for
burns. It works well, as we learned firsthand last spring when my
husband burnt his hand on the tiller. There was about an inch long
blister. When we applied honey, the pain and swelling decreased. He
applied honey the first two days, after which the skin was mostly back
to normal. Interestingly, when he changed the bandages to redress the
wound, he found the honey dry, not tacky, under the bandage. (He was
afraid it was going to stick, but it didn’t.) Apparently the moisture
in the honey had been absorbed into the skin. (The bandage was also
dry.)
To apply honey on sunburn, you can dab the honey directly on smaller
areas, or apply the honey to a bandage and apply the bandage to a larger
area.
Home Remedy for Sunburn #5 – Oatstraw and oatmeal
Oatmeal is another wonderful skin soother. Oatmeal baths are
recommended for a variety of skin ailments, but can also be helpful to
sooth internal pain and reduce stress. Oats are one of the herbs that
Susun Weed discusses in Healing Wise, and she can’t sing enough of their
praises. You can use oatstraw (dried green oat plant), oatmeal or
specialty products like Aveeno Bath Colloidal Oatmeal.
To use oatstraw, make an oatstraw infusion by placing two ounces/60
grams of dried plant in a 2 quart/liter jar and covering with boiling
water. Cover and allow to sit four hours or overnight. Strain out the
plant material, and add the liquid to your warm bath water.
To use oatmeal, take about two handfuls of dried oatmeal (not cooked –
any type is fine) and mix it into your warm bathwater until it forms a
slurry. Soak as needed for relief.
Home Remedy for Sunburn #6 – Milk
Moo juice is the treatment of choice for some of the sun baked. Maybe
it’s a Midwestern thing? I remember my mom bathing my shoulders with
milk after a little too much sun at a nearby lake. We lived on a dairy
farm, so that may have something to do with the choice of treatment. It
did help to sooth the burn, although I did smell a little like sour
milk. Simply apply the milk gently to the affected area with a cotton
ball or very soft cloth. Yogurt, sour cream and kefir are also good
options, and may stay in place a little better than plain milk.
Home Remedy for Sunburn #7 – Baking Soda
One Earth Clinic user recommends a paste of baking soda and water
applied to the affected area and reapplied as needed when it dries out.
You can also use a few tablespoons in a tepid bath and soak for 15-20
minutes. This wouldn’t be my first choice, as it might be too drying,
but if you have nothing else on hand I’d give it a go. Pat dry or air
dry to avoid abrasion.
Home Remedy for Sunburn #8 – Lukewarm Bath
A good soak all on its own can help to rehydrate and cool the skin.
Don’t overdo it – 15 to 20 minutes is plenty. Adding skin soothers such
as the oatmeal, chamomile, tea bags (5 – 8 per bath) or brewed tea will
help even more. To make a chamomile bath bomb, fill a small cloth bag
with the dried herb and hang it in the water flow as you are filling the
tub.
Home Remedy for Sunburn #9 – Essential Oils
Lavender or chamomile essential oil (EO) diluted in a carrier oil such
as jojoba or fractionated coconut oil (20 drops EO to 4 ounces carrier
oil) may help speed healing. Again, there is some discussion as to
whether or not it’s okay to apply oil on a fresh burn, so it may be best
to use one of the other treatments first.
Home Remedy for Sunburn #10 – Plantain Infused Oil
I almost forgot this one, until I was infusing a fresh batch from the
garden. Common (broadleaf) plantain (Plantago major) and narrowleaf
plantain can be chopped up and infused in olive oil to make an oil of
salve that great for skin irritations such as bug bites, bees stings and
sunburn. You can read about how to infuse plantain in olive oil in the
post “Grandma Called in Medicine Leaf“.
Cortesía de Underground Health.com
YO AÑADO - mi dermatóloga me recomendó que el filtro solar para que sea más efectivo debe ser de 50 para arriba. Yo usé en una ocasión el de bebé para la cara, me dejó casi ciega, con el ardor en los ojos, no los pude abrir, así que no es tan inofensivo, cuide a su bebé, estas cosas no son tan inofensivas aunque digan para bebés. Buscando lo más natural e inofensivo usaba el shampoo para bebés, pero también mi dermatóloga me dijo que el shampú de bebé
es el más fuerte, dado que los bebés nacen con una capa en el cuero cabelludo, que es como una protección, y esta se remueve con el baño, hay que removerla,poco a poco, (el shampú) ayuda a sacarla, algo que no tenemos los adultos. También hay que leer los ingredientes que no digan que tiene COCO porque da caspa. Si el cuero cabelludo tiene caspa, ect. estos bajarán a la piel de la cara, y tendremos un par de problemas que sencillamente provienen del cuero cabelludo.Yo siempre pongo mis cepillos y peinillas en un envase con shampú para lavarlos y mantenerlos siempre limpios. No, No, me cepillo con el cepillo ni peinilla de nadie.
Tener un hábito de lavar la cabeza a menudo, bien lavada, restregando, sin las uñas, el cuero cabelludo.
