Sunburn Remedies

Natural after sun relief

So you spent too much time in the sun, eh?

Don’t worry.

The sunburn remedies on this page are effective and inexpensive make-it-yourself recipes that will bring relief to your skin.

Please keep in mind that the sunburn remedies listed here are only meant for after sun relief of mild sunburns.

If you think you really overdid it and your sunburn is serious, do not use these remedies but consult a physician right away.

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. Aloe Vera gel (or roughly the amount extracted from one fresh leaf)
• 2 Tbsp. brewed Chamomile Tea or Green Tea
• 3 drops lavender essential oil

Instructions

Mix essential oils, tea and aloe in a clean glass bowl. Apply with fingers directly on sunburned or mildly irritated skin. Use immediately. Do not store.

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. Aloe Vera gel (or roughly the amount extracted from two fresh leaves)
• 2 Tablespoons Witch Hazel
• 1 Teaspoon of Glycerin
• 1/2 Teaspoon kelp powder
• 2 drops chamomile essential oil
• 2 drops lavender essential oil

Instructions

Blend each of the ingredients together and decant into a dark glass (recommended) or a plastic dispenser bottle. Shake well before use. Best stored in a cool place, where it will last approximately 3 months.

Ingredients

• 1 rough chunked cucumber
• 2 Tbsp. Aloe Vera gel (or roughly the amount extracted from one fresh leaf)
• 1/4 cup Glycerin
• 1/4 cup rosewater
• 2 drops rose essential oil

Instructions

Place cubes of cucumber into a lemon juicer or garlic press, to extract as much juice as possible. Reserve. Save cucumber for another recipe. Mix juice with remaining ingredients. Store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Ingredients

• 2 cup of finely ground oats
• 2 cups of whole milk
• 10 drops of Lavender essential oil

Instructions

Combine milk and oatmeal in a blender and cook until slightly warm and mixed -- do not boil or cook to the same point as when you are preparing for -- you're making a lukewarm slurry.

Remove, and add lavender oil. Stir ingredients in a lukewarm or cool bath. The Lavender Essential oil has healing agents particularly suited to sunburn relief.

Whole milk has fats and lactic acid which are softening and soothing to sunburned skin and speed healing. The fat is important, so don't use skim milk.

The oatmeal also speeds healing and protects the skin -- the light film which remains after the bath should be kept in place as long as possible.

This collection of simple, inexpensive make-it-at-home recipes is the courtesy of www.SpaIndex.com

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