severe sunburn old fashioned remedy

severe sunburn old-fashioned remedy

severe sunburn old fashioned remedy - let's look at affordable, effective home remedies for when you've had too much sun ...

Sunlight is extremely important for the health of your mind and your body ... but, it's potentially dangerous for your skin.

Nothing spoils your skin as much as the sun, and too much sun is a sure route to prematurely aged skin ... not to mention skin cancer.

So, safeguard against these hazards by always using a super-efficient sunscreen, or total sunblock.

When sunbathing, avoid the direct, mid-day sun, which is particularly dangerous.

This is because its ultraviolet rays are then travelling in a perpendicular line, and so have much less atmosphere to penetrate.

Instead, concentrate your tanning time before 10am and after 3pm.

Ultraviolet light is also very strongly reflected by rippling water, so count swimming activities as sunbathing time, and remember that even waterproof or water-resistant sunscreens will eventually wash off.

But when you're on holiday - lounging on golden sands, beneath blue skies and a shining sun - it's so tempting to overdo things, isn't it?

So, let's take a look at a number of affordable and effective home remedies that our grandmothers would use to treat sunburn, and that are just as effective to-day ...

severe sunburn old fashioned remedy - strong tea (tannin)

If you do get bad sunburn, it's not really a good idea to smother yourself with creams and oils.

Why not?

Because these will only retain the heat, making your discomfort even worse, and are therefore not suitable sunburn remedies.

Instead, get out the tea bags!

We're not talking about herbal tea bags here, but ordinary black, Indian tea - your good old English cuppa!

This type of tea contains tannin, which has amazingly soothing qualities when applied externally.

Do you have bad sunburn all over your body?

Then make about a pint (600 ml) of strong tea, pour it into a tepid bath, and soak yourself in the bath for about 20 minutes. Get out, and gently pat yourself dry.

Is the sunburn located in just one small area?

Soak cotton wool in strong, cold tea and gently apply to the afflicted area.

severe sunburn old fashioned remedy - milk-and-water

Another soothing lotion for sunburn relief is a mixture of milk and water.

Soak a large wad of cotton wool into the mixture and press onto sunburnt skin.

severe sunburn old fashioned remedy - calamine or aloe vera

After soaking your sunburn in either cold tea or milk-and-water, apply a covering of milky-colored calamine lotion. This well-known liquid has been used as a sunburn treatment for centuries.

Do you have an aloe vera plant? ... Then slice open one of its leaves, scrape out the gel, and gently smooth over your sunburn. It will sooth and heal your sunburns.

Make sure you don't go sunbathing again the following day, though!

The above are all gentle, effective home remedies for sunburn that have been used for generations.

However, if your sunburn is really severe, do go and see your doctor as soon as possible.

A prescription-only, anti-inflammatory treatment known as indomethacin can be effective if used within 48 hours of burning.

severe sunburn old fashioned remedy

severe sunburn old fashioned remedy - strong tea (tannin)

severe sunburn old fashioned remedy - milk-and-water

severe sunburn old fashioned remedy - calamine or aloe vera

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