But never fear, there are plenty of remedies available to take the sting out of the burn. Sunburn solutions work to relieve the pain and discomfort that sunburns cause.
Read on for helpful tips and natural solutions to heal and protect sun-damaged skin. Sounds obvious, right? Especially when we feel miserable! Sunburns severely dehydrate skin. Keep a bottle of ice cold water on hand to help your body heal faster.
Applying a vinegar solution to sunburned skin is a tried and true sunburn remedy. A natural astringent, apple cider vinegar soothes the pain and speeds up the healing process.
Additionally, the acetic acid in apple cider vinegar helps ease itching and inflammation. Nothing gives better instant relief from sunburned skin than chilled cucumbers. The coolness of the cucumber is quite soothing to the skin.
Additionally, its antioxidants and analgesic properties promote healing. Instant Relief: Slice a chilled cucumber and lay the slices on any sunburned areas.
Flip the slices after the first side heats up, like flipping your pillow to the cool side. Lasting Relief: Put one or two chilled cucumbers in a blender to create a paste. You can add aloe vera gel or cornstarch to create a thicker paste. Apply this mixture directly to sunburned areas. Though a strange sunburn remedy, plain yogurt with active cultures contains probiotics and enzymes that help heal skin. Note that it must be plain yogurt that has probiotics.
Flavored yogurts may irritate your skin further. Make sure your hands are clean and apply the yogurt directly to the burn. Let it sit for at least five minutes. When the pain has subsided, gently rinse the yogurt off with cool or lukewarm water. Search the internet for sunburn remedies and you'll find plenty of creative ideas. One remedy people like to recommend is using vinegar to get rid of your sunburn. But is this remedy effective, and more importantly, safe?
Absolutely not. Here's what you need to know. Most kinds of vinegar, like apple cider vinegar and white vinegar, have a pH level between 2 and 3, making them highly acidic. Applying these on a sunburn can "damage the already compromised skin barrier" says Cheng. This can result in more severe pain, inflammation, and delayed healing.
Vinegar also contains ingredients like acetic acid, lactic acid , citric acid, and malic acid. According to Cheng, applying these on sensitive skin, "may lead to a serious chemical burn.
Moreover, if your sunburn is severe like if you've developed sunburn blisters or open wounds, applying vinegar would be even more painful and you should steer clear of using it in this situation as well. There are plenty of safer, more effective ways to tend to your sunburn. The information that I am about to share with you comes from my personal experience. The results of me seeking natural and cost-effective ways to treat minor sunburn.
If you are suffering from a burn that is anything more than this then please seek medical help immediately. I had heard of other travellers who swore by apple cider vinegar for sunburn and so was keen to give this natural travel hack a go.
Apple cider vinegar helps balance the pH of the sunburned skin; this is not only a relief to the skin but also helps to reduce any blisters from forming. Slightly redder than we all would have liked!
If like my daughter, your sunburn is in a small area in her case, the nose and forehead then you can dab the diluted apple cider vinegar mixture onto the affected area using a cotton pad. If you are travelling with a teenager like me then I suggest you let them do this themselves. Hands off. Take a muslin face cloth, wet it with the apple cider vinegar solution, wring out and proceed to press the muslin cloth onto the affected area.
If you are at home and are treating the sunburn, add a couple of ice cubes to the solution for added relief. Bathing in ACV is particularly suitable for small children with minor sunburn and for those who have exposed most of their body to the sun. There are a few other ways that we found to treat minor sunburn but to be honest; none were quite as effective as the apple cider vinegar. I first discovered the benefits of aloe vera on the skin purely by accident when my dog had a bad skin rash.
It cleared her irritated skin up beautifully and since then, if I can get my hands on some, I often use the gel for treating minor sunburn. If you prefer to buy the gel, I find this one to be the best. Mix it with some water and slap ouch — maybe not slap gently apply it to the affected area and feel the soothing sensation.
I love essential oils and chamomile oil is fantastic for cooling skin that has seen a few too many sunshine rays. Add a couple of drops of Chamomile oil to any base oil I use almond but you can use olive, avocado, grapeseed etc and massage into the skin or take a bath by adding a 6 -8 drops of oil into the lukewarm water.
After using ACV on my sunburn with such success while we were travelling, I make sure that for the hot summer months I have a spritzer made up. Just in case. After treating a burned nose and forehead with an apple cider vinegar spritzer my girl is ready to be more careful in the sun!
Apple cider vinegar relieves the stinging and burning brought about from too much sun exposure and helps balance the pH of the sunburned skin. Severe sunburn can last for more than a week.
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