Sometimes the desire to acquire a beautiful bronze tan turns into sunburn. The skin turns red, it hurts and itches. The condition is exacerbated by fever, chills, alternating fever, and aching muscles. Such symptoms can overshadow the long-awaited vacation, so the situation needs to be corrected as soon as possible. Moreover, sunburn remedies are easy to prepare on your own.
If you don’t have any medications at hand (a pharmacy is far away or you are a supporter of harmless folk recipes), our methods will help to rectify the situation.
Sunburn. Folk remedies - fast and effective
The easiest option for emergency care can be moisturizing burned areas. This is suitable when no other components are at hand. It is necessary to attach a wet towel to the sore spot. Once it gets hot, change it to a new compress. The fabric should be soft so as not to irritate injured skin.
Sour-milk products are excellent remedies for
sunburn. Thick sour cream can replace the cream after tanning. Its consistency allows you to apply the mass directly to parts of the body. Since kefir is more liquid, it is used as the basis for compresses. Pieces of cloth (gauze, cotton, linen) are periodically wetted in kefir, applied to burnt places and changed after they are heated. After half an hour it will be possible to evaluate the effectiveness of dairy products - the symptoms of burns will no longer bother you.
Another home remedy for sunburn is grated potatoes or their juice. The mass is applied to gauze strips, distribute them on the affected areas. Juice is used as a lotion.
Equally powerful are sunburn preparations made from carrots or cucumbers. You can use these products in the same way as potatoes.
Cool juice from tomatoes or watermelon will help relieve inflammation. Compresses made from strong tea (especially green) work no worse.
The healing properties of a plant like aloe are widely known. It is used in cosmetology, pharmacology, etc. Juice from aloe leaves, diluted in half with boiled water, quickly has a calming and antiseptic effect on the burn. Compresses are done several times a day for an hour. Cool lotions after heating are replaced with new napkins.
It's no secret that chamomile, St. John's wort and oak bark have a powerful antiseptic effect. This is a very important factor, as burns can burn out if they get infected. Decoctions of herbs are excellent remedies for sunburn, which we can cook on our own. One tablespoon of any of these herbs (you can use a mixture of them) pour a glass of boiling water. A water bath (10 minutes) will help to transfer the maximum amount of nutrients to the decoction. Use it for compresses after it has completely cooled down. Such funds are very effective, but have a short shelf life. After a day, you need to cook a new portion.