Home Remedies For Sunburns

For instant relief from sunburn, dab on a little lemon juice or soak a flannel in cold tea and place it over the affected area. For the kind of all-over sunburn that keeps you awake at night, try adding two tablespoons of bicarbonate of soda to a cool bath and immerse your whole body in the water. You can also mash the pulp of a ripe avocado and smooth over the sunburnt area for a soothing effect.

Bathe your face in buttermilk or grate up some potatoes and apply to the sunburned area. The starch will cool and soothe the burn. Use cold peppermint tea as a mild wash to ease the stinging. Or you can try dissolving Epsom salts or baking soda in cold water and draping a cloth soaked in the solution over the affected area.

Applying peppermint oil on the sunburned skin also helps in cooling the sunburn

Milk of magnesia has been successfully used to treat sunburn, and mud or clay can ease the stinging pain.

Apply slices of onion on forehead, as this has a cooling effect.

Apply aloe vera or vinegar on the affected skin; it will stop inflammation and pain. Avoid products made from benzocaine, lidocaine and petroleum jelly.