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Remedy to treat sunburns

what can we do for a young teenage girl that is badly sunburned?
( 5 Oct 2007)

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Home remedies for sunburns
  • Apply Aloe Vera gel on her skin and wash it with the diluted gel 3 to 4 times a day. You can also rub the burnt skin with a slit leaf of Aloe Vera.
  • Apply vinegar to the burns 1 or 2 times a day.
  • Rub mustard oil on the skin 2 to 3 times a day to help the removal of heat from the burnt skin.
  • Rub the burns with a slice of cucumber or raw potato. Apply grated raw potato or cucumber as a poultice on your skin 2 to 3 times daily. You can wash your face with the juices of cucumber or raw potato.
  • Apply lavender oil, coconut oil, olive oil, vitamin E oil or peppermint oil to the affected areas.
  • Apply the water of tender coconut 3 to 4 times a day. Leave it for 1 or 2 hours and then wash with water. But use a fresh coconut everyday.
  • Add some baking soda or Epsom salt to the bath water and let her soak in it for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • With a cotton ball apply apple cider vinegar to the burnt skin.
  • Rub the skin gently with ice cubes or if she can not bear the cold then apply ice compresses to the burnt areas.
answered by D D on 21 Feb 2008, 12:21:38

 

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