Alternative Therapies

All of us fancy a golden tan, but when it gets a little more than needed it can lead to a sun burn. A sun burn can be painful and makes one look ugly. But dont fear as it wont stay on your body for long, here are some tips to soothe a sunburn:

• Use Aspirin first, it will reduce the pain.
• Put a cold wet compress that will make you feel better immediately.
• Soak yourself in a tub of cool water containing a cup of white vinegar in the bath.
• Apply aloe gel generously to the burnt area.
• Rub the sunburned area with some fresh cucumber slices
• Apply ice or cold water to the burned area. This will soothe the burning process and cool the skin
• Apply peppermint oil to the sunburned skin. You can also make a mild peppermint infusion and use it as a wash to cool the sunburn
• Grate a potato and apply iton the burned area. The starch will cool and soothe the burn
• mix equal quantities of yogurt and mashed strawberries and apply it to the sunburned area for 15 minutes. Rinse the area with cool water.
• Mix the juice of three lemons into two cups of cold water and then sponge the sunburnt area. The lemon will cool the burn, act as a disinfectant, and will promote healing of the skin

If the burn is really bad then please go to a doctor. Another important thing to remmeber, be very careful before going into the sun, overexposure to the sun prematurely ages the skin and also increases the risk of skin cancer. So dont forget to use a sun blok or sun screen before facing the sun.