Top home remedies for sunburn

Easy, common home remedies for sunburn follow below. Before getting into sunburn herbs, a few simple tips for avoiding sunburn.

Excessive sun exposure can lead to some severe health issues like skin cancer or to cosmetic problems such as premature wrinkles. Less serious but still unsightly and uncomfortable, excessive exposure can lead to sunburn.

Sunburn are more likely to result when exposure occurs at high altitudes and at southerly locations. Note that hazy conditions don’t protect you from sunburn since the sun rays that lead to sunburn penetrate typical haze.

Advice regarding how to avoid sunburn is fairly commonsense so we’ll just get right into the better sunburn herbs.

* Aloe vera is probably the best herbal remedy for sunburn. An extremely effective herb for several ills, aloe is generally anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal. I’ve slathered the inside gel of an aloe leaf all over my body after sun exposure because the gel permit’s the sun glow to come through but protects you from the after effects of sun exposure. Aloe is soothing and healing. You can also but commercial preparations of aloe lotion.

* Black nightshade might be difficult to get but if you can, chop the leaves and squeeze green juice onto the skin.

* Tea, the common green and black varieties, may be as effective for sunburn as is aloe. Best of all, drinking the tea provides you with powerful antioxidants which help heal the skin from the inside out, while the cooled, moist tea bag can be applied directly to the sunburn to help heal the skin from the outside in.

* Cool as a cucumber points to a use of this humble green. Just slice a fresh cucumber and apply directly to burn for a simple cooling.

* Witch hazel is an excellent astringent which relieves swollen skin tissue decreases inflammation and soothes burns. Apply liquid witch hazel with clean cotton balls, as needed throughout the day.

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