10 Thrifty Sunburn Remedies

25 Ways to Save Money

Milk Prices Continue to Rise

25 Ways to Reduce Your Water Bill

Also, here’s more information about Freecycle.

Post from: Thrifty Mommy

Seeing this picture makes me hurt.  Of course, it is better to prevent a sunburn than to treat one.  At one time or another, I’m sure we’ve all found ourselves vulnerable to the effects of the sun.  For moments like these, try these thrifty home rememedies.  Most of these frugal ingredients you probably already have at home.

 1.  Apply apple cider vinegar to the burn with a cottonball, or make a cool compress.  Keep the skin moistened.  This remedy will help prevent blistering and peeling. 

 2.  Brew tea and refrigerate to cool.  Once it is cool, put it in a spray bottle and spray on sunburn or dip a washcloth in the tea and dab.   You can also take a bath in brewed tea once it has cooled.

 3.  Aloe is effective in relieving pain and inflammation.  Take the leaves from an aloe plant and refrigerate them.  Peel off the top layer of the leaf and place leaf on the sunburn.  You can also apply aloe vera juice.

 4.  Put Maalox on a cotton ball or washcloth and apply to sunburn.  Let it dry on your skin.  This works to take out the heat and pain.

 5.  Take aspirin within 24 hours of getting sunburned.  The aspirin will help with the inflammation and pain.

 6.  Take a bath in oatmeal.  Put some oatmeal in a sock and tie it shut.  While in the bath, squeeze the oatmeal milk on your skin.  (I also use this remedy during the winter months with my eczema.)

 7.   Place peeled and sliced cucumbers on burned skin.  Remove when they become warm.

 8.   To speed the healing process, take Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and flaxseed oil.  You can also break open Vitamin E capsules and squeeze onto your skin.

 9.  Make compresses with baking soda and water or add baking soda to cool bath water and soak.  Baking soda is cooling and will help retain moisture in skin.

10.  Apply cold yogurt to the burn.  Rinse when it becomes warm.  The coolness of the yogurt and the fat will soothe the skin.  Strawberries are also recommended for sunburns, so you could use strawberry yogurt or mix fresh strawberries with the yogurt. 

Other tips:  Do not cover a sunburn with ointments, salves, or butter.  Drink plenty of water to hydrate your skin.  Oatmeal and baking soda are good remedies for people with sensitive skin.

Post from: Thrifty Mommy