For those of you who played at the pool, river, ocean and anything outside and got too much sun, here's a suggestion to help the skin heal.
Sun, wind, and the water can dry skin out: so to put water back in start by drinking room temperature water. A sip at a time, through out the day, slowly, will rehydrate the body.
For red, burnt and chapped skin, try brewing some chamomile tea and letting it cool in the refrigerator. Now, for face use round cotton pads to apply the cooled tea. I suggest pouring some out into a small bowl, dip the cotton pad in til moist, and then gently wipe over the face.
If the facial skin is really burned and chapped, try chilled aloe vera plant or cucumber slices applied lighty to the skin. Let the plant or vegetable just rest on the skin for up to fifteen minutes, then remove, apply some chamomile tea solution, and then if you want, apply another fresh cut of aloe vera plant of cucumber slice.
Grow your own aloe vera! It has so many uses, that having it in the yard is helpful. To get to the healing pulp of the plant leave, pull one from the main plant, then with a paring knife or potato peeler, start skinning the leave til the pulp can be scooped out and used.
If your sunburn is anywhere else on the body, the same techniques of applying to the face will work to heal the skin, you'll just need alot more!
Remember to apply a light weight lotion that is preferably botanical to help soothe and heal the skin. While the skin is healing, you can speed up the process by not using petrochemical or mineral oil based lotions on the skin.
Now, the next installment will be about how to get a great summer tan from your local drugstore.
Enjoy!
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