Healing Sunburns, Quick and Easy
June 6, 2009 by Aly Walansky
Filed under Bath and Body
Do you sunburn easy?
Probably not as easy as me: I sit in a moving car with closed windows and still burn. It’s utterly insane.
And while I’m way too jaded to believe in any quick fix, the following is tried and true. Recently, Kayla Fioravanti of Essential Wholesale emailed saying that a great healing trick is to apply lavender essential oil to the burned areas.
This is easy to find in any health-related store, and can be applied directly to any area of your skin you wish, or mixed into a cool bath or Aloe Vera gel.
I’ve also tried it on dry skin patches, and it’s soothing there as well! I actually love lavender in general, and have been using it for years. It works great on everything from scarring to stretch marks and is even said to slow wrinkles!
And, it runs like $7 a bottle – so what do you have to lose
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Another great thing to use to heal sunburns is Beauti Control’s Cell Block C PM. It will actually prevent you from peeling after a sunburn. Heals your skin. Awesome!!!
I agree with Kayla–lavender essential oil is the best since it’s all natural. It is even safe for little ones. If you don’t want to touch that sunburn you could mix the lavender with a little water and spray it on.