Best Home remedies to treat sun burn, how to treat sunburn at home, best sunburn precautions, Easy and fast Sunburn treatment

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Sunburn is the result of excessive exposure to the sun light, or a sun-equivalent (such as a tanning bed or other UV source). It is basically damage to the skin's outer most layer,sunburn hurts you in multiple ways. Sunburn accelerates skin aging and leads to many other skin problems.
Sunburn is usually common during the summer when the sun’s rays are the strongest.

sunburn makes your skin sore or in worst scenarios swollen and blistered. Severe sun burn is called ''sun poisoning''. But it is completely preventable with some precautions.

Signs of sunburn can be:

1. Skin burning and blistering
2. Fluid loss (dehydration)
3. Electrolyte imbalance
4. Infection
5. High temperature
6. Dizziness
7. Headache
8. Fatigue

To prevent sunburn:

Stay out of the sun

Cover your skin

Wear protective eyeglasses

When in the sun (you can get burned even if it's cloudy) use SPF (sun protection factor) 30 or higher


If you are sunburned, stay out of the run until the burn fades. Drink lots of water, sports drinks, or juice to stay hydrated, and keep your house cool using air conditioning or fans.

• Home remedies for sunburn seems to work good and it include cool compresses and baths, some essential oils and herbs, certain foods or supplements, and over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers.
• Place a cold compress on sunburned skin for immediate sunburn pain relief, for example, a compress containing Burow's solution to comfort and soothe sunburn.
• Take a cool shower or bath to cool your sunburned skin.

• Some natural bath therapies to soothe sunburn pain and other symptoms include:
  1. Soak in an oatmeal bath. This is effective and helpful for itchy, sunburned skin.
  2. Use some lavender or chamomile essential oil to the bath as it helps to relieve some of the stinging and discomfort.
  3. Add 2 cups of baking soda to the bath to reduce irritation and redness from sunburn.
  4. Avoid soap or perfumes in the bath water as these can be drying on already dry and sunburned skin or use moisturizing bath soap or foaming gel.

Home remedies to treat sunburn

Hydrate, drink a lot of water, juice, or sports drinks. Your skin is dry and dehydrated. Replacing lost body fluids will help your skin heal from sunburn more quickly.

If you feel hot from your sunburn, keep your house cool. Turn down the A/C and use fans to help blow cool air over the skin.

Go inside or in the shade, and stay out of the sun until your sunburn fades. Exposure to more sunlight will only make things worse.
Essential oils such as lavender oil can be applied in small amounts to the skin to heal sunburn.

Use lotions that contain aloe Vera to heal and moisturize sunburned skin. Some aloe products contain lidocaine, an anesthetic that can help relieve sunburn pain. Aloe Vera is also a good moisturizer for skin peeling.

Witch hazel when applied to the skin can help reduce inflammation, and can help relieve sunburn.

Apply freshly brewed tea after it has cooled to sunburned skin using a clean cloth. 

The tannic acid in black tea reportedly helps draw heat from sunburned skin, and aids in restoring the pH balance. Add mint to the tea for a more cooling effect.

Apply teabags soaked in cold water to sunburned eyelids to soothe the burn and reduce inflammation.

Apply petroleum jelly or polyfax ointment on sunburned lips to keep them moisturized.

Coconut oil and sunburns

Once the initial sunburn has calmed down, coconut oil can be used as a skin moisturizer. Do not use coconut oil as sunscreen! Coconut oil does not provide any sun protection factor (SPF) or UV protection, so you are more likely to be sunburned if you use coconut oil in place of sunblock with SPF




1. Apply cool, not cold, milk with a clean cloth to your sunburned skin. The milk will create a protein film that helps ease sunburn discomfort.
2. Like milk, yogurt applied to sunburned skin also can be soothing.
3. Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and can help decrease inflammation caused by sunburn. Use vitamin E oil on the skin, or take a regular dose of the supplement. Vitamin E oil also can be applied topical onto peeling skin.
4. Cornstarch also can be mixed with water to form a paste that can be applied to skin to provide comfort to the sunburn.
5. Cucumbers have natural antioxidant and analgesic (pain relieving) properties. Take Chilled cucumbers, then mash in a blender to create a paste, and apply to affected sunburned areas. Cucumber also helps soothing for peeling skin following a sunburn.
6. Boil and mash peeled potatoes, let them cool, and apply to sunburned areas. It is said the starch in the potatoes helps draw out heat, which may reduce discomfort and speed up healing.

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