At some point this summer, you may find yourself in the same boat we did: you need a sunburn treatment for sunburn relief.
This is the first summer my girls have been venturing to the pool on their own. Before they left, I said, “You have to wear a rash guard. Here’s money for lunch.” What my teenagers heard was, “blah. blah. blah. Here’s money for lunch.”
They’ve both learned I wasn’t kidding about that whole rash guard thing ~ and it took the proverbial “hard way.” Red shoulders for the both of them.
Mothers. We really do know a thing or two! {But it’s hard to gloat when you’re babies hurt. So I didn’t. I plan on gloating next year when I say, “Remember what happened last year when I told you to wear a rash guard and you didn’t? Wear your rash guard. Here’s money for lunch.”}
How can you treat a sunburn naturally? What really works? This natural sunburn remedy will relieve and soothe the sting of a bad sunburn.
You will need the following ingredients:
1/4 C brewed green tea, cooled to room temperature
1/4 C Aloe Vera Juice (make sure it is juice, not gel. available at health and grocery stores) *
1/4 t lavender essential oil
1. Mix together all 3 ingredients in a spray bottle. Shake well.
2. Spray onto the burned area as often as needed.
3. Keep refrigerated and use within two weeks. Keeping it refrigerated adds to the cooling.
Also, make sure you are drinking 3 cups of green tea a day while you have your sunburn. The natural antioxidants help with the healing. Plus, green tea has that whole fat burning thing going for it. Try my Spiced Green Tea for a delicious way to drink it. Cuz on its own? Don’t you find plain green tea is a little rank?
And take that lavender essential oil and use it to make my DIY Yoga Mat Cleaner. I tell ya, I’m gonna market the stuff. I end up spraying the whole classes’ mats! Make it and you can be the most popular kid in class too!
After you’ve treated your sunburn, you’re going to end up with leftover Aloe Vera juice. The Thrifty Mama has a delicious looking recipe for Aloe Vera Lemonade. Honestly, I never woulda come up with an aloe vera lemonade. Isn’t the stuff you learn on the Internet amazing?
*PS ~ I am not an Amazon affiliate. I put in the link so you could find the juice if you live somewhere it isn’t readily available.*
I love this, thank you so much for sharing.
What happens if you use gel instead of juice? I thought I had aloe vera juice, but all I have is gel.