Prolonged sun exposure can cause skin burns to varying degrees, causing redness, burns and a lot of discomfort; However, there are natural ways to help burns heal faster, reducing pain and increasing comfort.
The treatment of sunburn with blisters should be guided by a dermatologist, but while you wait for the consultation, you can soak a gauze in cold water and leave it on the skin, changing it each time it cools.
Discover the 4 tips for treating sunburn naturally
Chamomile has soothing and healing properties that help reduce the discomfort caused by burns, so to use chamomile you have to make an infusion of chamomile, leave it in the refrigerator until it freezes and then wet a gauze, a piece of cotton or a clean cloth.cloth in tea. Finally, gauze should be applied to sunburnt skin, leaving it to act for about 7 to 10 minutes, several times a day. Discover other home remedy options for sunburn.
Soap and soap can attack the skin favoring dryness, and therefore, in case of sunburn, it is best to bathe only with water, without rubbing the skin.If the skin is too hot, you should not bathe in very cold water.When drying, it is not recommended to use the towel on the body, allowing it to air dry.
It is important to moisturize the skin immediately after showering and several times a day, applying a good herbal moisturizer, such as Aloe vera, throughout the sunburned area, so the risk of peeling the skin is lower and so is the pain.
To moisturize the skin from the inside out, you should drink at least 1 liter of water or fruit juice a day. Pineapple, watermelon and carrot juices with oranges are great options as they are rich in antioxidants.
Foods that contain alpha lipoic acid, such as brown rice, oats, quinoa and amaranth, for example, soften redness and should be on the menu of those who have suffered sunburn.Vegetable oils are also good sources and can be used to cook seasonal foods and salads.
A good tip for naturally treating sunburn in the mouth is to open an aloe leaf in half and pass the gel of this plant through the lips, several times a day, as it has healing properties that help the regeneration of the skin.
Below are some natural treatments for sunburn, when the skin is red, swollen and painful, however, if the individual has severe redness throughout the body, fever and blisters, a medical consultation is recommended, as it may be necessary to take some anti-inflammatory, as it may be a heat stroke.Learn about the dangers of heatstroke.
Nurse Manuel Reis shows in the video everything you can do in case of skin burns: