Sun Burn Relief - Part One

Aloe Vera & Honey Sunburn Relief

¼ cup dried calendula flowers

¼ cup dried lavender buds

¼ cup dried peppermint

¼ cup aloe-vera juice

¼ cup honey

2 cups water

place water in saucepan and bring to a boil.  Turn down the heat.  Add the calendula flowers, lavender buds, and peppermint, gently heating on low for 10 minutes.  Strain.  Add the aloe-vera juice and honey, mix well.

Pour the mixture into a spray bottle, and spray the affected area freely several times a day.  This spray helps relieve the heating and cooling effects of sunburn.

Vinegar Sunburn Relief

(apple-cider vinegar)

Apple-cider vinegar is very soothing and healing.  Soak a clean cloth in vinegar and apply it to the sunburned area.  The vinegar will soon take away the pain.  Use when needed.

Yarrow and Potato Sunburn Relief

3 large potatoes

water

handful white yarrow flowers and leaves

Slice the potatoes and cover them with water.  Add the handful of white yarrow blooms and leaves.  Boil 5 minutes.  Cool.  Strain.  Soak a cloth in the liquid, squeeze out a little, and apply as a loose bandage on the sunburn.  This helps reduce pain.

Honey Sunburn Lotion

½ cup olive oil

2 T honey

½ cup apple-cider vinegar.

Warm the olive oil gently and blend in the honey and vinegar.  Let cool.  Apply liberally as needed.  Keep on hand this summer.

Sunburn Lavender Spritz

¼ cup olive oil

¼ cup dried lavender buds

2 T vitamin E oil

 Gently warm the olive oil and add the lavender buds.  Let warm gently for 15 minutes.  Strain.  Cool and add the vitamin E oil.  Place in a small Spray bottle and keep on hand to spritz sunburn.  This healing spritz prevents scars, and lavender will dull the pain.