Even people who know the importance of sunscreen aren’t immune to sunburn; we do our best, but sometimes accidents happen. Even if you get sunburn, it’s not too late to do something about it.
The Sunburn First Aid Kit
Here’s what we need for the best sunburn first aid kit:
*1-2 gallons of natural, bottled spring water. This will have minerals but will not contain irritating chlorine.
*Aloe vera gel from the health food store’s supplement aisle. Ideally, look for food-grade aloe vera gel. Stay away from packaged aloe vera in the skin products aisle. Generally, these have irritating, synthetic preservatives, and colorants.
*Lavender essential oil
*Thick cotton washcloths
*A thin, cold-pressed organic oil, such as coconut or argan (not one of Skin Harmonics’ moisturizers, as they will trap too much heat underneath).
*Vitamin E oil
*Devote Oxygenated Rose Water. This is uniquely suited for skin sunburn trauma.
*Arnica gel
The First Aid Kit Steps
Now that we have all of the ingredients in our sunburn first aid kit, here’s what to do with them.
*First, add a splash of Devote rose water to the chilled spring water.
*Moisten the washcloths in the water to cool the skin. Lay them on the burn for 10 to 20 minutes. Remove for 10 to 20 minutes. Place on the skin again for five to 15 minutes. Then remove again for five to 15 minutes. Continue alternating this – on and off. After a few days, do this in 20- to 40-minute intervals.
*After several rounds of these cooling washcloths, gently apply a generous amount of chilled aloe vera gel.
*Combine your choice of oil with a few drops of vitamin E and lavender essential oil. Gently layer this on top. You must leave this untouched for two- to three-hour intervals.
*Put your skin to bed this way at night, as well. Once you start doing this process for longer durations, you can leave it untouched for four to six hours. The idea is to pull the heat out in this manner and then let it rest in between with the aloe and oil mixture.
*Additionally, you can drizzle lavender essential oil drops directly onto blisters and use the arnica gel to help the skin recover. Arnica is best used after the heat has been released. Sometimes this can take three to five days.
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About the author
I took many wrong turns when I started learning about skin at 19. The more I spent on skincare, equipment, and training, the further I felt from actually helping skin. I was frustrated with only being able to offer temporary and superficial solutions at best. What emerged from the disappointment and turmoil, I now call, The Regenerative Skin Process. Skin Harmonics is a dedicated medical fusion holistic skincare clinic that provides a root cause approach delivering lifetime skin health through medical grade skin care products, new learning, and Deep Pore Cleansing Facials.