Some non medicinal cure for sunburns

[abhinav]

1.Drink plenty of water

2.Stay out from the sun until the sunburn heals

3.Avoid Alcohol, as your body needs water to repair the damaged, alcohol will rob the body of fluids.

4.Wear loose natural clothing like silks or light cottons.

[lil_sasha]

Thanks for these tips abhinav, you would think things like this is just common sense but when you suffer from sunburn you just forget the most simple things.

[omshanti]

Apple cider vinegar -- put it in a spray bottle and spray it right on. Kinda smelly but wow, does it help with the pain.

[kalpana]

yea Apple cider vinegar works great on sunburn i have also used it.

[Ron]

Make a juice of some fresh ripe tomatoes apply this tomatoes juice on the face and neck. Let leave it for a few minutes and wash off it. It gives amazing results like get rid of the skin tan. :)

[akk]

Home treatment measures may provide some relief from a mild sunburn.

* Use cool cloths on sunburned areas.
* Take frequent cool showers or baths.
* Apply soothing lotions that contain aloe vera to sunburned areas. Topical steroids (such as 1% hydrocortisone cream) may also help with sunburn pain and swelling. Note: Do not use the cream on children younger than age 2 unless your doctor tells you to. Do not use in the rectal or vaginal area in children younger than age 12 unless your doctor tells you to.

A sunburn can cause a mild fever and a headache. Lie down in a cool, quiet room to relieve the headache. A headache may be caused by dehydration, so drinking fluids may help. For more information, see the topic Dehydration.

There is little you can do to stop skin from peeling after a sunburn-it is part of the healing process. Lotion may help relieve the itching.