Summer is around the corner, and so are days full of fun in the sun. And sometimes, too much sun. While looking for an herbal solution for sunburned skin I ran across a brilliant combination of cooling and healing plants.Aloe Vera has long been known to both cool the sting of a sunburn, and help the skin heal. Lavender is the hero of the herbal world for its burn healing abilities. Combine these two dynamos and you get the ultimate herbal sunburn relief.
To Make:
In a small spray bottle, combine 2 oz pure Aloe Vera juice (you can find this in almost any grocery store now) and 10 drops Lavender Essential Oil.
Label the bottle and put the date you created it on the label.
You can store this for up to 6 months before you need to replace it. Use on sunburns, kitchen steam burns or other minor burns.
To Use:
First, I run cold water on the burn under the tap and check the severity of the burn (don’t use on sever burns…go to the hospital for those!).
Next, apply the Lavender-Aloe Cooler liberally as often as needed.
I keep this combo in my refrigerator & have used it several times when I have burned myself cooking. On all but one occasion my burn mark completely disappeared the same day (and often within the hour).
First, I run cold water on the burn under the tap and check the severity of the burn (don’t use on sever burns…go to the hospital for those!).
Next, apply the Lavender-Aloe Cooler liberally as often as needed.
I keep this combo in my refrigerator & have used it several times when I have burned myself cooking. On all but one occasion my burn mark completely disappeared the same day (and often within the hour).
I give these herbal super-heroes an A+ for their gentle burn healing ability.
