Soothing Solutions...

In this topic I am writing some quick remedies for after sun care.

1. Minty mist:
1 cup fresh mint leaves
1 cup distilled water

Bring the distilled water to boil. Add the mint leaves. Cover the pot and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Strain the mint leaves and store this infused water in a clean spray bottle. Spray it on sun exposed skin. Keep the bottle in a fridge.

2. Effective soak:
2 cups apple cider vinegar
10 drops peppermint essential oil

Mix the ingredients together. Store it in a clean glass bottle. Add 2 tablespoons to your tub bath/hand soak/foot soak or apply with the cotton ball to sun exposed skin.

3. Soothing mist:
4 cups distilled water
1 tablespoon vodka
10 drops lavender essential oil
5 drops chamomile essential oil

Mix the essential oils and vodka together. Cover and keep it for one hour. Add the distilled water to vodka mixture. Store it in a blue or cobalt glass bottle. Apply with the cotton ball or soft cotton cloth to sunburned skin.

4. Green tea rinse:
1/2 cup witch hazel extract
1/2 cup green tea
5 drops lavender essential oil
5 drops lemon essential oil

Heat water and bring it to boil. Add two tea bags to the hot water and remove from heat. Let it steep for one hour. Discard the tea bags from water. Add witch hazel extract to the infused water. Add the essential oils. Store it in the clean glass bottle. Apply with a damp sponge or cotton ball on a sunburned skin. Store the bottle in refrigerator. Don't use this solution more than 5 days.

5. Ultimate cooling aloe gel:
1/2 cup aloe vera gel
5 drops lavender essential oil
3 drops chamomile essential oil

Mix the gel and essential oils together. Apply this cooling gel on affected areas.

6. Chamomile rinse:
1/2 dried dried chamomile flowers
2 cups water
3 drops calendula essential oil

Bring the water to a boil. Add the the chamomile flowers and simmer it for half an hour. Discard the flowers and allow the infused water to cool. Add the essential oil to the infusion. Store it in a clean glass bottle. Apply with a cotton ball to affected areas. Keep the infusion on the refrigerator up to 5days.

Precautions:
To avoid sunburns, tanning use sun block creams which has at least SPF 20. Don't expose the sunburned skin more to sun. Do not have bath with hot water. Do not apply oils to the sunburned skin. Use good quality sunglasses. Wear good quality cotton cloths in summers.

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