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For large sunburned areas, an apple cider vinegar bath works wonders. Use a brand from the health food store that has been wood-aged, rather than one from the supermarket that may have been chemically-aged. Apple cider vinegar helps to balance the skin’s pH factor, its acid/alkaline balance. As with all parts of the body, when there is chemical balance, healing is supported.

 Add two cups apple cider vinegar to a bathtub of warm water.
 Let your child soak for 15 minutes. The skin will be calmed and soothed, and much of the pain will be immediately relieved.
 After the bath, you can use one of the remedies described below to promote further healing.

YOGURT SKIN HEALER

Though it may not have all of us living to 120 (remember those Russian peasant ads of several years back?), yogurt is a natural healer. It is the antidote for the burn of hot, spicy food in Indian cooking by re-establishing acid/alkaline balance and works the same way for sunburned skin. For sunburn, I use compresses of natural yogurt to help cool and hydrate the skin.
 Wrap whole-milk, full-fat, plain yogurt in several layers of cheesecloth and compress the burn.
 Replace with fresh compresses as the yogurt warms on the skin.
 Repeat compresses until the skin is cooled and soothed.
 Yogurt can be spread over the entire body--turning an upsetting, painful sunburn into a fun spa treatment that girls, especially, will love. (And boys, too: my son Brian has always enjoyed our herbal “spa treatments”.) Leave the yogurt on for 10 to 15 minutes, then rinse off in a cool shower.

BAKING SODA SUNBURN SOOTHER

No apple cider vinegar or plain yogurt in the house? Then check the deepest recess of your refrigerator for that box of baking soda you stashed there eons ago (hopefully, not too many eons--to effectively deodorize your fridge, baking soda should be changed about every 3 months). Like apple cider vinegar and yogurt, baking soda helps to balance pH, the skin’s acid/alkaline balance.
 Add ¼ cup baking soda to a warm bath for an effective sunburn-healing soak.
 Have your child soak for 15 minutes.

AMAZING ALOE CURE (Aloe vera)

Aloe has the unique ability to help skin renew itself by stimulating cellular metabolism, thereby promoting oxygen exchange and increasing the absorption of nutrients. Aloe contains the anti-oxidant vitamins A and C; the minerals copper, selenium, and magnesium; and zinc, a powerful virus fighter. This method is best used for more localized sunburns.
 Rather than cutting from the tip or half way down the stalk, cut it at its base.
 Slit the stalk horizontally, exposing the gelatinous interior.
 Using the thickest, juiciest section for the burn, cut a piece large enough to completely cover the burn and its surrounding tissue.
 Place the entire piece on the area (gel and peel, gel side toward the burn).
 Cover the aloe with roller gauze and surgical tape to keep it firmly in place.
 Leave on overnight or, if burn occurred early in the day, cut a fresh piece of aloe to make a new dressing and leave on overnight.
 The remaining stalk of aloe may be wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated over night.
 In the morning, cut a new piece of the refrigerated aloe to make a fresh dressing.
 Repeat applications twice a day until area is healed.

LAVENDER OIL (Lavandula off.)

The essential oil of lavender is one of the only essential oils that can safely be applied to the skin without diluting it in a carrier oil. Applying lavender oil will take the sting out of the burn, and heal it quickly. It’s calming aromatherapy properties will help to ease the emotional upset of a painful burn.

In Aromatherapy: A Complete Guide to the Healing Art (Crossing Press), herbalist Mindy Green combines the essential oil of lavender with aloe to create a soothing preparation for sunburn relief.

ALOE-LAVENDER SMOOTHIE

 In a 6-8 ounce glass jar mix together 4 ounces aloe gel (fresh from the plant or purchased in the health food store), ½ teaspoon essential oil of lavender, one teaspoon apple cider vinegar, and the contents of two 400IU capsules Vitamin E (puncture the Vitamin E capsules with a straight pin to release the contents).
 Tighten a cap onto the jar and shake to blend ingredients.
 This mixture may be gently patted on the affected area and reapplied as often as needed for relief of the sunburn’s heat and inflammation.
 For increased cooling benefit and freshness, keep the mixture refrigerated.

One more suggestion, feeding your children sweet potatoes will make them less likely to burn! A small sweet potato contains more than twice the daily need for beta carotene which helps to reduce the redness and inflammation of a sunburn. “Beta carotene accumulates in the skin, providing partial protection for 24 hours against sun damage”, says University of Arizona’s school of public health professor, Ronald Watson, PhD.

• Apply Aloe Vera or vinegar on the sun burnt area, as it aids in stopping inflammation.
• Take some mustard oil and rub it on the affected area. It serves as an excellent home remedy for sunburns.
• Rub freshly cut cucumber slices on the problematic area.
• Apply lavender oil or peppermint oil on the sun burnt area.
• Apply grated potato on the burnt area.

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