Home Remedy To Cure Sunburn

The home remedies can help you to be comfortable by soothing the burn. But one thing to remember that these home remedies can't reverse the damage which is caused by the exposure in the sun.

Sun burn is caused because of the ultra violet ray of the sun. You can get sun burn if you are over exposed under the sun. Ultra violet rays are of two kinds. a)Ultra violet A or UVA ray and b)Ultra violet B or UVB ray. Both of these rays are very strong and damaging for the skin. UVA rays hit the under layer and UVB rays hit the outer layer of the skin. The emphasis of getting sunburn depends on few things such as the geographic location, time, exposure amount and the condition of the atmosphere. Generally, sun burns are the 1^st degree burn one can get from the sun rays.

Symptoms of sunburn:

The general symptoms of sun burn are: heat, redness, pain, and tender to touch in the sunburn affected area. These symptoms of sunburn can come out within 24 hrs of the exposure. The extreme sunburn symptoms include: reddening, pain, swelling. Sometimes, blisters can also appear. In this case, the sunburn can even reach in the inner layer of the skin and can damage the elastic fibers and the small blood vessels of the affected person's skin. Sometimes, extreme sunburn can results in skin cancer.

There are many home based remedies to soothe the sunburn effects. These remedies include:

• To get relieve from the sunburn, add a few spoons of baking soda or oatmeal to your bath water or in the bath water. Try to soak yourself in the water for 15-20 minutes Both the things are very effective to soothe the sun burnt skin. After bath air dry your body. Don't wipe the excess soda or oatmeal off the skin.

• The cool compress process is also very effective to relieve from the sunburn. Soak a cloth in the water and apply it directly to the affected areas. Apply it several times and you will get relive from the sunburn. Don't apply ice packs or ice to the affected areas. Or it may make the condition worsen.

• Alovera gel is very effective to reduce the redness and instinct of a sunburn. You can apply the gel directly for 5-6 times a day to get rid of the sunburn.

• Sunburn causes dehydration. So, drinking of plenty of water is necessary to heal the burn.