So you have forgotten to wear sunscreen with SPF at least 30+, and now you are left looking like a red lobster. Soon enough, you will be golden brown with dead skin peeling off like a snake shedding its skin. The best remedy and the first step in treating sun burns is to slap on a fresh piece of aloe right on the burn areas.
Aloe has both cooling and moisturizing effects as it miraculously absorbs the heat from the burned skin. I rubbed fresh pieces of aloe on the sun burned areas and I could feel the skin cooling and relieving the sting. After the gel dries out, slice off the dry layer to expose a fresher layer. Aloe, if not fully used, can be kept in the refrigerator or submerged in water. It will become hydrated again. The next day, my skin is not as red, there is no skin peeling, and the stinging disappeared.
If you are unfortunate and no aloe plant can be found nearby, the next alternative is to find aloe gel in a local drugstore. Your skin will still peel, but will heal much faster and less painful than without. Once the skin starts to peel, exfoliate with loofah and coconut body scrub to remove dead skin, soften and moisturize the new layer of skin. Don't forget to moisturize with lotion containing shea butter or oatmeal at least twice a day.
If you are unfortunate and no aloe plant can be found nearby, the next alternative is to find aloe gel in a local drugstore. Your skin will still peel, but will heal much faster and less painful than without. Once the skin starts to peel, exfoliate with loofah and coconut body scrub to remove dead skin, soften and moisturize the new layer of skin. Don't forget to moisturize with lotion containing shea butter or oatmeal at least twice a day.
