Vinegar for sunburn???

[Microcell]

I have heard before that white vinegar helps a sunburn, but what about apple cider vinegar? That is all I have, and it is too painful to think about dragging the kids out for white.

Any help is appreciated. Lidocane and Aloe have only helped so much!

 

[jipsy]

Homemade Sunburn Relief Recipes

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by Sandy Shields


Sun Burn Lotion

8 ounces non-medicated lotion
5 drops clove oil
5 drops peppermint oil
2-4 teaspoons powdered Comfrey Root
2-4 tablespoons Aloe Vera gel

Mix together thoroughly in a bowl. Chill, if desired.

HINT: Amounts of Comfrey Root or Aloe Vera gel may be increased, but do not increase the amounts of clove or peppermint oils, as they may cause skin irritation.


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Cucumber Sunburn Lotion

1 cucumber - chopped
1/4 cup Glycerin
1/4/ cup Rose-water

Squeeze juice out of the cucumber with a lemon-squeezer, and mix with Glycerin and Rose-water.


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Sunburn Soothing Bath

2-4 cups *Colloidal (not regular) oatmeal
1/2 to 1 cup baking soda
1-2 cups powdered Chamomile flowers
1 cup buttermilk, optional

Add all ingredients to bath water, or wrap in cheesecloth and tie to the faucet for adding aroma.


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Sunburn Mist

2 fluid ounces of distilled water
9 drops of lavender
2 drops of peppermint
1 drop of spearmint

Mix all, then mist lightly over sun-burned skin.


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Various Natural/HomeMade Remedies

1. Apply undiluted apple cider vinegar to sunburn.
2. Mix 10 ounces Non-fat Dry Milk, 2 tablespoons salt and 25 ounces water. Saturate cloth and apply to sunburn 20 minutes.
3. Apply mayonnaise as a skin cream to sunburn.
4. Use Aloe plant, or pure aloe vera gel.
5. Apply peanut oil to sun-burned area(s).
6. Apply thin slices of cold cucumbers, apples, or potato directly to the skin.
7. Apply cold, plain yogurt, then rinse with cool water.
8. Apply cold, used tea bags to sun-burned eyelids to relieve pain and swelling.

 

[aunties]

I have never tried vinegar, but tea helps immensely! Just wet the tea bags and put on the burn. It takes the sting right out.

Hope you feel better soon!

 

[JimB.]

Hmmmmmmmm. Acid (which vinegar is) on a burn?

Don't think so.

Some of the remedies posted here sound like they would be pretty good (& quite aromatic!) too.

 

[Microcell]

Wow! Thanks for all that info. I will try the vinegar because it is what I have. Applying Apple cider Vinegar now... Well... that didn't sting like I thought it would. I do feel relief, I wonder how long it will last?

 

[Microcell]

Hmmmmmmmm. Acid (which vinegar is) on a burn?

Don't think so.

Some of the remedies posted here sound like they would be pretty good (& quite aromatic!) too.

I thought that too! It didn't sting, and boy do I smell...

 

[jipsy]

My mother used to make us bathe in it when we were really badly sunburned. It also keeps you from peeling as bad.

 

[Microcell]

I have never tried vinegar, but tea helps immensely! Just wet the tea bags and put on the burn. It takes the sting right out.

Hope you feel better soon!

When this wears off I will try tea next because I have that too! the others sound so nice, but I have no desire to leave the house to get the stuff if I can help it!

 

[MerryPoppins]

I always wet a towel and wring it out (til it's dry enough that it won't drip). Put the cool wet towel on the sunburn. It'll feel so cold. When it starts to warm up and feel more comfortable it's time to remove the towel and flip to a cool spot. Repeat and repeat and repeat. If you want to speed up the process you can do this near a fan but it makes it feel much colder.

This pulls a lot of heat out of the burn. Sort of like running cool water over a burned hand.

 

[tekmom]

i use aloe, it seems to sooth sunburn nicely.

 

[experiment626mom]

Soak a cloth in cold milk and leave it. It draws the heat out.

 

[totalia]

Acid on a burn? I don't see how that would help.

 

[Jonas Grumby]

Acid on a burn? I don't see how that would help.

I thought the very same thing when I first heard about this, but then one time I got a REALLY bad sunburn and my friend's mother was like, "here put some vinegar on it" and it worked! No more pain, and you end up smelling like salad dressing to boot!

 

[MinnieM3]

I have used a cool wash cloth soaked in vinegar. Felt very very good. It's been ages ago, though. Do take some anti-inflammatory, too.

 

[Microcell]

I have used a cool wash cloth soaked in vinegar. Felt very very good. It's been ages ago, though. Do take some anti-inflammatory, too.

Oh I forgot that!

Off to get Ibuprofin!