Time at the beach or pool and sunburns seem to go together in the summer just as much as kids and ice cream cones.
Sunburns happen pretty often -- probably too often, to be honest -- but most people are aware that some aloe and a little aspirin can go a long way to help ease the pain.
Recommended Videos
There are actually several more unconventional methods to help get rid of that painful sunburn faster, and thus allow you to get back outside. (But you’ll wear the appropriate clothes and sunscreen this time, right?)
Here are some of those unusual methods, according to Bustle.
1). Potatoes
As it turns out, the starch in potatoes is very effective in treating sunburn pain. Just cut into slices and gently apply to areas of sunburn.
2). Oatmeal
Have you ever taken an oatmeal bath? If not, then doing so with a sunburn might be a great feeling because it can help soothe inflammation caused by sunburns. Soaking for 15 to 20 minutes and then air-drying your body so you don’t wipe off the healing oats with a towel will help ease that pain.
3). Plain yogurt
Applying yogurt to sunburnt areas can help ease pain because the probiotics in yogurt help to restore the skin’s natural barrier.
Just apply a thick layer to an area and wipe it off with a damp towel after 5 to 10 minutes.
4). Shaving cream
The methanol in shaving cream can evaporate and help take heat from a sunburn away from the skin.
5). Tomatoes
Applying tomato juice to a sunburn can help with redness and inflammation.
6). Baking soda
Taking a bath in baking soda can do wonders for easing pain because the bicarbonate of it helps with skin inflammation.
7). Milk
Milk contains anti-inflammatory properties similar to oatmeal and tomato juice that help with burnt skin. Just pat cold milk on the affected areas.
8). Apple cider vinegar
Soaking a towel in water and apple cider vinegar helps out with pH-balancing and it’s soothing for the skin.