Sunburn

Rose water: Add to 200ml of boiling water, 50g rose petals and chamomile. Cool and apply all over the face and burnt areas for effective relief.

Green tea compress: Brew a pot of green tea and let it cool. Soak a clean cloth in the brew and use it as a compress for the burnt areas. The tea contains ingredients that help protect the skin from ultra-violet rays, which cause damage. This also reduces inflammation.

Tender coconut: Tender coconut water can be applied on the face and hands to cool down the skin and prevent allergic.

Mint: Mint is great for tanned skin. Apply diluted mint juice all over the face, leave it for 10 minutes and wash with cool water.

Vegetables and Fruits: For painful spots of sunburn, rub the area gently with sliced cucumber or potato. They contain compounds that cool burns and reduce swelling.

Smashed apricots applied on the burnt areas (for 15 minutes) and then washed off with luke-warm water are great soothers for irritated skin.

Cold Soak: For immediate relief, soak the sunburn areas in cold water. Or, you can use a cold compress for 15 minutes on the affected areas. The cold reduces the swelling.

Aloe Vera: Apply a light coating of pure Aloe Vera gel on the damaged skin. This is one of the best ways to soothe sunburns.

Buttermilk: Dip a wad of cotton in diluted and chilled buttermilk. Use this to coat the area of sunburn. Dab the area three to four times. The sunburn will disappear almost instantly.

Watermelon: Watermelon juice can soothe and hydrate the skin in summer. Apply the juice, let it stay on for 15 minutes and then rinse off.