July 21, 2009 Common ailments Health Herbs & Spices Home Remedies

9 Simple Home Remedies for Sunburn

The sun is strongest between the hours of 10:00am and 2:00pm.  Though the sun is a great source of Vitamin D, which is essential for the body, limit your exposure during those hours especially if you are fair-skinned.

Remedies

  • Aloe Vera, native to Africa, is by far one of my favorite plants and remedies. I grow it at home because it’s great not just for sunburn but also a great remedy for healing other types of burns. Aloe vera also stimulates cellular...

May 31, 2009 Common ailments Health Herbs & Spices Home Remedies

5 Simple Home Remedies for Burns

  • Types of Burns
    • First-degree: only surface skin involved, accompanied by mild pain.  Color: light to medium red
    • Second-degree: deeper skin layers involved, accompanied by swelling, more pain and blisters.  Color: darker red
    • Third-degree: all skin layers destroyed, along with nervous sensation, though surrounding tissue is in pain.  Color: white or charred
    • Warning: If you have third-degree burn or a second-degree burn on your face, hand, feet, genitals or anywhere else