Comments on: The Naturalist’s Folk Remedies For Sunburn

By: Drew

Drew — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:18:33 +0000

My sunburn remedy was a wide area excision of the skin around my primary melanoma, followed by a radical lymphectomy of the left axilla (my armpit). Seven years later I had a lumpectomy in below the lymphectomy site after a recurrence of the melanoma. This year, I had the traditional folk remedy of intense beams of radiation focussed on the four lesions on my brain caused by metastases of melanoma. Add to that eight years of anguish for my wife and other non-cancer complications of this journey. Probably would have been better not to have been allowed by my sun-worshipping parents to have been sunburned as a child.

By: sunburned feet

sunburned feet — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:27:03 +0000

Hi Sara,
The text along with the photos made this post really good. I am fair skinned and have been burned in the past several times. I just got the tops of my feet sunburned, I forgot to protect them.
I too had heard of the oatmeal bath and to hydrate myself, but I hadn’t heart of the lavender. I can’t wait to give your remedy a try.
Thanks for the lavendin versus real lavender tip as well.

By: Osbert

Osbert — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:19:45 +0000

A word of caution about buying lavender products, though: many products currently being sold as containing lavender are actually lavandin–a hybrid of lavender that smells stronger and last longer, but can actually WORSEN burns. Companies get away without actually labeling these products differently because it is a hybrid; though sometimes labels will say they use a ‘variety’ of lavender, this is not always the case. If you’re not growing your own lavender, always make sure you check for the proper scientific name (lavandula angustifolia) on the ingredients label before using store-bought lavender products on burns.
+1

By: Diane

Diane — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:02:44 +0000

Oh my gosh! Ouch! I’m thankful for being half Filipino in the summer – I haven’t had a big sunburn since I was little! But if I ever have one again, I’ll try this!

I wish I had a green thumb, and I’d try to grow an aloe plant! When we were in Florida a nice old woman let us use aloe leaves from her plant. I rubbed the aloe all over my feet and on the tip of my nose – amazing!

By: James

James — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:10:45 +0000

Look really painful.

Check the expiry date on the sunscreen it really does become useless with time.
Reapplying is really important as well. Working in Renaissance faires and being in the sun for days, I found that sun screen is only good for 1/2 a day in the sun before you need to reapply.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:07:51 +0000

Yikes that looks painful but your course of treatment seems like a spa treatment!!

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:54:30 +0000

I think it’s because I applied the sunscreen at six am and was out until six pm without applying a second time. Sweat and moving around probably required another application, so it was my bad for not thinking to add more.

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:53:11 +0000

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By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:52:59 +0000

Oh gosh, even just a little sunscreen is a good idea! I can’t believe you’ve never had any issues with sunburns! It must be wonderful not to be hesitant of the sun!

By: Sara

Sara — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:51:38 +0000

I love Aveeno! I haven’t tried their sunscreen though, so I’ll check that out next time I’m at the store. Also, the bath powder sounds excellent for at least a weekly indulgence instead of using oats in an old nylon!

And as for the lavender in daydreaming, the reason I have it outside the front of the store is because lavender is amazing for almost EVERYTHING. (Depression, insomnia, menstrual cramps, etc.) I would have included it in the home remedies but most people probably wouldn’t have it sitting at home.

And the name on the comments is doing that because it’s using Font Burner, I’m aware, I just haven’t fixed it yet. (It’s low on the priority list.) But thanks for letting me know!