Sunburn is a type of skin burn due to too much exposure of ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun light. In summer the sunlight is stronger and therefore UV radiation is high. Sunburn if not taken seriously can cause skin cancer. Usually a sunburn symptom shows skin redness, hot skin, blisters, pain and dizziness.
Burn Type:
- First degree burn
- Reddish skin
- Second degree burn
- Blisters
- Third degree burn
- Extensive burn (mostly requires emergency medical aid)
Common Causes:
- Excessive exposure to sun
- Due to direct skin contact with hot substance
Natural Remedies (For first or second degree burns):
- Apply Aloe Vera gel or Ointment in affected area
- Soaking the wound in running cool water for a long period.
- A cool compress placed over the burn area helps with the pain. Apply the compress for approximately 10 minutes intervals
- Applying Honey in affected area. Honey has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.
Natural food Supplements for fast healing:
- Vitamin B Complex
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin C
- Food that are rich in above mentioned Vitamins
- Drink plenty of clean water and herbal tea
Vitamin B Complex rich food:
- Potato, with skin, cooked
- Sweet potato, with skin, cooked
- Carrot juice
- Balsam-pear/bitter gourd, bitter melon, cooked
- Banana
- Durian
- Prune juice
- Avocado
Grain Products - Wheat bran
- Cereal
- Oatmeal, instant, cooked
- Milk and Alternatives This food group contains very little of this nutrient.
- Legumes (dried beans, peas and lentils)
- Chickpeas/garbanzo beans, cooked
- Soybeans, mature, cooked
- Beans, pinto, cooked
- Lentils, cooked
- Nuts and Seeds
- Pistachios, without shell
- Sunflower seeds, without shell
Vitamin E rich food:
- Spinach
- Dandelion greens, raw
- Tomato sauce
- Swiss chard, cooked
- Turnip greens, cooked
- Pepper, red
- Avocado
- Grains Products
- Cereal, wheat germ, toasted
- Milk and Alternatives
- Nuts and Seeds
- Almonds
- Sunflower seeds
- Hazelnuts
- Peanuts
- Pine nuts
- Brazil nuts
Vitamin C rich food:
- Peppers
- Broccoli
- Cabbage
- Brussels sprouts
- Cauliflower
- Kale
- Potato
- Bok Choy
- Sweet potato
- Asparagus
- Turnip greens
- Tomato
- Guava
- Papaya
- Kiwifruit
- Orange
- Lychee
- Strawberries
- Pineapple
- Grapefruit
- Clementine
- Cantaloupe
- Mango
- Avocado
- Tangerine
- Grain Products
- Milk and Alternatives
NOTE: Natural Remedies are NOT a substitute for proper doctor’s diagnosis or medication. It may or may not have medicinal properties that treat or cure the disease or ailment in question.