I was born and raised in a country where it's sunny (hot & humid!) all year round. Being someone who possesses sensitive skin, it means sun burns are no stranger to me. I don't tan. I burn, severely.
Athena, my best friend, who is also the one who encouraged me to start this blog, now has sun burn on her skin. So, why don't I compile tips I follow when I suffer from sun burns.
1) Do not exfoliate your reddened skin.
It was general knowledge for me until I found out someone tried to do exactly that. Don't. It will aggravate your skin worse. Let your skin heal first before scraping off that dead layer of skin cell.
It was general knowledge for me until I found out someone tried to do exactly that. Don't. It will aggravate your skin worse. Let your skin heal first before scraping off that dead layer of skin cell.
2) Tender Loving Care
Use everything that says 'gentle' and 'mild'. After suffering photon-damage, it takes a while for the skin to heal so be very, very gentle with your skin even if you're washing your face. Do not rub, tug, swipe harshly. Use tapping motions whenever you apply your skincare.
Use everything that says 'gentle' and 'mild'. After suffering photon-damage, it takes a while for the skin to heal so be very, very gentle with your skin even if you're washing your face. Do not rub, tug, swipe harshly. Use tapping motions whenever you apply your skincare.
3) Face Masks!
I love face masks. It gives me a legitimate reason to kick up my legs and relax (not really, it's just an excuse to binge watch series) So, here I share my tips with you on the face masks I like to use after sun damage.
I love face masks. It gives me a legitimate reason to kick up my legs and relax (not really, it's just an excuse to binge watch series) So, here I share my tips with you on the face masks I like to use after sun damage.
Sheet masks that are soaked with extracts of Aloe Vera, Milk, Bamboo, Cucumber are all great for sun burnt skin since their effects are so soothing. Aloe vera, especially, is great for sunburnt and that comes from personal experience.
If you can get fresh aloe vera from your garden, lucky you, here's how you can make your own fresh aloe vera mask.
Peel the skin of the aloe vera. Once the skin is off, soak the gel block in the water. This is to remove the sap from the skin. Do not let the sap touch your face because it clogs the pore and makes everything worse. Soak the gel block in water for about 15 minutes and then rinse it thoroughly with water. Mash it in a clean glass bowl with clean fork/masher (clean is the key word here) and then spread it onto your skin, avoiding the eye and lip. Leave it on for 15 minutes and rinse it off. Pat your skin dry.
Another mask I like for soothing effect is yogurt and honey mask, to be precise, greek yogurt and honey mask. Get a clean tablespoon and a bowl. Two spoonfuls of greek yogurt (must be natural and preferably organic) and then one, slightly less, spoonful of honey. Mix mix mix! And then put in on your skin, thickly. Leave it on for 15 minutes before rinsing it off. Enjoy your baby soft skin. You're welcome.
There is also another, and one final option, to make your skin relieve from sunburn. It's milk. Get a bottle of milk, preferably organic though regular milk worked fine for me, heat up about 4 tablespoon in a clean saucepan over the stove. Let it cool. Soak the milk on cotton pads (or those mask capsules if you have) Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse off. It helps with soothing the red, irritated skin.
Of course, all the above masks should undergo through a patch test for allergic reaction to see whether it suits your skin or not.
I hope these tips helped.
See you soon!
Love Love Love,
Rosie
P.S. I was going to find pictures but I'm currently down with high fever so maybe later. What important is the essential content!
There is also another, and one final option, to make your skin relieve from sunburn. It's milk. Get a bottle of milk, preferably organic though regular milk worked fine for me, heat up about 4 tablespoon in a clean saucepan over the stove. Let it cool. Soak the milk on cotton pads (or those mask capsules if you have) Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse off. It helps with soothing the red, irritated skin.
Of course, all the above masks should undergo through a patch test for allergic reaction to see whether it suits your skin or not.
I hope these tips helped.
See you soon!
Love Love Love,
Rosie
P.S. I was going to find pictures but I'm currently down with high fever so maybe later. What important is the essential content!
