My 2 year old came back from her grandparents this weekend with a sunburn. Her little face is red (she looks like a racoon) and her tops of her arms are red. What can I put on them to help take the red away? I have cold cream, noxema, and an aloe plant. She isn't acting like it hurts, and it's not really hot, but it's warm.
aloe, lavender also, give vite c and vite e to help aid healing from the inside. vite A and vite D will help as well (vite D helps prevent melanoma)--a good source for those vites is cod liver oil. also get her to drink lots of water.
And if you can find a balanced pH cleanser, like Phisoderm, to wash her the skin won't dry out as bad.
Oh I just hate when any of my boys get a sunburn (hate it when it happens to me also for that matter ). When it happens though, I also use aloe (from the plant or a product that contains a substantial amount of real aloe) & lavender as some of the others mentioned. Try a few drops of lavender or chamomile essential oil in a cool bath (not cold), or cool, wet compresses gently applied to the skin. To rehydrate the skin, apply a moisturizing cream (don't use petroleum-based products since they prevent excess heat and sweat from escaping). Oh, and nimh, ya mentioned cod liver oil. That brought up memories of my dad makin' my brother and I take a tablespoon of the cherry flavored kind everyday *shudders just thinkin' about it* lol --not knockin' your idea though.....the stuff is really good for ya.
