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5 At-Home Remedies to Soothe Sunburn: How Oats, Honey and More Can Help Cool Skin


When it comes to soothing sunburn, there are five at-home remedies that can calm skin down. Why honey, oats, and cool compresses can help take away pain.

A cool bath can also be soothing, and mixing in colloidal oatmeal, a type of ground oats, can make it even better, say the folks at St. Luke’s Health. “Aloe is a tried-and-true remedy that will soothe your sunburn almost instantly,” explain the experts from KOA (Kampgrounds of America). “Honey is a natural moisturizer and is full of antioxidants,” says Dr. Debra Jaliman, a dermatologist at New York’s Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

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