Sunburn Relief Spray
Soothe sunburn quick with this simple two ingredient sunburn relief spray.
Two Ingredient Sunburn Relief Spray
Oops I did it again. I forgot to put sunscreen on and lost track of time while weeding this weekend. Now my skin is paying the price with a deep red sunburn.
In an effort to find some natural relief, I turned to my essential oil bible: Modern Essentials guide to essential oils book (affiliate link) and found that lavender is a natural pain reliever and soothing oil for burns.
To make this sunburn relief spray, you need only two ingredients! It’s a good idea to keep this bottle handy. Hopefully you won’t need it, but its cooling mist is soothing on sunburned skin.
2 Ingredient Sunburn Relief Spray
Ingredients:
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- Distilled water (I used spring water)
- doTerra Lavender Therapeutic Grade essential oil
- Spray bottle
Instructions:
Pour 4 ounces of water into a spray bottle. Dispense 10 drops of Lavender oil into the spray bottle.
Swirl the ingredients to mix. Spray onto your sunburned skin.
We just used this spray on my son and my niece while at the beach and they both reported instant relief from their sunburn symptoms. Hooray!
I hope you find this Two Ingredient Sunburn Relief spray equally as helpful this summer.
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This is also good as an insect repellent. Mosquitoes don’t like lavender. Put some of this on before heading out in the evening.
I had no idea! Thanks for the tip.
Sounds great! Where might I be able to purchase the book you mentioned?
I’ve been dallying with oils for a couple years but, very much a novice yet. Surely want and need to learn more! 🙂
Kay, this is the book I own and it is very comprehensive: Modern Essentials a Contemporary Guide to the Therapeutic Use of Essential Oils (6th Edition)(affiliate link)
Here is a two ingredient recipe for sunburns that I received from my grandmother years ago: very strongly brewed black tea. Allow several tea bags to steep in boiling water for 4-5 minutes, add ice, and chill. Use the tea bags to apply the cold tea to the affected area. The tannins in the tea help remove the sting. It works, is inexpensive, and this remedy is 100% natural. You can even compost the leftover tea bags!
Ashley, thanks for that tip. The tea bags sounds very soothing!
Brittany, I believe in the symptom relieving powers of herbs; I’ve been using them for many years. I make my own tinctures, oils, and teas when I have a problem that needs relieving. But I’m very cautious about companies that sell essential oils or anything as this one does. Nothing outside of antibiotics is a cure that I am aware of. I came across this company a couple years ago, but recently was passed this particular article and I thought you might be interested in reading it.
http://www.kidnurse.org/why-essential-oils-arent-natural/
I love doTerra oils! Question: where do you find the metal or glass spray bottles? I know you aren’t supposed to use plastic bottles with the oils. Thanks!
The metal spray bottle was from the Dollar Tree 😉
Thanks for sharing, I LOVE my Doterra oils!
Hi ,i’m very glad with this recepy of yours. It isn’t for myself but for my cat. she love the sunshine, but she can’t do that anymore of her too heavely and easy sunburnings.
And after some miniutes with sunblock cream there wasn’t a good sunbutn relief.
I must only don’t use the extra jummie smell so she will alowed it.
thank you very much for this recipy and the sharing , we both like it and appriciate it;-D
Seriously this cream stopped your hip from hurting??? I must find out about this!
Deep blue is wonderful. It is worth a try. I have asto arthritis it has been a life saver.