Cucumber is a great protection against the sun. Peel and grate a cucumber, take out the juice and mix half a teaspoon of glycerine and half a teaspoon of rose water. Pat this mixture on sunburns for a mild bleaching and soothing effect. Another way to use cucumber for sunburns is to soak some pieces of it in a cup of milk for a few hours and then apply the milk on sunburns.
Vinegar applied on sunburns also helps. Equal parts will be more effective and will make the sunburnt skin smooth.
Equal parts 'of lime water and linseed oil mixed together may also be applied on sunburns for effective results.
Cod liver oil has a soothing and healing effect on sunburns.
Even potato juice is good for sunburns.
Any ordinary tea solution has a soothing effect on sunburns.
A face mask of one egg white mixed with a little honey and witch hazel is another remedy for sunburns,
