The advertising slogans are practically shouting at me again: "Newest sunscreen formula for your skin", "Skin cancer risk – recent research says", "Protect your children".
Forgive my political incorrectness, but how on earth can I protect my baby if I smear it from head to toe with synthetic stuff? Didn't our ancestors work in the blazing sun for centuries without getting skin cancer? Something doesn't add up.
I refuse to slather my skin with something I'm not 100% sure I could eat (I've written about that before). Instead my family and I rely on common sense and enjoy the vitalising sunrays in moderation. Even my fair-skinned husband sunbathes. With coconut oil – rich in nourishing and protective antioxidants – and a sunhat we get a long way without chemicals.
I admit that now and then we overdo it and come away with a mild sunburn. Do we have to suffer for days because of that? Of course not, thanks to homeopathy!
The first remedy we reach for in these cases from our home medicine cabinet is Cantharis C30. The remedy is known for burning pains; anyone who's had a sunburn knows the sensation.
We adjust the potency according to the severity of the sunburn: C6, C12 and C30 help with mild to moderate sunburn. For more severe sunburn with accompanying symptoms such as fever and chills higher potencies are indicated, for example C200 or even 1M. If you have no experience with homeopathy, please consult a professional homeopath.
As long as the sunburn is still very painful you should take the remedy relatively often, perhaps every one to two hours. Once the pain subsides you can taper off the remedy and take it less frequently. If the pain returns take the remedy more often again. The treatment can last several days, sometimes weeks.
In addition to oral administration you can dissolve a few remedy pellets in water, moisten a compress with it and apply it to the affected area of skin. You can also add a few drops of Calendula tincture. Calendula promotes wound healing and helps the skin recover quickly.
Tincture means that the remedy has been made with alcohol and is liquid, not pills. You can use the Calendula tincture mixed with water at a ratio of 1:4 for treating wounds from sunburn. Distilled, filtered or mineral water are suitable for dilution.
Calendula officinalis, also called marigold, is an undemanding plant and will grow in any garden, give it a try. In my garden it has long had a place of honour and returns every year. I especially enjoy the bright orange blossoms in autumn. I harvest the flower heads just before they open and dry them so I can later make a tincture or an ointment. Simply pack the blossoms tightly into a brown screw-top jar and pour in neutral spirits or vodka until the flowers are covered. Leave it to stand for several weeks and the following summer you can use it to treat small wounds, scratches and burns.
And now off into the sun, so you can soon have a glowing complexion.
Yours, Joette
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Source: https://joettecalabrese.com/blog/skin/protection-from-sunburn/
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