Sharing a little knowledge I learned yesterday. Ever had a sunburn so bad that the itch was so intense you wanted to rip your skin right off your body? Well my 17 yr old spent the day at the lake an has now learned the importance of a little sunscreen. So after trying several lotions, burn sprays, and creams with no relief at 3am...I turned to the Internet for help. The relief finally came in the form of Peppermint Oil (not extract but pure oil). You can get at health food store or vitamin shop!! Mix 5 parts almond oil and 1 part peppermint oil and rub on burn. It hurts like crazy for about 15 min but then takes the itch away. It really does work. But I strongly suggest you mix the oils....just straight peppermint oil alone is extremely painful. (Also you will want the person applying the oil to wear some sort of latex glove to protect their skin from it). Hope this helps someone else to know this. From now on this will be a constant thing kept in my house cause its not easy to find in middle of the night.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:41:00 +0000
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