Home Remedy for Sunburnt and Irritated Skin

Via http://www.dermtv.com - Spend the weekend outdoors and wake up on Monday to find yourself with a nasty, stinging sunburn? Or have you found yourself with a skin irritation caused by a brush with Poison Ivy or something else? Milk to the rescue! Let Dr. Schultz explain how to use this household item to sooth any skin irritation.

Transcript:
A really great home remedy for irritated skin like sunburn or poison ivy is milk and water compresses. It's very simple. Put equal amounts of milk and water in a bowl, room temperature, take a smooth material like a T-shirt or handkerchief, put it in the liquid, wring it out half-way and apply it to the irritated skin for about 5 or 10 minutes. The evaporation of the liquid causes a cooling sensation, makes your skin feel better, and the protein in the milk buffers the irritated skin and goes a long way toward making it feel better. And by the way, use skim milk, not whole milk, because the fat in whole milk doesn't help, it's just the protein in the skim milk, and you'll find relief every time.

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[zanuxiite]

Thank you.!! Yesterday I got a really big sunburn, my back, legs, face and hands are sunburned. Because I was at the beach without sunscreen, so stupid from my side.! Last night I couldn't sleep normally , but now I'll make this milk compresses. I'll hope, this will help.! :)

[MakeupMeLove]

@dermTVdotcom i have a little spot of irritation in the corners of my nose, it feels itchy and sore

[beautysbiggestfan1]

does this work on your face?

[lilysusie]

Thanks! I have very sensitive and think skin that get irritated easily...... Just back from Thailand where its impossible to escape from the sun...I didn't have a severe sun burnt but my skin is inflamed everywhere ....

[fetishisticrose]

YEAH! short and to the point!! yeah!

[ShammarKSA]

Dr. I'm 20 n I have acne,I tried clearasil cream on the spots for 10 min,then I removed it coz I felt it burning my skin...when i removed it I was shocked because the area turned RED and it HURTS! I applied antibiotic cream then vasiline...it reduced redness but I still have areas in my face that are a little dark they also feel "stiff" when touching like I wanna rip them OFF! HELP ME

[temptra62]

Dr. Neal you are the best, just discovered you last night and I must say, you have a certain magic... :)

[oceancolor1]

wow, Thanks doctor, recently I began to get my skin irritated by sun whenever I am outdoors, I dont know why this happens, it gets red and itchy, eventhough i use sunscreen it happens , I hope this will help next time it happens to me, Thanks again !

[dermTVdotcom]

You bet it's true! I've been recommending milk and water compresses to my patients for 30 years for relief of inflamed, irritated or itchy skin. Of course it doesn't fix everything but certainly helps reduce the discomfort, itch and inflammation. I even have preprinted instruction sheets that we hand to the patient to explain exactly how to do the milk and water compresses.