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All Natural Sunburn Spray- DIY

5/31/2016

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I did it, I do it every year, I get so excited by the brilliant warm sunshine that I go whole hog working all day in the garden, then a swim in the pool to cool off and I give little care to the largest organ I own...my skin.  Then, when the fun is over and the day is worn down I head in and am usually a bit taken aback by the bright red hue my skin has taken on.  OUCH!  I came across this concoction that I have tweaked a bit and it works really well for soothing red and angry sunburnt skin. Bonus- the moisturizing base has helped keep me from peeling!
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Ingredients:

Witch Hazel
(first aid aisle)
Fractionated Coconut Oil- or other carrier oil
(liquid @ room temp)
Melalueca Essential Oil
Lavender Essential Oil
Peppermint Essential Oil (optional)
Glass Spray Bottle
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If you are curious as to why it works, here is the breakdown...

Lavender soothes skin (burns, abrasions, irritations)
Melalueca heals skin (antibacterial and antimicrobial)
Peppermint cools skin (optional)
Witch Hazel reduces redness, is an astringent and skin soother
Fractionated coconut oil will moisturize the skin (less peeling!)
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I have a 3 oz spray glass spray bottle that I fill half with the fractionated coconut oil (you can also try grapeseed or even olive oil in a pinch but fractionated coconut oil is by far my favorite.  I then fill the other half with straight witch hazel which is fantastic as an astringent and skin soother.  I then add 20 drops Melalueca (tea tree oil), 20 drops Lavender and if you want the cooling sensation you can then add 10-15 drops of peppermint essential oil (caution don't use the spray near your face/eyes with peppermint in it).

This is my go-to soother all summer long.  I use it on myself, hubby and the kids and it can be used as often as needed, win-win!

​ (if you are curious about which essential oils I feel are the best to use, please contact me I would be happy to chat!) or feel free to click here.
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5 Comments
Shecki @ Greatly Blessed link
6/1/2016 10:41:31 am

Pinned! I have the YL lavender spray, which is nice, but I'll try making my own when this runs out. :)

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incidentalfarmgirl link
6/1/2016 10:46:20 am

Shecki, you will love it, it is so soothing and moisturizing!

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Danielle link
6/7/2016 08:58:38 am

I use something similar when one of us gets accidentally sunburnt. Usually after mowing I wind up red at the beginning of the season :(. I'll have to give your version a try. Thanks so much for sharing with us at the homestead blog hop!

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incidentalfarmgirl link
6/7/2016 09:34:04 am

Hi Danielle, thanks so much for stopping by. Let me know how this version works for your family!

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Jennifer link
5/23/2017 05:51:15 am

Amazing post. I made the spray and it works like magic. I use Infinity Jars to store the solution and it stays effective for a long time. https://infinityjars.com/collections/sprays

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