These 9 Natural Ways To Treat Sunburns Might Already Be In Your Kitchen

Despite the best of intentions your sunscreen might have, sometimes you just get burned. When that happens, consider trying out all these natural ways to treat sunburns and help your skin heal fast. These hacks are soothing and budget-friendly, so it's pretty much a win-win situation.

Even though sunburn can be treated, obviously the best form of care is preventing it in the first place. Beyond truly broad spectrum UVB and UVA protection sunscreen that uses either zinc oxide or avobenzone, there are several additional things that will help to keep your skin from getting singed. For instance, you can keep an eye out for UV protective clothing and umbrellas, wear hats on the beach, and even consider getting bangs to keep your forehead safe.

However, if you're reading this with burned skin, it's clearly too late now! Luckily, these natural ways to treat sunburn not only heal your skin, but keep it soothed during the process so you hopefully can avoid peeling.

Whether you prefer DIY mixing together a few household ingredients or purchasing a natural product, I'd strongly suggest you do a small "allergy spot test" on your arm to make sure you're not going to negatively react to anything. The last thing you want to do is accidentally make your sunburn worse.