Sunburn

Arm & Hammer Baking Soda. Dissolve ½ cup Arm & Hammer Baking Soda in a tepid bath. Soak for fifteen minutes, then let the powdered solution dry on your skin.

Cheerios. Pour two cups Cheerios in a blender and blend into a fine powder on medium-high speed. Put the powdered Cheerios into a warm bath and soak in the oats for thirty minutes. The soothing oatmeal bath relieves the pain of sunburn.

Cool Whip. Spread Cool Whip on the sunburn, let sit for twenty minutes, then rinse clean with lukewarm water.

Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening. After soaking in a cool bath, seal the moisture into your skin by coating the sunburned area with Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening.

Dannon Yogurt. Spread Dannon Yogurt on the sunburn, let sit for twenty minutes, then rinse clean with lukewarm water.

Desitin. Coat the sunburn with Desitin baby rash ointment to reduce the pain and redness.

Dickinson's Witch Hazel. Moisten a washcloth with witch hazel and apply it to the burn.

French's Mustard. Rub French's Mustard on the sunburn to stop the stinging and prevent blistering. Let the mustard dry on the skin.

Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera. Coat the sunburned skin with Fruit of the Earth Aloe Vera to soothe and relieve the pain.

Heinz Vinegar. Saturate a washcloth with Heinz White Vinegar and use it as a compress to cover the sunburn, pressing down lightly. Or add two cups of vinegar to cool bath water and soak.

Kingsford's Corn Starch. Add enough water to Kingsford's Corn Starch to make a paste, and apply directly to the burn.

Lipton Tea Bags. Pat the sunburn with wet Lipton Flo-Thru Tea Bags. The tannic acid in the tea relieves sunburn pain.

Lubriderm. After soaking or using compresses, moisturize the skin with a generous coat of Lubriderm.

Mennen Afta. Dabbing Mennen Afta on the sunburned skin relieves sunburn pain promptly.

Miracle Whip. Slather Miracle Whip liberally over the sunburn to relieve the pain and moisturize the skin.

Nestlé Carnation NonFat Dry Milk. Fill a bathtub with warm water and add four handfuls of Carnation NonFat Dry Milk. Soak in the milk bath for twenty minutes to ease the pain.

Nestea. Empty a jar of Nestea powdered ice tea mix into a bathtub, fill the bath with warm water, and soak in it. It may sound like an unusual way to take the Nestea Plunge, but the tannic acid in the tea relieves sunburn pain.

Niagara Spray Starch. To soothe sunburned skin, spray Niagara Spray Starch on the affected area. The spray starch sizzles and cools the skin.

Phillips' Milk of Magnesia. Coat the sunburned skin with Milk of Magnesia, let dry, and leave on overnight. The Milk of Magnesia keeps the skin cool all night and relieves the sunburn pain.

Preparation H. Rub Preparation H into the sunburned skin immediately to quell the burning sensation and reduce the redness.

Quaker Oats and L'eggs Sheer Energy Panty Hose. Using a blender, grind one cup Quaker Oats into a fine powder. Cut off the foot from a clean, used pair of L'eggs Panty Hose, fill with the powdered oats, and tie a knot in the nylon. Tie the oatmeal sack to the spigot, letting it dangle in the flow of water as the tub fills with warm water. Soak for thirty minutes in this inexpensive and soothing oatmeal bath, using the oatmeal sack as a mild washcloth.