• The remaining stalk of aloe may be wrapped in plastic wrap and refrigerated over night.
• In the morning, cut a new piece of the refrigerated aloe to make a fresh dressing. • Repeat applications twice a day until area is healed.
NOTE: My personal discovery of the aloe’s healing properties in the gel AND stalk came after a painful burn from a pot of boiling water. Normally, I would puncture a capsule of vitamin E for kitchen burns. When, in this case, the E oil sizzled on my skin, I knew I was in trouble. This was the most painful burn I had ever experienced as well as fiery and blistered. I should have asked for help in applying the pieces of aloe stalk to the back of my hand…but I didn’t which wound up teaching me an important lesson. In the night, the stalk pieces slipped and, in the morning, wherever there was just the aloe gel, the skin was blistered, red and painful. However, where there was gel and stalk on the adjacent skin, it was completely normal. Clearly, the stalk contains properties that the gel does not for healing a serious burn. In “Aromatherapy: A Complete Guide to the Healing Art” (Crossing Press), herbal-
ist Mindy Green combines the essential oil of lavender with aloe to create a soothing preparation for sunburn relief.
Aloe-Lavender Smoothie
• In a 6-8 ounce glass jar mix together 4 ounces aloe gel (fresh from the plant or pur- chased in the health food store), ½ teaspoon essential oil of lavender, one teaspoon apple cider vinegar, and the contents of two 400IU capsules Vitamin E (puncture the Vitamin E capsules with a straight pin to release the contents). • Tighten a cap onto the jar and shake to blend ingredients. • This mixture may be gently patted on the affected area and reapplied as often as needed for relief of the sunburn’s heat and inflammation. • For increased cooling benefit and fresh- ness, keep the mixture refrigerated.
One more suggestion, feeding your
children sweet potatoes will make them less likely to burn! A small sweet potato con- tains more than twice the daily need for beta carotene which helps to reduce the redness and inflammation of a sunburn. University of
Arizona’s school of public health professor, Ronald Watson, PhD, says “Beta carotene accumulates in the skin, providing partial protection for 24 hours against sun damage.”
(please note that while this Q&A was from a parent for a child, all remedies described may be used for adults as well)
Andrea Candee, MH, MSC, is a master herb- alist with a practice in Westchester County. She lectures throughout the country and at corporate wellness centers about taking charge of your health naturally. Media expert and author, her award-winning book, Gentle Healing for Baby and Child (Simon & Schus- ter), received The National Parenting Center’s Seal of Approval. Andrea is noted nationally for her unique and successful approach to Lyme Disease and works with The Liphe Bal- ance Center in Weston, CT. She may be con- tacted through her website, AndreaCandee. com (to receive her free e-letter, click on Did You Know?), or at 877 856 7680.
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