Tea Bags For Sunburn. Black tea contains an acid that provides soothing effects which help eliminate the excess heat from the sunburn. The tea bag is also good for stings and insect bites. The tea will reduce inflammation. Wring out the tea bags and place them on the affected area.
Remove from the flame and add 1 2 tea bags into it. When the tea is almost black remove the tea bags and let the liquid cool to room temp. They can make you feel a scalding heat a burning sensation or sensitive skin. If the cloth causes pain dab at the burn with the teabags instead. Just dont wipe off let your skin soak it in. Note that you could try this with other tea bags but earl grey seems to be the best at eliminating pain and reducing the sunburn to a tan.
The tea will reduce inflammation.
You now have a very very very strong cup of tea. The UV rays of the sun can damage your skin and over exposure to the sun can leave you with sore red sunburnt skin. Let the tea mixture cool to a lukewarm temperature. When youve been out in the sun have a cool bath and pour in earl grey tea leave the bags in the bath too. Wring out the tea bags and place them on the affected area. First degree burns may not be deadly but they are painful.