Things You'll Need:
- Tea bags
- Cold water in small bowl
- Bath towel or paper towels
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Step 1
1) You will need to decide the number of tea bags you'll need depending on how large the surface area of skin is that contains sunburn. One bag can cover approximately 3 inches by 3 inches of skin. For instance, if the sunburn covers your face I would suggest 3 bags: one for each check (including nose and chin) and one for the forehead. You may use any type of tea bags... it should not matter.
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Step 2
2) You'll want to get a small bowl of cold water.
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Step 3
3) Place the tea bags in the water for about 30 seconds so they become wet.
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Step 4
4) Place the tea bags on the sunburned areas of skin.
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Step 5
5) Gently run the bags over the skin or allow the bags to sit on top of the sunburned skin.
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Step 6
6) When the bags no longer feel cool, repeat the process of placing the tea bags into the bowl of cold water and reapply to the sunburned skin.
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Step 7
7) Continue to reapply the cold tea bags for about five minutes.
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Step 8
8) Wait about an hour and repeat the entire process using new tea bags. I typically will do this process in the evening before going bed. You should notice a big difference in the sunburn when you wake up.
