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Natural skin and hair care

Cooling chamomile after-sun spray

A cold spray for skin that has had too much sun.

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Time
30 minutes
Makes
235 ml
Chamomile

Cooled chamomile tea with a dash of apple cider vinegar, in a spray bottle from the fridge. Only spray on, do not rub.

Ingredients

  • 1–2 tablespoons dried chamomile
  • 235 ml water, just off the boil
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Step by step

  1. Pour the water over the chamomile, cover and steep for 15–25 minutes.
  2. Strain, add the vinegar and pour into a clean spray bottle. Put in the fridge.
  3. Spray onto the burnt skin and let it dry; do not rub in. Repeat as often as needed.

Registry

Herbs in this recipe

Read more about effects and safety on each herb’s page.

  • Caution

    Europe · Herb · № 19

    Chamomile

    Matricaria chamomilla (Duitse kamille)

    Flowers are used in teas and topical or oral products. Reliable evidence is insufficient for most claimed conditions.

    Monastic and folk knowledge+7Folklore
  • Caution

    Europe · Food · № 84

    Apple

    Malus domestica

    A fruit rich in fibre such as pectin; grated apple is an old home remedy for mild diarrhoea. No specific medicinal effect has been proven.

    Western herbal medicine+2Folklore

Cultures and traditions

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