After Sun Care

As you know by now I live in El Paso, also known as Sun City, or a fellow blogger, coffee matters, used to call it the surface of the sun. So you see the trend here? There is a lot of sun. Being fair skinned I am prone to getting a sun burn simply by walking to the mail box. There is very little shade here. I usually forgot to apply sunscreen also.

Last weekend we spent two full days in the sun. They were fun filled days and there are no regrets, well outside of having had this awful sunburn on my neck, shoulders, arms, upper back and chest. But I'm a Wellness Advocate now, so I have doTerra Essential Oils on hand, therefore a solution to the problem.

Yes, you can use Aloe Vera, and yes there is even a recipe for sun relief with Aloe Vera in it, but I don't like Aloe Vera.

I made my own mixture. I used the solid Coconut oil and about ten drops of lavender. I mixed them up in a small mason jar and then applied liberally.










 

This is the next day, not quite as red

Day One, and yes I look not so great, hubby was kind enough to point out that maybe this picture shouldn't be shared. :)


 

By the third day this is the result


I guess you could say that I never learn, because this is from yesterday when I took the kids to a carnival. Well actually it is the next day, my shoulders and arms were as red as my chest. This is the next day after using my mix the night before and very early this morning.

 

 

 

 

I am very pleased with the essential oils. I love how they smell very nice and they are all natural. I like being able to make my own mixtures at home. A 15ml bottle of oil has 240 drops in it. A little goes a long way. I bought my solid coconut oil at Wal-Mart for under $8.

 

 

 

 

Daniel 7:13

 

In my vision at night I looked, and there before me was one like a son of man, coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient of Days and was led into his presence.