Practical Use of Cucumber & Potato in Sun Burn:
It is a age old practice to rub cut potato piece on a burn area as a home remedy as an immediate measure to reduce pain and inflammation of the affected area.
Sunburn is a common occurrence, even in spite of lot of preventive care measures by application of preparations having high SPF value and frequent applications on the skin Sunburn is going to take place. In case the sunburn has happened, the protection properties of cucumber and potato can be used immediately to get relief in a quick manner, with no peeling of skin.
It is necessary that a high value SPF preparation is used on all the exposed parts of skin, when going out at a time when there is intensive Sunlight to remain protected against action of ultraviolet rays irrespective of summer or winter season.
After coming home from a Sun exposed trip take out cucumber and potatoes from the fridge peel them and make small pieces. First rub the cucumber pieces on the sunburn skin followed by potato pieces. The juices contained in these two vegetables get soaked in the skin and start acting by reversing the sunburn effects. It is more beneficial if potato and cucumber are stored in the fridge for such a use.
The juices present in cucumber and potato are extracts of living cells in these vegetables is rich in phyto-chemicals retaining all the properties of cell protection and repair, which the nature has provided to these vegetables in the event of any damage. By cutting the vegetables the cell protection and repair properties get activated and can be made use of by immediate application. Their cold temperature at the time of application is extra beneficial in taking care of the sunburn most effectively.
Thin slices of cucumber can be rubbed on the skin affected with sunburn by self or take the help of some one if available.
