Treating Burns/Sunburns with Essential Oils

Lavender, tea tree, geranium, sandalwood, and chamomile can help heal burns. Peppermint and eucalyptus are good for providing pain relief due to the cooling sensation they provide. Lavender and tea tree oil can be used undiluted on small area sunburns. If you have a sunburn over a larger area, you'll probably want to dilute it for convenience and cost effectiveness. Our Blemish B-Gone Acne Treatment Gel is the best choice for treating burns with both lavender and tea tree oil in a base of cooling comfrey gel. Or if you're feeling creative, try blending our After Sun Essential Oil Treatment Gel recipe. Our Headache Relief Aromatherapy Roll-on with lavender and peppermint is also good for spot treatments. For light, cooling pain relief, try our Revitalizing Spray Mist with peppermint and eucalyptus or our Lavender Spray Mist.

Taking a cool bath with essential oils can help relieve pain and heal your skin. Try our Lavender Bath Bomb or our Relaxation Bath Bomb (with lavender and geranium). Our bath bombs contain healing Vitamin E and baking soda to help heal and soften skin. Or simply add a few drops of any of the essential oils listed above directly to your bath water.

Our Skin Repair Butter or Skin Repair Lotion (with geranium and helichrysum), Revitalizing Lotion, Lavender Hand & Body Lotion or our Lavender Body Souffle are good choices for moisturizing and healing damaged skin as burns become less tender.

Treatment of Burns with Essential Oils

For minor burns, apply cold water for 10 minutes. Immediate apply 2 drops of lavender oil or tea tree oil directly to the burn. Put an additional 5 drops on a dry, cold compress and cover the area. Repeat as necessary.

Scar Prevention Using Essential Oils

Once a burn has healed over, you can start using other treatments to prevent scarring. More info about scar treatment and prevention with essential oils.