Got a bad sunburn? Here's how to get rid of it (almost) immediately!

I got this bad boy when I was climbing the Manitou Incline.
OUCH!

What you need:

-A bathtub (preferably ceramic, so it won't stain)

-A bowl

-A rag that you don't mind getting stained

-Water

-Earl Grey tea bags (use only black tea for this)

-A really bad sunburn

First things first:

Earl Grey in a bowl? Yes, please!

Strip down to your naked suit, because you don't want to get any of your clothes wet. (The tea will stain your clothes if you leave anything on.) Fill the bowl with warm water and soak the tea bags in it. When you have the water almost black, like the picture, then move on to the next step.

Once the water has cooled to a warm/lukewarm temperature, dunk the rag into the tea, and dab it onto the sunburn. Readers, DO NOT WIPE IT OFF! Leave it on and let it be absorbed into your skin. Give it some time to dry and re-apply as necessary, but don't wash it off. If you do, the tea won't be able to work it's amazing magic!

Voila! My sunburn is almost gone!

(It helps if you do this process before bedtime so you can go to sleep and give it time to work it's magic - on the morning you can wash it off in your shower). 

By the time you wake up, the sunburn should be substantially reduced or (if you're super lucky) all gone! And no, I don't know how this miraculous tea concoction works but it certainly helped my sunburn; it doesn't smell all that bad either... Think of it as that spa treatment you've been wanting to get but couldn't get around to it (just without the sunburn part).

A quick reminder though: the sooner you can apply the tea after you get the burn, the quicker and more effective it will be.

Happy summer, everyone!