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[music] Hello, I’m Dr. Neal Schultz
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and welcome to DermTV.
A really great home remedy for irritated skin like sunburn or poison ivy is
milk and water compresses. It’s very simple. Put equal amounts of milk and
water in a bowl, room temperature, take a smooth material like a T-shirt or
handkerchief, put it in the liquid, wring it out half-way and apply it to
the irritated skin for about 5 or 10 minutes. The evaporation of the liquid
causes a cooling sensation, makes your skin feel better, and the protein in
the milk buffers the irritated skin and goes a long way toward making it
feel better. And by the way, use skim milk, not whole milk, because the fat
in whole milk doesn’t help, it’s just the protein in the skim milk, and
you’ll find relief every time.