The role of Helichrysum Italicum essential oil as a skin savior against sun burns. A study conducted on some Iraqi patients

The search for new available ways of healing is the patient's choice to speed up the healing process and to decrease the time needed for complete recovery. Fortunately, sometimes the available alternatives are the origin, as is the case for traditional medicine. Essential oil of Helichrysum italicum (Hi) has a long history of usage in the treatment of sunburn, wounds, and infections caused by microbes. Two female patients presenting with moderate sunburns are the subjects of this study. They were given topical 10% H. italicum for 7 days to treat their skin burns till the skin healed. There were no additional oral or topical medications administered, and the burn site showed no signs of skin responses or allergies as it healed.. Results obtained were primarily satisfied and prompted to continue searching for new alternative therapy and thus deserving an in vivo study.