Home Remedies for Burns
You can tell what kind of day I’ve had when I post about injuries, can’t you? Snake bites the other day, now burns…
It all started when I had the bright idea to make myself a BLT for dinner. It sounds simple enough, but now I’ve got three small first- or second-degree burns on my right hand and arm, and my house still reeks of smoke. I mean, I knew bacon was bad for me, but I didn’t realize it was quite this bad for me.
So here’s what I already knew and what I just learned about treating minor burns.
- Immediately remove the burning substance, grease in this case, so it stops burning you. Makes sense.
- Cool the burn, but don’t ice it. Shocking your skin by taking it from super hot to super cold isn’t a good idea, so use cool or even slightly warm water since that will lower the temp without going too far.
- Keep the burn clean, but don’t scrub it.
- Use some milk to soothe your burned skin.* (I knew a milk-soaked cotton ball would relieve irritation from minor scrapes, and reduce redness after a disastrous eyebrow wax, but this was a new use.)
- Treatment with Preparation H can dramatically speed burn healing.* Who knew?
And now to nurse my wounds.
Tags: burn, first-degree, homeopathic, remedy, second-degree, treatment, woman, women, Womens-HealthRelated Stories
POSTED IN: Medicines/medications, Safety
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3 opinions for Home Remedies for Burns
Rebecca
Aug 16, 2007 at 3:57 am
I hope you heal quickly. Thanks for the remedy!
bluskygirl
Aug 16, 2007 at 6:24 am
My burn treatment of choice is lavender. It works wonders. If you put it on the burn in it’s pure form it will suck the heat right out and prevent a blister from forming. Water it down in a spray bottle and it’s better than Aloe for sunburn.
Fiona
Aug 16, 2007 at 11:30 pm
Found your site looking for burns…For me and my kids I take a safety pin sanitize it and burst the the blister to prevent liquid accumulation under the skin. Burns heal quicker.
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