Burn Remedies
Looking At Some Effective Home Burn Remedies
Mother Nature has a lot of readily available burn remedies to offer that are very effective first aid responses in the treatment of burns. Apart from third degree burns that might require immediate medical attention, small household burns are easy to take care of. The following are a few tips on how to treat burns using what is readily available in your household. Remember, the immediate action that one takes after a burn makes a whole lot of difference in determining how well and quick the skin recovers from a burn.
Cold Water
Cold water is one of the most popular and most commonly used immediate first aid responses in the treatment of burns. Immersing a burnt area in cold water for about 15 minutes immediately after a burn helps in easing the burn and relieves the pain. Alternatively, you can also hold a wet cloth or use water compresses over the burnt area for a couple of hours. Cold water works by drawing heat out of the burnt area and hence minimizes or prevents damage to the inner layers of the skin. However, one should take care when using ice or ice cold water to avoid ending up with ice burns.
Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is undeniably one of the most effective burn remedies that Mother Nature has to offer. Cutting off a fresh Aloe Vera leaf and exposing the gel from the inside of the leaf by rubbing it or laying it and holding it gently on the burnt area produces a very relieving effect for a burn. This method has been found to work more effectively than using over-the-counter products.
Potatoes
Raw potatoes work superbly as a home remedy in treating burns. Simply take a juicy potato and slice it into pieces and then apply its juices on the burnt area. This should however be done immediately after the burn since the longer one takes in applying this method the less effective it becomes. The acid from a potato helps in relieving pain as well as prevents the occurrence of blisters.
Toothpaste
Tooth paste is also another very commonly used burn remedy. Other than merely helping in protecting bleeding gums and cavities on teeth, toothpaste helps in cooling of burnt skin surfaces as well as prevention of blisters.
Honey
Honey has been proven to be another very effective home remedy in the treatment of burns. It helps in relieving the pain from a burn wound in addition to promoting faster healing. However, one is advised to be careful when using this method as it could attract a colony of bees or ants to the honey smeared skin.
Vitamin E
Vitamin E is also another proven effective home remedy for treatment of burns. The most common type of application of vitamin E in the treatment of burns is breaking a few vitamin E capsules and applying them directly on a burnt skin. Alternatively vitamin E creams and oils can be applied in a similar manner.
Mint
Due to its cooling qualities, mint can also be used as a home remedy in the treatment of burns. This can be through chopping a few leaves up and then applying them directly on the burn surface. Alternatively you can hold an entire mint leaf in place over the burn area. This helps in easing the pain.
Calendula
Calendula gel can also be applied on the burnt surface. The gel helps by supporting the natural moisture layer of the skin after severe damage and drying out as a result of a burn. Calenula can also be used as razor burn treatment.
Witch Hazel
Witch hazel also works great in taking care of burns. Simply dab enough of this natural remedy to cover the burnt surface and frequently reapply it severally on the burnt skin to help ease the pain.
Whole Milk
Whole milk is the most readily available home remedy in the treatment of burns. Soak a clean non fluffy cloth or gauze in cold whole milk and then gently apply it on the burnt skin for at least 15 minutes. The oil from the milk helps in moisturizing the burnt area which helps in relieving pain as well as promoting faster healing.
Soy Sauce
Soy sauce is another surprisingly effective home remedy especially for treatment of first and second degree burns. When applied generously over the burnt surface for about 30 minutes, it helps in easing the pain as well as preventing blistering.
Onion Juice
Onion juice is another readily available home remedy for burns in most households. Most professional kitchen staff and chefs have attested to it effectiveness in the treatment of burns. Simply take some slices of a fresh onion and squeeze their juices onto the burnt area. This helps in easing the pain as well as reducing the chances of blistering. However, ensure that the onion is very fresh. Otherwise, an onion that is not fresh will have lost all its soothing effects.
Egg White
Egg white also works miracles in treating burns. Simply soak or coat the burnt surface in egg white. The wetness from the egg white helps in relieving the skin from pain. However, when it dries up, the pain eventually return and hence it is advisable to keep of reapplying a flesh egg white immediately it dries. Egg white not only eases the pain but also promotes healing in addition to preventing scarring from the burn.
Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender contains painkilling properties and is hence very effective in easing out the pain from a burn. It promotes faster healing and also reduces the chances of scarring. If the burnt area is large, pour lavender oil on a clean cloth or gauze and then apply it directly on the burnt surface. Replace the gauze or piece of cloth with a fresh one after every couple of hours.
Tea Bag
For first degree burns, tea bags can be combined with cold water for treatment of burns. However, for second degree burn, this method is only effective when the wound from a burn starts to heal. Simply soak the tea bags in cold water for a couple of minutes and then hold the burn area in the cold tea for a couple of minutes. Later, the tea bags can also be held gently on the burn surface. The tannic acid contained in black tea seriously helps in reducing the pain.
Vinegar
Dilute vinegar acts as a pain killer and also helps in relaxing the skin tissue. Dilute the vinegar with cold water and then soak a clean cloth into the solution. Cover the affected area with the soaked cloth and replace the cloth with a fresh one every time the pain returns.
Burn Remedies - Closing Thoughts
In conclusion, any time you get a burn when at home, rather than rushing to the doctor or to get over the counter treatment, stop first and think of how to treat burns using the most readily available home remedies. Any of the burn remedies discussed above should be your immediate first aid response, even for some third degree burns, before you can get to the doctor for medical attention.
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