Home Burn Remedies

Always remember if the burn is entensive it will probably be necessary to seek professional help.

If in doubt - don't hang about, time is of the essence.

If you have a journey to make, cover the burn area with a clean cloth to reduce the risk of infection.

Do not attempt to treat a serious burn with any salve or medicine.

The remedies given below are for minor burns such as those sustained in contact with a hot cooking stove or any other minor domestic type burn.

HOME BURN REMEDIES

1. Top of the list is likely to be putting the burn under or into cold water. If this is a ‘household’ burn sustained whilst cooking, this is easy. Just hold the burn under the running cold water tap until the painful sensation has subsided. This is the most standard of all the home burn remedies.

To treat a burn cut off one of the fleshy leaves, split it in half with a knife and rub the moist flesh that has been exposed gently over the burn.

This plant has been used over hundreds of years for medicinal and cosmetic use and at some time in history was known as the Burn Plant.

3. The following was received via email and is passed on to you as it concerns home burn remedies:

There are many weird and wonderful burn remedies in circulation including Colgate toothpaste, raw potato, baking powder, cold vinegar, Milk of Magnesia, cold used tea bags, yellow mustard, tea tree oil – and probably many more.

None of these have been tried or tested and are therefore not included here.

If you have used any of these ingredients as burn remedies or have a tried and tested method of your own, which has proved successful, please let us know.

There are also plenty more good health tips here.

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