Effective Natural Remedies for Burns

Warm Water
Posted by Cairo (Philadelphia, PA) on 07/02/2014
★★★★★

I grabbed the metal part of a heated curling iron while out of town with a couple of friends. We were in a hotel room, so I didn't have any immediate access to baking soda, foil, or eggs. I remembered being told that very warm water was best for treating burns -- my partner swears by it. Having no other options, I went for it. I spent five or ten minutes running my hand under the warmest water I could stand. It was uncomfortable, but keeping in mind the pain of an untreated burn, it was relatively easy. I was amazed. The skin on my hand was smoothed and somewhat desensitized, but not at all painful. I was able to type, clap, and use my hands without any impediment. Four days later, I've seen very little pus (only on the second day, but it disappeared). The skin is still smoothed and slightly desensitized, but feeling almost perfectly healed.



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