Home remedies for minor Burns

How often have you sustained a minor burn or scald in the kitchen?  As you know it happens quickly.  First thing to do is to stop the burn by running cool water (not cold) over the burn area for several minutes or you can also place a cool compress over the area. But what to do next?

• Cucumber - Do you have one in the fridge? Cut a slice and apply to the affected area and re-apply every five minutes until relief is reached.
• Potato - Cut a slice of raw potato and rub it on the burn, or grate a raw potato and apply it and leave it on for up to 15 minutes.
• Organic apple cider vinegar - Soak a cloth in apple cider vinegar, apply and compress for a couple of minutes.
• Aloe Vera - Cut a leaf from the plant and apply the fresh gel on the burn. If you do not have the plant, just use aloe Vera gel, just be sure it is a clean product without added colors.
• Lavender essential oil – Apply two drops of lavender oil to the affected area 3x a day.

Avoid
Do not cool a burn with ice (it can make things worse).
Do not apply butter or bacon grease (despite the old saying, it may cause an infection).

My favorite way
Quickly stick it under running cool water for a minute or two, compress with cucumber slice, and re-apply usually twice.  Lastly I apply the aloe gel and repeat as necessary.  This works for me but everybody is different ;-)


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