Mar 21

Home Remedy for Burns

Posted by : naturegnome in Burns, Natural Cures Add comments

Last Sunday I happened to accidently brush my hand against a hot iron while ironing a shirt. It happened to be my right hand thumb that bore the brunt. Obviously I panicked. For someone who spends a greater part of the day with her fingers on the keyboard, getting burns on the right hand fingers wasn’t good news at all. So I tried all that I could at home to avoid blisters from being formed and yes, apart from a small blister which too went away in two days time, my right hand was as perfect as could be. Am happy to share the natural, home made cures I tried…

Ice-packs: Continously rubbed the affected fingers against ice-cubes for about 10 minutes. This produced a cooling affect and while it hurt
Toothpaste: Applied toothpaste on the affected area.
Atta: And finally, wrapped up the affected area in atta (wheat dough) which was kept in the refrigerator.

This worked well for me. There was some tingling sensation the whole day and it hurt when I washed hands in warm water, but no blisters formed and the tingling sensation was gone too by the next day.

Some friends also suggested other home remedies for burns. These natural cures are all pretty safe and easy to use. Though I haven’t tried them myself, I know others who vouch for these. Here’s a quick run down on these natural cures for burns, icing must ofcourse precede any of these cures. If you know any other, feel free to share!

Apply honey on the affected area. (I am told that the burn wouldn’t have hurt at all had I put honey immediately after cooling the burn.)
Liberally use the pulp from an aloe vera plant 2-3 times a day on the burnt area.
Dab some moistened salt on to the burn and let dry. This will prevent blisters from forming.
Apply Lavender oil (essential oil) on to the burn. Prevents sores from forming.
Another way to avoid the painful sores from forming on the burns is to apply some vinegar on the affected area.

** Remember though that all these home remedies for burns have basically been tried on mild burns.