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[Chickendoodle]

I am always burning myself on the oven - i know I should wear my gauntlets but I get complacent.

 

I was speaking to a Chinese friend of mine and she said that in China they always reach for the sesame oil when they burn themselves as it is very soothing and healing.

 

Has anyone else ever heard of this? The Chinese are renowned for their wisdom with medicines and remedies but I thought you should never put oil or grease on a burn, just run it under a cold tap for a long time.

[The Dogmother]

You are right - the oil will just encourage the burn to carry on cooking down through the layers of your skin -hold it under cold running water for at least 10 minutes. If it is blistered, then you need to get it checked.

[chickencam]

I can't comment on sesame oil, but I can give you the best burn treatment ever. A raw cut potato rubbed and held over the affected area after the initial cold water treatment.

 

A friend of mine was in France over New year once and she was alone in the cottage that they were staying in one evening, when she burnt herself. In a panic she knocked at the next door house where luckily she met a nurse who gave her this tip and it worked miracles by the next morning she had no pain in what had been a nasty burn.

 

I have used this tip ever since and it is indeed fantastic, it stings a bit when you put the potato on the wound, but by the next day minor burns have pretty much healed.

[kinsk]

My Nana always used to swear by putting butter on burns, but this was after having cooled it down, so definitely run it under a cold tap or put some ice on to stop the cooking. I think it's probably more to do with the oil stopping the skin drying and splitting.

 

I'm always burning myself too, I swear by elizabeth arden 8hr cream, a bit more pricey than sesame oil admittedly but lasts ages and great for so many other things too.

[Lavenders_Blue]

Lavender essential oil is great for burns. But cool it under the tap first! (the burn, not the oil)

[The Dogmother]

Strangely enough, 8 hour cream was originally formulated as a burns treatment for the forces medics to use. I swear by it and treat all burns (after cooling them off) with some aloe gel from my plant, topped off with 8 hour cream.

[kinsk]

Strangely enough, 8 hour cream was originally formulated as a burns treatment for the forces medics to use. I swear by it and treat all burns (after cooling them off) with some aloe gel from my plant, topped off with 8 hour cream.

 

Wow had no idea, it is fantastic stuff, even if it does smell a bit pungent!

[The Dogmother]

I like the smell though.

 

One of my favourite old remedies, which smells 'pungent' is Zambuk Oil - wonderful for rashes and bites or just chapped skin. Rosie used to call it magic oil when she was little.

 

[kinsk]

The zambuk oil sounds pretty good, what's in it and where do you get it from. I love 'cure all' lotions and potions.

[The Dogmother]

Try this link It was originally produced as a balm, which you can still get online.

[Cinnamon]

I am terrible for burning myself too, & have discovered a brilliant cream which I think is called ACRIFLEX.

Honestly, its Fab. .......stops the blister & the pain. I keep it in the kitchen at all times now.

[chickenanne]

I think the thing to do first is to get the heat out of the burn - it can go on "cooking" for a good while afterwards, so like everyone else has said, step one is to run it under a cold tap for at least 10 minutes.

After that, other than keeping it clean and not popping the blister/getting stuff stuck to it I tend to ignore it...am not brave, am just not organised enough to have remedies for these thigns to hand!

[Cinnamon]

http://acriflex.co.uk/index.html

 

This is a new version of the stuff I have been using with great success.

My skin also marks very easily, & whereas before I had long thin lines of scarring from burns,if I use Acriflex,I don't mark at all,because it stops it blistering - magical stuff!

[Seagazer]

I'm forever burning myself so might try the potato trick as I've always got them in the kitchen

 

I'm sporting a little hair straightenenr burn on my hand at the moment

[Cinnamon]

I once crimped my ear,in my youth.

 

Such an attratctive look

[Chucky Mama]

My Nana always used to swear by putting butter on burns

Yes I seem to remember this too.

[majorbloodnock]

Please do all remember, though, that these remedies are only for use on minor burns that don't need any medical attention, and even then go against recognised first aid recommendations. If the burn is any more serious than that, putting something on the burn could hinder the hospital's work and/or introduce something non-sterile to the wound. In that case, the best course of action is immediately cooling the wound with plenty of running cold water until all the residual heat has gone (10 minutes minimum, but probably quite a bit longer) then removing any jewellery and clothing and wrapping the wound loosely in cling film (which is reasonably clean and can be removed easily later without sticking).

 

What's a serious burn? Anything bigger than a postage stamp any deep burn is a candidate for ringing for urgent hospital treatment.

 

**Disclaimer**

 

I'm only a first aider, and a 3 day course isn't qualification as a medical professional. I'm repeating recommendations, but am not in an authoritative position to state why the recommendations are in place; no doubt better qualified forum members could comment.

[kinsk]

Thanks for the link Claret think that's something that's definitely worth having around.

 

I've had the odd incident with hairstraightners, the worst ones were inflicted by a set I had that also pumped out steam