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Burn Remedies
EARTH CLINIC WARNING:
Never put butter on a burn! You may have heard that butter is a good healer for burns, but nothing could be further from the truth! Butter delays the healing time of a burn and in cases of severe burns, may cause infection.
DISCLAIMER
Our readers offer information and opinions on Earth Clinic, not as a substitute for professional medical prevention, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult with your physician, pharmacist, or health care provider before taking any home remedies or supplements or following any treatment suggested by anyone on this site. Only your health care provider, personal physician, or pharmacist can provide you with advice on what is safe and effective for your unique needs or diagnose your particular medical history.
POPULAR REMEDIES:
| ALUMINUM FOIL | 83 YEAS |
| EGG WHITES | 47 YEAS |
| BAKING SODA | 19 YEAS |
| VINEGAR | 11 YEAS |
| HONEY | 9 YEAS |
| MUSTARD | 8 YEAS |
| TOOTHPASTE | 7 YEAS |
ALCOHOL
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01/16/2011: Kallie from Berlin, Germany writes: "i was baking cookies and when I went to go get them out I burnt myself on the rack in the oven and I jumped and ran over to the sink to put cold water on it and then I went to the computer found this website and herd that alcohol works so I took an alcoholic pad swiped the burn and imidialely it stoped hurting. it really works."
Replies[YEA] 10/11/2011: Clarinetgirl55 from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky/united States replies: "I burnt my pinky finger and ring finger really bad this morning while straightening my hair. I put alcohol on my fingers and the bubble that had formed on my pinky automatically started to go down and my fingers stopped hurting!"
11/24/2011: Carri from Wales, United Kingdom, Wales replies: "I was in work when one of the pieces of the griddle flew off and I instinctively caught it. And burnt the tips of my fingers and palms. My boss administered first aid and applied a burn patch which just made it worse, so I took that home and carried a cold can of red bull around for the rest of my shift. I came home and have just came on here to look for a rememdy. I applied alcohol but it only subsided for about 3 minutes. After summing the guts up I have wrapped my fingers in foil and already the pain is a lot less than it was. Still hurting but a lot less. It is very daunting wrapping your fingers up when you know it's going to hurt but I put my hand under the tap and wrapped one finger at a time."
12/03/2011: Symone from Port Huron, Michigan, United States Of America replies: "My left fingers BURN so bad because I made hot fudge in the microwave and I made a mistake and spilled it. Right now I have a bunch of ice cubes and a big bowl of water for my hand. It has been hurting for hours now : what should I do?"
12/14/2011: Rebekah from Sherwood, Oregon, Us replies: "Water usually only gets rid of the pain for a few minutes. I have found that if it's cold outside and you go out it takes the pain of the burn away. Once I burnt my ear straightening my hair and it hurt so bad and I didn't know what to do so I left it. Soon after that it stopped hurting. I know it sounds dumb but it really works! I also heard tea helps- anybody know what tea?"
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[YEA] 02/19/2007: Josh from Joilet writes: "put a little alcohol in your burns and it will go away. It will burn for a moment but it will get much better. I tried it and it worked."
Replies[YEA] 08/27/2008: Denise from Bridgewater, Canada replies: "I burned myself on tim hortans green tea, i went to the hospial and got bandages on it than a teaspoon of alcohol on my burns, it works! baking soda didnt work for me though. but my burn was big all around my leg, wait for your tea to cool off completely, dont even take the bag out, i was wearing shorts!!! be careful after all the cup does say hot!!!"
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ALOE AND VANILLA EXTRACT
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[YEA] 07/25/2006: Jenny from Austin, TX writes: "when i was little and got badly sunburned my dad would always mix pure aloe with some vanilla extract, and it always makes the pain stop and keeps me from peeling."
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ALOE VERA
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[YEA] 04/20/2008: Stella from Cleveland, Ohio writes: "Dear All%uFFFD If you don't already own an Aloe Vera plant then please go buy one%uFFFD My husband had a bad accident over the weekend, he was lighting a gas smoker grill and it blew up, burnt his whole arm and hand it was pretty severe, he was in a lot of pain. We looked on earth clinic and tried the ACV & ice water, unfortunately it didn't relieve the pain enough, he tried the store bought stuff and nothing worked at all. Mind you he was hoping to not have to go the emergency room since we don't have medical insurance. Finally a friend brought over an Aloe Vera plant and squeezed the juice of a leaf on to his arm, it Immediately soothed the pain. He has been applying it 3X a day the pain has stayed away, the redness is almost gone and there is minimal blistering that is healing Fast. We already went to the health food store to buy our plant I myself have also been using it on my face and hands and it is wonderful!! Thank God for the Awesome Gifts of Nature that he has given us."
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ALOE VERA AND EGG WHITES
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[YEA] 11/20/2008: Montene from Wichita Falls, Texas writes: "YEA, YEA!!!! Egg Whites & Aloe Vera
Today while trying to soften some glue I heated it in the microwave. When I picked it up it had melted a hole in the side of bottle. Hot, hot glue went all in the palm of my right hand. Tried the cold water thing but it didn't help. Got computer going and found out about egg whites and aloe vera. Layed a piece of gauze over burned area and with a large eye dropper alternated egg white and aloe vera. Kept the gauze wet all the time but still must have taken over an hour for all the pain to stop. That has been 4 hours ago ....... the palm is red but there are no blisters and is only sensitive in the worst part of burn. This is first time I have heard of this remedy and thankfully it has worked. "
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ALUMINUM FOIL
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[YEA] 02/11/2012: Kimbolicious from Red, Ca writes: "Works! Was in pain for 4 hrs then found this site within 15 min. of applying foil to the burns from being scalded to the point of 2nd degree burns across my hand, the pain was almost completely gone. Burn blisters went down and it scaled and peeled 3 days later without any pain. Definitely try it if you're in pain- no joke it works."
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[YEA] 01/26/2012: Linda from St Asaph, Denbighshire writes: "Foil for minor burns definitely works, thanks to everyone posting :)"
Replies[YEA] 02/01/2012: Megan from Oshawa, Ontario, Canada replies: "Yes!!
Somehow I managed to burn my finger really bad on a Pop Tart.. I went to take it out of the toaster and some of the strawberry gooeyness had came out of the middle and on to the part of the Pop Tart I grabbed (of course.. Had to be that part I grabbed, right?! Lol) It blistered instantly and the pain was soo severe I couldn't sit or anything.. I was just pacing and swearing.I then grabbed a bowl and filled it with freezing cold water to put my finger in so that the pain would ease up (as the pain is caused by the air hitting the damaged nerves from one burning themselves).. I couldn't take my finger out of the water for more than a couple of seconds without the pain returning just as severely..
So I went to google some solutions for the pain and found this website. I first read about alcohol.. I didn't have any rubbing alcohol so I tried vodka and tequila. Neither one worked... I then tried aloe vera gel, which took away the pain as soon as I applied it for about 5 seconds if that..
Then I came across the tin foil.. And if you think about it, it is brilliant... Because gauze and stuff is porous it is pretty easy for air to get to your burn.. But tin foil isn't so it is very difficult for air to get passed it. I got the tin foil ready with my finger in a freezing cold damp cloth.. Then I quickly took the cloth away and put the tin foil over my finger and fastened it with an elastic band to try and prevent any air coming in from the bottom. And I must say the pain is basically gone and was as soon as I put it on.. It's been on for about 10 minutes now.. I still feel some minor pain, but nothing compared to what it was.. I would say the pain has decreased 97% so is only 3% of what it was.
It really works.. You'll be pleasantly surprised :)"
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[YEA] 01/08/2012: Jenn from Lake Stevens, Wa writes: "I burnt my thumb and forefinger on a hot bowl from the microwave tonight, ouchee mama! Cold water and ice packs didn't work for more than 30 seconds. Egg white and aluminum foil stopped the throbbing pain after 3 very painful mInutes when ice packs didn't after 2 hours. I'm a newfound believer of home remedies!!"
Replies[YEA] 01/12/2012: Kitchenaide from Yukon, Oklahoma replies: "So, being the skeptic that I am, I read these remedies for burns but waited another hour to give the foil a try. Earlier this evening I was checking some squash cooking in the microwave. Knowing full well to watch out for the steam locked in the cling wrap, I hurriedly grabbed the plastic and tried to quickly lift. So, apparently, my cat like reflexes had the night off unbeknownst to me. I was burned really bad on the top of my thumb as the plastic stuck to my forefinger exposing my thumb to the direct line of steam. That crap won't stick to anything before, how strange it chose to do so to my finger.After running under cold water for 5 minutes, then keeping an ice pack on it for 2 hours, and finally a bag of frozen sweet corn for an additional 1.5 hrs, I resigned myself to finding additional relief on the Internet as it was still extremely painful when not in contact of direct cold. The tinfoil remedy worked to alleviate the worst of the burning within 15-20 minutes. I'm no baby to pain. I'm a mother of 5, and have accidentally gotten my hand in a deep fryer while helping my chef at my job. That flipping hurt, but this was strangely worse. It works for stopping the immediate pain. Some burning does come and go. I will sleep with the foil on and pray there is no blistering come morning. Thanks"
[YEA] 01/17/2012: Joanne from Allentown, Pa replies: "I burnt the 4 fingertips on my right hand while I was cleaning my countertop. I had just shut my electric stove off a minute before. Without thinking I leaned over to get something and put my finger on the still hot glasstop burner. The pain was awful and I held my fingers under cold running water for several minutes then used an ice pack for the next 2 hours. Everytime I took my fingers off the ice pack it hurt like crazy.So I googled ideas for treatment of burns and found this site. I read about the foil treatment and was reluctant but so many people had said it worked. So I wrapped my fingers in foil and as most said, the burning intensified for a few minutes then seemed to feel numb and virtually pain free. I kept the foil on and once in a while I could feel some heat but then it would go away. Resolved the pain much better and faster than the ice pack. When I removed the foil after 2 hours not only was the pain gone but the white fingertips I was so sure would be blistered looked normal.
Now 4 hours later here I am able to type this message even with my burnt fingertips with no pain. I am just amazed. Don't understand it but it definitely is the best burn cure I know. Thanks to all who told their story here to make me a believer."
[YEA] 01/19/2012: Mel from Auckland, New Zealand replies: "My six year old daughter burnt her thumb on the toasted sandwich maker. I put her thumb under cold water for ages but it was so sore when I took it out of the water, she was not coping at all. We tried a cold ice pack with a towel under it for a long time. She was screaming and crying and I had run out of things that I knew to try. Thankfully I found this site with a lot of people saying that tin foil worked. I read her some of the stories to convince her it was a good idea and then we tried it out. It was still sore for a few minutes but because people had said that would happen she was willing to keep it on. The intense pain subsided quite quickly. Periodically it went on and off being a little bit sore but it got better quickly and then it wasn't sore at all. She slept with the tin foil on and this morning it was better. This definitely seems to work and was a huge relief. Thank you so much."
[YEA] 01/28/2012: Amy W from San Mateo, Ca replies: "Wow. I am impressed. I am an emergency room nurse of 25 yrs and never heard of this until tonight when I placed my fingers by accident on the inside of my little rotisserie oven. Fingertips turned white on two fingers and crazy painful unless soaking in bowl of cool water. Cool water is always the best initial treatment for 20-30 min to stop the burning process. If no 3rd degree burn or open areas, best to just cover it because it is exposure to air that causes pain. You think its actually removing it from the cold that causes pain, but it is actually air, simple air, hitting the burned nerve endings. Being submerged in water removes all air. So I wrapped it in gauze-- pain. Wrapped it more- more pain and bad words. That gauze is pretty airy.Went online and saw this foil thing-- brilliant! Pain free in less than 10 minutes, wrapped foil to skin contact, no air hitting my burn! crazy simple, but true. Considering I just spent the last 40 minutes swearing under my breath, I know the cure is related to the foil. Almost immediate relief. I thought my whole night would be wasted in pain and taking ibuprofen, but other than my silver wrapped fingers, its gonna be a normal night. Never even popped an ibuprofen.
Note: if skin is broken, blisters, and/or burns are greater than an inch or two in diameter, 3rd degree burns, or any burn on an infant or child, go to your doctor or local ER immediately. Don't mess around with serious burns."
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[YEA] 01/01/2012: Tiffany from Boston, Ma writes: "Yes! Yes to Foil for Burns - On Christmas day, I burned four finger tips while grabbing a plate that had been sitting on a hot burner for quite some time. While in excruciating pain.. My awesome sister-in-law looked up what to do on earthclinic.com and recommended wrapping my hand in foil. "Excuse me?! ?! "... But I trusted her and did it. I could definitely feel the throbbing coming and going, but after only 30min I can honestly say that the pain had gone away. So much so... When my husband asked me how my hand was 45 min after the incident... I actually held up my hand to check on it for redness or blisters.. And he laughed because it was the 'OTHER' hand that had been burned. Big Time Believer."
Replies[YEA] 01/04/2012: Bananas from Columbia, Sc replies: "This is so crazy! I can't believe this works. I burned two fingers on my dominant hand about four hours ago and I'm going nuts! I read about the aluminum foil trick and I will say it's been about five minutes and already I can at least stand the pain. I did the cold water thing, but I couldn't take it out for even a few seconds without the pain coming back - I kept it out for about 20 minutes while pacing and talking to myself and now the aluminum foil! Magic. I feel like the pain is slowly easing up!"
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[YEA] 12/13/2011: Shelly from Vacaville, Ca writes: "Burned my middle finger tonight when making peanut brittle. The boiling hot mixture stuck to my skin and blistered instantly. Even though I put it in cold water right away, the pain would not subside. I kept a frozen bag of veggies on it for 3 hours. When I would remove it, the pain was horrible. I tried applying aloe vera. No help. Desperate, I searched online. Found this sight and read of the tin foil. Wrapped it around my finger. For 10 minutes, it burned pretty bad. Within a half hour it only mildly hurt. It has been exactly one hour now and I'm comfortable with typing with both hands. It's still on, but no real pain to speak of. Will sleep with it on. I'm a TOTAL believer!"
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[YEA] 12/04/2011: Leigh from Sussex, Uk writes: "Thank you for your excellent website. I had a burn and was half out of my mind with pain. When I saw the comments about tin foil I thought everyone had a screw loose. Oh skeptical me..... it worked and I am astonished! Thank you so much."
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[YEA] 12/01/2011: Another from Somewhere, South Pacific writes: "Yea. Well after seeing a few people use aluminum foil successfully for burns last week I tried it on my finger. I touched a hot pan and got a small burn, after putting it under cold water I wrapped it in foil for about an hour. All gone. Thanks everyone as I would not have tried it without your experiences."
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[YEA] 10/31/2011: Natalie from San Francisco, Ca writes: "I'm stunned. I am actually recovering from surgery so the last thing I needed in the world was a nasty steam burn on my thumb. I'm exhausted from the pain of the surgery as is, and just sat down and cried when I realized I had burned myself. I was opening up a frozen meal and am usually so careful about doing this quickly and getting my fingers out of there fast, but this one got by me (horrible timing). It was stuck a bit, and I wasn't able to pull away fast enough. The steam was mindnumbing and only hit my tender skin for maybe a second or so, and yet it was excruciating. The only peace I had was running it under cold water (you can only do this for so long).
I tried my trusted Aloe Vera Gel and it would not calm things down. I tried baking Soda and water and still no relief. I had this calming gel for surgery that is made by Avene, and that didn't even work. I was getting panicked because I had a long night ahead of me and it was hard to sleep as it is with the pain I am enduring from my surgery. I googled and found this site and read as much as I could before having to run my thumb under water every 5 minutes or so.
I thought you guys were literally insane when I read about using aluminum foil. It even sounds scary to be honest. I am sure there is some scientific explanation somewhere, but it actually worked! I still cannot believe it! I became so desperate that I tore off a piece of foil and wrapped it around my throbbing thumb and waited. The pain was crazy for about 10 minutes, and then I began to realize I was actually watching television and no longer focused on the burn! After an hour, the pain was actually gone!!!!!!
Wow!!
I don't even care how it works at this point. I'm soooo grateful to you guys! Thank you!!!"
Replies[YEA] 11/13/2011: Homesteader from Leesburg, Va, Usa replies: "Tried to move a logsplitter we'd been running and put my hand full on the (very hot) muffler - nasty 2nd degree burn to my whole palm and thumb. I had ice on the burn for about 3 hours and as long as the ice was on, it was tolerable. I only tried the aluminum foil idea because so many people had yea'd it.It took about 24 minutes to calm the pain but it worked. I found the aluminum had to be in direct contact with the burn, not just wrapped around my hand. Here I am, typing with both hands. Unbelievable."
[YEA] 11/25/2011: Bcirelli from Frisco, Texas, Usa replies: "OH. MY. GOODNESS! I burned my left hand yesterday (2 fingers and part of the hand) on my searing pan right after I took it out of the oven, while broiling some turkey for Thanksgiving. It was nasty. Bad. Painful. This happened at around 6pm, and I went straight for the "running water and egg whites" trick, cause it always worked for me - and I'm the Queen of the kitchen burn! :/It wasn't enough though, so as always, I wrapped some ice in a hand towel, and wrapped that around my fingers. Las time I seriously burned myself in the oven, having my arm wrapped in ice for 2 hours helped immensely... But not this time. I spent the last SEVEN and a half HOURS with my hand in a plastic bag with water and a couple ice cubes to keep it cool, and as soon as I took my hand out of the bag, I'd cry in pain. Cry, as in an "I can't freaking stand it" kind of pain. I had read this tip here hours earlier, but I have to admit I didn't have the courage to drop the ice bag. I kept thinking I didn't want to wait 20, 30 minutes in severe pain like some said here, and told my husband the ice bag was doing better. Of course, I didn't think would take me over 7 hours to get anywhere. And then I said "what the heck, it's been too long anyways". So, at precisely 1:17am today, I wrapped my fingers loosely in a gauze thing after applying a thin layer of antibiotic ointment with pain relief (just in case the huge blisters would burst), and gave the foil stuff a try. It hurt SO bad in the beginning! I kept a cold water bag under my hand just to help ease the burning a bit, and in exactly 30 minutes, I realized it was barely hurting anymore. Now it's 2:30am and I am shocked - and happy! - to announce that the pain is GONE. Plooft! Over! What - did I burn myself?
And I did NOT want to try it - so if anyone is reading this for the first time, please don't wait 7 hours like I did. This stuff is magical. I was about to leave for the ER after trying everything you can think of. But this is awesome! THANKS A LOT!!!"
[YEA] 11/25/2011: Davidmagone from Livingston, Montana, Usa replies: "Thanks to all of you who have posted on this topic!Last night, I pulled a Turkey out of the oven and inadvertently grabbed the hot handle of the pan as I was preparing to put it back in. It sounded like I had branded myself, sizzling sounds and all. When I pulled my hand away, I could see the skin around my palm beginning to contract and what looked to be some pretty fierce blisters beginning to form.
I put my hand under cold water for a few minutes and applied burn cream afterward, but my hand felt as though I had injected a hefty dose of cayenne into my palm. I've had great luck on this site before, so I hopped on to my laptop to see if there any alternatives to what I had already done. I ran across the 64 yeas for aluminum foil and hesitantly decided to give it a go.
When I first put wrapped the foil around my thumb and palm, it amped up the pain pretty substantially. Others had written about this though, so I stuck it out. Gradually, the pain started to lessen until after around 45 minutes I was able to take the foil off for two to three minutes before a lesser degree of pain began to return. I kept it on for the next two hours and when I took it off again, I was able to leave the foil off for the rest of the night with a very moderate degree of pain, and no blistering whatsoever.
Just before I went to bed, I soaked my hand in egg-whites and let them dry on the skin. When I woke up this morning, my hand was in really great shape. There are no blisters at all, and I can fully squeeze and extend my hand. All in all, it looks as though I burned my hand about a week ago as opposed to last night.
Amazing."
11/25/2011: Ginny from Podunk, Idaho replies: "Next time you burn or cut yourself, apply turmeric mixed with a few drops of coconut oil to make a thick paste. Apply this morning and night and cover with a band aid. Usually by day 4 the wound is pretty much healed. Keep applying for a few more days, this helps to prevent scarring. Coconut oil is one of the best cures for burns. Ever wonder why they put it in suntan lotion?"
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[YEA] 10/31/2011: Bre from Stoney Creek, On writes: "Making candy apples for Halloween I did not resist the temptation to taste quick enough. I burned my finger to the point that it instantly blistered and went white. Just like most people I soaked it in cold water for 30min and realized I was not going to be able to do this all night so I checked for remedies on the computer and landed here. Baking soda did not help, but putting the foil on actually instantly gave relief! The pain in my finger came back after a few moments, but not near as bad. After about 10 more minutes it lessened and so on. My burn is bordering on 3rd degree and this really helped keep it tolerable. Thank you to all for the great tip."
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[YEA] 10/03/2011: Sagirl from Lindford, Hampshire, England writes: "Wow!!! Burned my whole right hand on top with boiling water, and tried carbonate of soda, but that made it worse. After about 6 hours of icy water, my husband came across this site and we decided to try the foil idea. It took about 30 minutes of waves of severe pain, but now 3 hours later, pain free almost. Can't feel the skin on my pointer finger, though. How long do I leave the foil on for though? Thanks for the wonderful idea."
Replies[YEA] 10/21/2011: Lacie from Miranda, Nsw, Australia replies: "Burnt my hand with steam from an iron this morning.With two young girls, I was concerned about how I was going to manage with a burnt hand. The pain was really bad, I put it in cold water but taking it out brought on sharp stinging pains. I just wanted to ease the pain and found this site.
So I wrapped my fingers with Al foil and then sticky taped the outside to keep the foil in place.
Yes, at first the pain was excruciating. Felt like I had put a cyan pepper patch on it, the heat was painful. Then the pain subsided, and is now bearable.
I believe the foil acts to conduct heat away from the burn area but it also compresses the area to reduce the body's reaction to a burn, particularly in reducing the blistering. There are scientific papers regarding this treatment.
Either way, I am so glad I found this site and would recommend this remedy to anyone who has had a 2nd degree burn. Do remember to seek medical advice if you don't feel any pain at all, and also if it really concerns you."
[YEA] 10/22/2011: Danielle R from Liverpool, England replies: "My little girl asked me to melt some chocolate in the microwave. I put the chocolate in for 1 minute. I turned my back to get another bowl an my daughter had opened the microwave and stuck her finger in the melted chocolate she has screamed for an hour and a half in pain. Her finger is blistered. She has had her finger in a bowl of ice cold water for the last hour and a half. I then googled what I could do to help the burn to stop stinging. I read that aluminum foil works I found this quite bizarre. I thought it was worth a try. This actually worked straight away. I'm impressed."
11/04/2011: Lacie from Miranda, Nsw, Australia replies: "One week after the steam burn, my hand has completely healed. It never blistered. For two days, it was sensitive to warm water, after that it was like a sunburn and the skin just peeled painlessly.I am really grateful for google and Earth Clinic.
My friend told me that her father used to always put oil on his burns (from cigarettes), and suggested a logical reason why we shouldn't put our skin under cold water for too long. She said that water tends to swell the skin up, which leads to blistering. But, the Al foil definitely works.
Forgot to mention that I bought natural Vitamin E cream from the health food store to put on the burn while it was healing, that may have helped also."
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[YEA] 09/27/2011: Jess from Melbourne, Victoria, Austrilia writes: "Wow. I'd just like to say thanks to all the people who have shared their stories on here. I burnt my rude finger on my right hand about 5 hours ago, I tried everything. I tried water, frozen peas, even wrapping a bandaid around it so tight, hoping that I would be able to feel it. Then I came across this site and when I saw that you use foil I was amazed. My own mother has just done her medical course and she got told water's the best for it. But I'm sitting here now with my foil on my finger and it is kind of working- the pain is going on and off but I felt like crying it hurt that much. Thanks."
Replies[YEA] 10/02/2011: Megan from Harrisburg, Pa, Us replies: "I burned my hand grabbing a pot, cold water was the only releif. I then found out about the aluminum foil. I tried it out and it worked! I then realized that NaCl is in your SWEAT, and NaCl is what is used in treating burns in the hospital. Moral of the Story is that Sweat or moisture is the real key to relief and the aluminum foil made my hand sweat!"
[YEA] 11/25/2011: Cook from Los Angeles, Ca replies: "It really works. I had excruciating pain from a burn on the palm of my hand. After 5 hours of trying toothpaste, ice, mustard, sour cream - aluminum foil is the only thing that worked. I have no pain!"
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[YEA] 08/17/2011: Molly from Richmond, Texas writes: "I burned my fingers pretty bad being my dumb self, taking a glass tray out of a 400 degree oven. I kept it in water for an hour and it still didnt work, tried a couple of others but nothing! I didnt think the foil would work but hey, after 20 minutes the pain is dulling!!"
Replies[YEA] 09/08/2011: Emmzie from Monticello, Mn Us replies: "oh my gosh it actually works. I burnt my finger on a hot glue gun put tinfoil on it and its been like 15 minutes and it's almost gone."
09/09/2011: James from Yuma, Co replies: "Amazing, the pain is finally easing up after hours in cool and frozen water. Alcohol didnt work but this is!!! I was practicing plastic welding and accidentaly grabbed the tip of the torch, I am an idiot."
[NAY] 09/12/2011: Dmakepiece from Philadelphia, Pa replies: "I tried aluminum foil for a burn I got when I accidentally poured boiling water on my hand. As others have mentioned, it was incredibly painful and the only thing that kept back the pain was putting it under cold running water. If I took my hand out of the water the unbearable pain would start again after a few seconds. After reading about it here, I tried putting aluminum foil around my hand. First I tried with the shiny side in and I pushed through the pain for about five minutes with no relief. Then I tried with shiny side out and stuck with it for 15 minutes. Ouch. I couldn't stand it anymore so I put a pack of frozen vegetables on top. That worked, unless I removed the frozen vegetables. I kept that going for about 2 hours with no relief, so I gave up and tried the baking soda paste mentioned here. I covered the burn thickly and as soon as it started hurting again I washed it off and re-covered it. It was still hurting a little when I was ready for bed so I put the baking soda on, put my hand in a plastic bag, covered it all with a sock, and went to sleep. This morning there's some redness but almost no pain."
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[YEA] 07/30/2011: Reddollie from Elgin, Oregon writes: "last night I burned myself pretty badly, I actually was considering going to the e. R. When my husband remembered how successful the home remedies have been previously when using this site. I was terrified when he said we were gonna wrap the burn in aluminum foil. But I am here to say that it worked 100%! My hand is still a little swollen but the heat of the burn is gone and I have no blistering! Wow!!! Thank you earthclinic, I love you!"
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[YEA] 06/14/2011: Jb83 from Btown, Iowa writes: "My fingers got burnt from steam while I was cooking dinner.. I tried running them under cold water and holding ice on them, but as soon as I would take the water or ice off of them they would just hurt even more. So I then tried the colgate toothpaste.. NOPE! That didnt work. So I found this website and tried the aluminum foil. It did burn super bad for the first 5 mins but now 20 mins later I have minimal pain. I will definitely use this remedy again and recommend it also."
Replies[YEA] 06/20/2011: Torrey from Warwick, Ri replies: "I really burnt the ends of my fingers badly on a lawn mower muffler. I put them in cold ice water and couldn't get them out of the water for more than a few seconds without intense pain, it was so bad it made me sick. The ends of my fingers were swelling, had turned white and started to form a large blister. I couldn't go to ER because I was watching my kids, and wasn't going to be able to get help. I found this site and decided to try the aluminum... I was definitely skeptical. I tried one finger at a time leaving the others in the water. It started to have an effect in about 5 minutes, pain subsided 50% in about 1/2 hour, and was feeling no pain after about 1.5 hours. It does indeed work, but it is a scary prospect to have to remove your fingers from the water."
[YEA] 07/20/2011: Stephanie from Arnold, Missouri replies: "i really burned my thumb trying to fix my moms lawnmower yesterday, it blistered almost immediately the pain was so bad I couldn't stand it after getting home I soaked my thumb in ice water for about 9 hours with no relief I could only remove it from the water for a few seconds before the pain would come back full force so I turned to the internet and am so glad I found this site! As soon as I removed my thumb from the ice water and put on the foil, shiny side in, it instantly felt better! Still hurts a little bit but its at least bearable! I was so skeptical but so many people seemed to say it worked so I tried it and now im a believer!"
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[YEA] 06/09/2011: Linda from Trinidad writes: "Omg, this site saved me from going mad. I got a very bad steam burn and I tried the aluminum foil and it worked in 15 mins."
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[YEA] 05/21/2011: Aimee from Stockton, Il 61085 writes: "My Daughter burnt her thumb at a bonfire we tried the alchol and ice did not work did the foil and load and behold getting better. Now we are beleivers."
Replies[YEA] 07/08/2011: Debbie from Burlington, Ontario replies: "Huge Thanks for all the comments, aluminum foil worked wonders for me on my burn, I was pouring hot water for tea from a kettle and accidentally hit my hand instead of the cup. I tried everything, soaking it in cold water, the alcohol swab, even aloe vera, but the pain just wouldn't seem to go away. So I tried the aluminum foil, thankfully read enough of these replies to stick with the pain for a good 10-15 minutes and then it started to ease up. Definately remembering this trick for next time, it has helped me alot! Thought I may have had to go to the hospital for a bit as well!"
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[YEA] 02/05/2011: Dragonfly from Northville, Mi writes: "I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't tried it myself! Having a blonde moment I grabbed a cast iron grate after boiling hot water! Blisters were there immediately! I kept my hand in cold water for a few hours until I found this sight and thought what would it hurt to try! AMAZING!!! Like people said it took about ten min of pushing through the pain and then it was gone! I even went to the mall with the foil on my hand:)! I took it off a few hours later and my hand hasnt' hurt since... Most of the blisters are gone too, but the worst one I had!! I would def do and tell people about this again! "
Replies[YEA] 05/16/2011: Noel from Ft Worth, Tx replies: "My girlfriend scorched her hand really bad from a pan which had come out of the oven. She ran cold water and used aloe vera gel, while cooling it with a covered ice wrap. It was fine, until she removed the ice wrap, as pain returned with a fury. I read the foil idea, and thought wow, this is crazy, but what the hell. She used it with great success and has had very little blistering. Great idea!!!!"
[YEA] 06/03/2011: Carjacks from Mcdonough, Ga replies: "I burnt my fingers by accidently grabbing a hot flat iron. The pain was extreme. I applied ice as well as antibiotic ointment to relieve the pain. I couldn't remove the ice for more than a few seconds w/o intense pain.Finally I found this website and decided to try the foil. It hurt really badly for about 5-7 minutes. The pain would come in waves and it felt like my hand was cooking. After that, the pain began to subside. The blistering stopped and there was very little pain. It does work."
[YEA] 08/02/2011: Caroline from Charlotte, Nc replies: "amazing! Burned my finger on my straitening iron and my first instinct was to put ice in it so I used I wet rag with ice and every 5 min. I had to get new ice for about 4 or 5 hours. Then I googled other remidies and found this site. I figured that there was no harm in trying it so I wrapped so arnolds around my finger and it worked! In about half an hour my finger was fine and whenever it started hurting again I just put on more foil till it felt better :)"
[YEA] 08/28/2011: Michelle from Charlotte, Nc replies: "STEAM BURN REMEDY THAT REALLY WORKS! I received a steam burn on the top of the four fingers of my right hand when opening a roasting pan. The steam came out so fast. The pain was unbearable! I had some relief only when I had my hand in a bowl of ice water. If I took it out, the pain got even worse then when the incident happened. I felt like my hand was on a rotisarrie just cooking away. For 3 hours I could not do anything but keep it in ice, then my husband looked up this tip on the internet and wrapped each of my fingers in tin foil and within MINUTES the pain was gone! Truly amazing. I am still trying to figure out why it works, but it does!"
[YEA] 09/07/2011: Debbie from Mesa, Az replies: "I had removed the film from a cooked microwave meal & experienced a steam burn to my finger. The pain was so intense it brought tears to my eyes. After soaking finger in ice cold water for 90 minutes, I read on this site about aluminum foil. As a nurse I was skeptical, as I had never heard of this. I have had it on my finger for 25 minutes & the pain is so much better. Thank you for this tip! Incredible!"
[YEA] 10/22/2011: Lauren from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/united States Of America replies: "As weird as it sounds, aluminum foil works. I was REALLY skeptical at first but it took away all the pain. If you have a minor burn, just give it a try. In my opinion its better than sticking mustard, egg whites and potato slices on a burn- haha people are just asking for an infection, honestly."
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[YEA] 12/15/2010: Roberta from West Chester, Oh writes: "Same story as everyone else here. Touched a dish in oven at 425! Couldn't take may thumb out from under the running water for more than a couple of seconds without a lot of pain. Put the Al foil on. At first, no relief, hurt a bit worse. And, then at about 15 min. Total relief. I did try and take the foil off about an hour later and it began to hurt again. So, I put it back on. Immediate relief. So, I slept with it on. THANK YOU SO MUCH for the advice!! It works! "
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12/01/2010: Claire from Memphis, Tn writes: "I stuck my finger right in a glob of hot glue and it hurt so badly I could only take it out of a cup of cool water for seconds without excruciating pain. Looks like an easy second degree burn with a big blister forming. Googled for help and found this great site. I cannot believe this aluminum foil wrapped around my finger has helped so much. Thank you Nova Scotia. The internet is so great"
Replies[YEA] 05/01/2011: Tb from Morristown, Tennessee replies: "Burned two of my fingertips by directly touching a hot baking element in the oven. The burn was deep and bright white; yellow mustard (a remedy that's always helped before) seemed to do nothing. Kept my hand in cold water for six hours, but every time I took it out it would hurt like crazy. Thought aluminum foil sounded like a silly idea, but finally got desperate enough to try it. 20 minutes later the pain was gone! It's 3 days later and the burn is *just* starting to blister but is still completely painless. (I'm baffled, really.)"
[YEA] 07/05/2011: Christina from Elk Grove, Ca replies: "Starting today, we added " TIN FOIL " to our FIRST AID KIT---------------MY DAUGHTER BURNED HER THUMB AND POINTER FINGER GRABBING A SPARKLER (4TH OF JULY) HER FINGERS TURNED RED, WHITE, AND SWELLED.. SHE WAS IN SO much pain. we put water, ice, tried mustard, the pain was so intense.. She put them back in the water. we came upon this home remedy site... We tried the foil..... IT WORKED WITHIN SECONDS OF WRAPPING THE FOIL AROUND THEM. THANK YOU."
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[YEA] 10/03/2010: Trishy from Minneapolis, Mn writes: "I have to say, I am shocked. Tonight my stupid self grabbed a glass cake pan that was around 350 degrees! I burnt myself pretty badly on my palm and fingers. I immediately ran cool tap water over the burn and then but an icepack with a washcloth around it on my hand. I ran to the internet in search of the best remedy. After I saw this page, I thought "why not? I have foil in the kitchen! " I will say, at first, it burned even worse when I initially but the foil on (luckily I saw that someone else had the same thing happen, so I stuck with it). However after several minutes, the burning sensation decreased and now, 4 hours later, I have no pain! The blisters are next to nothing, too! I amazed!"
Replies[YEA] 10/04/2010: Mountain Girl from Blairsville, Ga replies: "I USED THIS WHEN I BURNED MY HAND & IT WORKS!! I TRY LOTS OF REMEDIES ON EC & STAY AWAY FROM "CONVENTIONAL" MEDICINES AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. I LOVE EC AND RECOMMEND LOTS OF THE REMEDIES TO MY FAMILY & FRIENDS"
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