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William (MI) on 05/10/2026:
I have used dry cornstarch on at least 50 Burns. One of them was seven burns on my back when my shirt started on fire at the stove when I turned around to get warm and it caught fire and it was polyester drooling dripping on my back. I ran into the shower cool it off had huge Burns huge blisters 2 inches by 7 inches 1 in x 6 in about 5 or 7 of these. But I knew it wouldn't be bad because I could put cornstarch on it for 10 minutes. And I knew the pain would go away and it would be okay. And it was. After 10 minutes I had no pain and I went to sleep 20 minutes after the whole episode. I woke up in the morning with no pain whatsoever but I knew I had definitely done some damage. I taped pipe lights over the areas because they were huge wounds but they never hurt and I never lean back against a chair for at least two weeks. I learned this from a friend of mine's mom when I was 16 and I used it over 50 times on burns from mufflers welding many different times I've been burned it is stop the burn in 10 minutes every time. Hard part is waiting the 10 minutes before you run back to your ice water. Just wait the 10 minutes out and no more pain. God bless you
Here's a good one if you have any burn from Heat or chemical or road rash:
if you apply dry cornstarch to the burn and leave it for 10 minutes the burn will never hurt again. It won't sting, it won't pang, it won't ache. You will still have a hole in the skin and a sensitive area but no pain after 10 minutes.
It's a miracle. I've used it 50 times, even on third degree burns over my whole back when my shirt caught on fire at the stove and it was polyester and melted to my back.
It also works on chemical burns when I spilled turpentine down the front of me.
If my skin is ever burned by flame or heat all I have to do is cool it off with water dry it off and put cornstarch on it dry and just leave it on for 10 minutes dry cornstarch in for 10 minutes. All pain of the burn no matter if they are third degree or just little light burns you'll never be in any pain from the burn ever after you put cornstarch on it and just leave it dry for 10 minutes. I've been using it for 30 years.
Here's a good one if you have any burn from Heat or chemical or road rash:
