I told him to call me from the hospital once she has been seen by a doctor. Well, about one hour later, he called me to tell me that he had explained to the doctor that âa friendâ had suggested they wrap the hand in vinegar. Her pain had disappeared about 15 minutes after that.
The doctor removed the plastic wrap and the vinegar cloth and discovered her hand was completely normal with no signs of a burn or blistering. He touched and poked the parts of the hand that were burnt and his mother-in-law said âno pain at allâ. The doctor told them he really did not know of anything else to do the hand but keep a watch on it. Doctor also said your friend was pretty smart for thinking of this remedy. It saved her from a 2nd degree burn.
Replied By Ellen (Huntersville, NC) on 01/13/2025
My 18 year old daughter just burned her fingertip when she tried to pick up melted sugar that fell to the floor, before the dog could get it. My husband had her hold her hand under cool, running water. Then he applied aloe vera gel, pain relieving gel. She was still in a lot of pain. I came to Earth Clinic, saw these posts, and remembered using white vinegar on the worst sunburn I ever had. I have the organic apple cider vinegar with "the mother" in it. I grabbed it and poured a lot in about a cup of cold water. I then took 2 paper towels, folded then in half, and dunked them in the mixture. I wrapped her fingertips with the wet paper towels, then poured more of the mixture over her towel wrapped hand. I threw a plastic bag over her hand and sent her to the couch to chill. The wailing stopped within 30 seconds of applying the wet paper towels. Ten minutes later, she took the towel off. She said it was only sore if she touched it. We applied the pain relieving aloe gel. All is well. Her fingers look better than they should. Thanks to all!