Also I highly recommend Aloe, and don't just squeeze it onto a burn, just split it open and lay it on the burn it amazing stuff. Unfortunatly my plant got destroyed while moving and I haven't picked up another one.
Replied By Jphriendly (Homewood, Il) on 09/17/2012
Burned the whole tip of my index finger on hot oil. Gotta say, after 2 hours of cold water/ice packs and intense pain, the foil actually helped quite a bit. Got a tea bag soaking just in case. Not sure I will even need it. Still a dull pain but after 15 mins, it's feeling hot but a lot better. Cheers and thanks for the help!Replied By Julie (Port Charlotte, Fl) on 11/08/2012
Last night, my husband burned his elbow with an air gun. We wrapped aluminum foil around it for about 15 minutes (shiny side on the skin). The pain was gone almost immediately, and all that remains today is a red spot-no blister. He's an AC tech & explained that it works by heat transference-the alum. Foil pulls the the heat away from the skin and disperses it. I always refer to this site first. But this is my first post :-)Replied By Kathy (US) on 10/07/2014
The reason aluminum foil works is because it is a heat conductor (the opposite of a heat insulator which keeps heat in). So it works for the same reason cold water works - it continually conducts heat away from the burn.