Cb (Canada) on 06/03/2017
I burnt the whole pad of my thumb and side of index finger when trying to pick up a metal pan off of the stove that was indirectly heated by one of the burners. I don't think I ever burnt myself so bad. I could not take my fingers out of cold/ice water without being in unbearable pain.
In desperation, I went on the internet and found this baking soda remedy. It took a few minutes but it worked! Amazing! Pain is gone and skin has a much improved appearance.
Replied by Rob from Kentucky on 09/01/2026
Bakin Soda for Burns and Scalds, Instantaneous Relief for.—From the Book: DR. CHASE'S, NEW RECEIPT BOOK, or Information for Everybody. ~ 1889
The bi-carbonate of soda (the common cooking soda, found in almost every kitchen) has been found an exceedingly valuable remedy in the treatment of burns and scalds, giving almost, if not absolutely, instantaneous relief from pain, as well as a cure for the wound, by continuing its use. Mode of Application—The injured part is to be moistened, then the dry soda, finely powdered, is to be sprinkled carefully upon it, to entirely cover the injury, and the whole wrapped with a wet cloth—linen is best. The relief is often instantaneous.
AnchorRemarks.—Harper's Weekly informs us that a Dr. Waters, of Salem, Mass., in speaking of the new remedy for burns and scalds, before the Massachusetts Dental Society, deliberately dipped a sponge into boiling water and squeezed it over his wrist, producing a severe scald around his arm some two inches wide, and continued the application, despite the suffering, for half a minute. Then he at once sprinkled on the bi-carbonate of soda, and applied the wet cloth, which almost instantly deadened the pain; and on the next day after this single application of the soda, the less injured parts were practically well, only a slight discoloration being perceptible, the severe portions being healed in a few days, by simply continuing the wet cloth bandage.
