Everyone knows that getting burn hurts – even if it’s minor. Fortunately, a minor burn won’t necessarily send you rushing to the hospital. It is an injury that you can treat yourself at home.
And here are three solutions on how to treat a minor burn:
- Apply aloe vera gel. This helps soothe the stinging that’s always accompanies a burn. If you have an aloe vera plant, this is even better. Simply slit open the plant’s leaf and apply its sap (the clear gel inside the plant) to your burn.
- Cool your skin with water: Water is also good for cooling a minor burn. Do so before your skin blisters or breaks. If you choose this method, you can either put your burned hand under the faucet while running water on it, or dip your hand in a bowl of cold water for a maximum of ten minutes. You can also use a gel ice pack. Don’t use ice, however. It can over freeze your skin.
- Take an ibuprofen. From 400-600 mg. will do the trick.
No Butter, Please!
Many people have grown up believing that butter is good for treating a minor burn. Not so.
Butter seals the burn’s heat, and this is something you don’t need. You need to release the heat; not seal it.
That’s why butter as well as a bandage and clothes shouldn’t be applied to a minor burn. To apply these only worsens the burn.
Plus, supplements like mitolyn can also help you in healing faster.
When to Seek Medical Attention
Most minor burns are treatable at home. However, if you experience any of the following occurrences, then you need to seek immediate medical attention:
- The top layer of your burned skin opens
- Your burned skin turns white
- You develop one or more large blisters
- The burn hurts so much that you can’t function