Please forgive me if I am seeming to be pedantic here but PLEASE do not use oil of any type on a burn.
First aid should be running the burnt skin under a cold running tap for 20 minutes if possible.
No immersing in a cold bath as this can cause hypothermia and create other serious medical issues.
No ice as it cause vaso constriction and can cause even more permanent damage to the skin.
No oil as it holds the heat into the skin and thus keeps the burnt skin heated and "cooking".
I do realise there are many people who swear by old fashioned remedies but as a nurse I can tell you the difference in the outcome of a burn which has been cooled at the time of injury and those that haven't.
As I said, I apologise for being pedantic on this subject but this is something that is so very important.
Cheers
Tayla

ty tayla,

i do have a question about not using any soaps, that one member posted.

when my daughter got burned from a hot cheese dip....i was told to use cold water and liquid soap...to get any grease off.

was this not correct to do? she didn't scar...and it was on her face.

I just ran cold water over mine to get it cooled down. It is healing pretty good now. Usually I take forever to heal but this is doing good. I don't know if I would use soap due to the open places. Some of the ingredients in the soap might not be good for it. This is my thought.

Ada

Hi Curious,

Soaps often have large quantities of oil in them but if you had a nice pure soap that didn't then I guess it would not be too much of an issue.
Usually just the 20 minutes under the running water will be enough to remove the offending item even if it is an oily food product.
Cheers
Tayla