Hello all,

I am just referring back to Ada's request for burn treatment and plead with all to never use Mayonaisse on burns.
Oil being an ingredient in Mayo means that you are applying oil to a burn and in fact "cooking" your burn.
The heat that is in the skin following a burn must be removed immediately but this must be done with water only. To instantly cool the skin will often stop the formation of blisters.
I realise that there maybe some old remedies for some things that are tried and true but when it comes to using food stuffs to treat burns or infections it is not advised.
I have nursed people who have used butter, cold potato and various other things on burns who have done a great deal of permanent damage to the skin.

Cheers to everyone
Tayla

Hi
I'm going out on a limb here and after the horse has bolted.

At the first instance - first aid copious cool gentle running water to take the heat out of the burn before blistering. FIRST AID for far longer than you might think to get the heat from the deeper layers of skin IS CRITICAL hence lessening the degree of the burn & consequential blistering.

Soap & water is not the answer just lots of cool clear running water NEVER anything that contains oil.....as soap does as Tayla says you are continuing your cooking.

No ice - just cool clean running water in copious quantities - when you think it is cool - keep going.

Sorry if that treads on toes but it is the only way & the results should be better lessening the long term consequences &/c.
Best regards for a full recovery.
Auberon

I use Lavender oil. I am always burning myself on the woodstove. I burned my hand with a propane torch and poured the Lavender oil liberally all over it. Also had a severe burn( that eventually took the skin off my fingers), I poured the lavender all over it then used Silvadene no blisters, no scars. The trick with Lavender oil is to use it often and make sure you apply it 1/4 to 1/2 in. past the burn area, if you don't it won't work as well. Also I never use water, just the oil. Used water once the the Lavender and didn't work as well. Do some research on it. I use Aura Cacia as it is not diluted or adulterated. Marilyn

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