Effective Natural Remedies for Burns

Rubbing Alcohol

Posted by Hs (Fl) on 01/14/2018
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Boiling water on my thumb, first-degree burn. First ice, then tried the aluminum foil cure for the pain but it ended up holding in the heat instead of drawing it out. Then got rubbing alcohol and dabbed the area gently. When the pain returned I dab it again. Eventually (about 45 minutes later) the pain was totally gone and never returned. The next day I have a blister, so now I'm figuring out how to keep it healthy... But zero pain!

Comfrey Burn Paste

Posted by Green (Wa) on 09/21/2017
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For burns, 1st degree to severe 3rd degree, mix into a paste equal parts of wheat germ oil and liquid honey, and add comfrey leaf or comfrey root (chopped fresh or dried powder). Mix into heavy spreadable paste, and spread 1/2 inch or more over whole burned area, and cover lightly with gauze bandage. Over next several days, add more paste to areas where it has been absorbed into the skin to retain 1/2 inch of paste over all burned areas. Don't remove paste, just add more as needed. This comfrey paste keeps well for months in tightly covered glass jar at room temp.

Colloidal Silver

Posted by Littlewing (Boston) on 06/12/2017
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Colloidal Silver for Burns

So glad I read this - no kidding, burned my thumb yesterday (bacon grease spatter). Hurt like heck, a small bubble formed.... had that underlying "burn" pain for quite some time. I put colloidal silver on it, took the pain away immediately. Waiting a bit, dabbed some more on then put a band-aid on it. Six hours later I had already forgotten about it. No pain, a small red circle where the bubble was, but other than that - NOTHING. No pain, no general redness, you wouldn't even know there was a burn. BRILLIANT!!!

Ice

Posted by Judith (Columbia, Sc) on 03/16/2017

I burned my thumb on a hot potholder while taking a tray out of broiler very painful soaked in water with ice pack then I read not to use ice came across this site so far the pain is lessening I have a blister forming but it was the pain that was so bad .I am glad I found this site before I went to the ER.

Alcohol

Posted by Someone (Somewhereville) on 10/11/2016
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Yes rubbing alcohol. It worked for me.

Flour

Posted by Gottaloveit (Montgomery, Al) on 07/28/2016
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OK so I burned my hand taking a skillet out of the oven set on 400 degrees around seven pm...it is now 1130 pm...and I've had to constantly keep ice on it to numb the pain...it has already blistered....I couldn't sleep because once the ice melted the pain immediately came back..so I started browsing the web for a remedy...in a new apartment and didn't have access to baking soda so I randomly tried flour instead...can't compare to baking soda but it most definitely has made the burn much more bearable...I can actually sleep with this mild discomfort...although the burn i's on the palm of my hand...I filled a bag with the flour paste and put a sock over it

Lavender Oil

Posted by Mama To Many (Tennessee) on 07/07/2016

Dear Sharon,

Even diluted, essential oils should never be used in or close to the eyes.

Honey, however, is safe for use in the eyes, though it may sting. And honey is excellent for burns. A raw and local honey would be the best.

~Mama to Many~

Lavender Oil

Posted by Sharon ( Utah) on 07/07/2016

I splashed paint stripper in and around my eyes. I flushed with ice water for several hours yesterday. This morning the burn is mostly gone and I can see though my eyes feel sunburnt plus the burns on upper and lower lids are tender and discolored. My question is, have you used lavender oil in your eyes? Perhaps with a carrier oil? And also, what brand of lavender oil you use. Thank you!

Urine

Posted by L J (Los Angeles, California ) on 06/30/2016
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If yu ever get a burn on any part of yr body use urine...It's known to heal the skin leaving no scar at all.. I've used it for years if I ever burn or cut myself. Once had a bad coffee burn on my hand ..I went into the bathroom, peed into a cup then poured that all over my burn.. I let it air dry and wow the pain was instantly gone. I even healed a burn I had in my forehead from my curling iron. The urine instantly helped heal the burn..xoxo

Lavender Oil

Posted by Pasqualina ( Minnesota) on 04/23/2016
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Editor's Choice

Lavender Oil is the fastest of all pain relief methods of all the applications I have tried from this site so far! It also stopped the development of the blister, and promoted extremely fast healing.

After picking up a searing hot metal frypan from a 350 degree oven, I knew I had a severe burn forming on my fingers and palm of hand. Extremely painful!

I immediately applied lavender oil that I had nearby, and the pain subsided almost instantly. I reapplied it again in a few minutes when I could feel a very small amount of pain starting up. I applied it again in about 20 minutes when I was heading out to the door for a meeting but no pain at that time. No need for bandages, although I was concerned earlier that I would be in too much pain to drive a car. But nothing.

The burns never developed into blistering, but the next day there only a few light reddish flat areas like a burned area would look weeks out after the skin had peeled. Only 1 spot peeled in a matter of a day or two, and it was completely healed underneath.

I applied the lavender a couple of times in the next day just for good healing. But I don't know if that was necessary.

I know this works and is not psychosomatic because it was tried on my toddler grandson who burnt his fingers and nothing could instantly stop his howls without truly working. Instant quiet and no burns.

Gattefossé, a French scientist, discovered and recorded his success with lavender essential oil after using it for a severe personal burn in the lab. This remedy led to his interest in how essential oils work.

Other EARTH CLINIC remedies tried that work:

I also have used egg whites remedy from this site which also works very nicely. I had a huge burn the size of a silver dollar and depth of blister about 1/3" on my inner lower arm. The egg white removed the pain although I had to keep applying it and healed it within 24 hours: The blister was gone before the next day (dehydration of the fluid?) and there was no scarring. Beautiful remedy.

The mushrooms remedy which are recommended on this site also works for pain and healing, but it smells of mushroom and is messy under the bandages. The healing process is fairly rapid within a couple of days, however, I found the skin color to be quite dark in the healing process and to be more rigid and maybe more susceptible to being broken. I used to keep raw mushrooms in the freezer.

Toothpaste

Posted by Megan (England) on 03/05/2016
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WORKED TEMPORARILY

Toothpaste for burns - it helped for a few minutes but then the pain started coming back again.

Toothpaste

Posted by Guest (Duluth Mn) on 12/28/2015
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I was pulling cookies out of the oven and I slipped and burnt myself. I ran it under cold water, but that only stopped the pain for a few minutes. After that I tried Aloe Vera and that subsided the pain for a bit. Then I found this website and saw from a previous comment that toothpaste was good. It really helped. Just apply to the burn leave on for a few minutes then rinse of. It really helps.

Vanilla Extract

Posted by Gael Tryles (Holly, Michigan) on 09/20/2015
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I burned my fingertip on a ceramic heater in my tortoise habitat. I read online about using vanilla extract so I tried it and it worked immediately!!! There is a flat bister today but no pain. Vanilla worked great. I used pure vanilla extract not the vanilla flavored extract ~ I don't know if both work.

Mustard

Posted by Celine (Jacksonville, Florida) on 07/23/2015
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I rarely get burned but this burn was a bad one on the tip of my finger. I tried almost all of the remedies that I saw and none of them really worked out well. Then I tried the mustard remedy and I soon as I put mustard on my finger the burning went away. It started burning a little bit but I just rinsed the mustard off with cold water and put more on my finger.

Alcohol

Posted by Angela (Nyc, New York) on 07/19/2015
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So I was cooking soup on the stove, and I accidentally touched the burner and that was the most exrutiating pain in my entire life!!! I tried ice but as soon as I took my finger off of it I burned again so I tried alcohol and it really worked so it didn't burn anymore!!!!! ;))))))

Toothpaste

Posted by Taylor (Belle Fourche, Sd) on 07/11/2015
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I attempted the tin foil remedy for a burn but it didn't seem to work, so I also tried the toothpaste remedy. It is working great so far! . All I had to do is add a layer and run cold water over it, and repeat! I love it!

Ice

Posted by Robert Henry (Ten Mile , Tn. ) on 07/05/2015

HI U SAM, , , , , , , , good post, as I've not seen that anywhere. The Bogalusa DMSO plant supervisor had lots of great stories about how DMSO worked on burns his employees got from steam lines, etc. I know personally that foil works as posted here on EC.

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Toothpaste

Posted by Isabel (Tampa, Fl) on 07/05/2015
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This week I got a bad burn with a hot liquid from removing it from the microwave. I was at work and had very few options, somebody suggested to put a toothpaste. It was a Godsend. The burning stopped immediately and I kept working.

Ice

Posted by Sam (Miami) on 07/05/2015

The very best thing I swear by is applying moist baking soda and keeping it moist until pain is subsided. Most of the time you won't even have any trace of a burn afterward or blisters. The trick is to keep the burn covered with baking soda, as it tends to dry off fast and when you water it it washes off. But you can figure it out.

Ice

Posted by K (California) on 07/05/2015

I have seen a testimonial for using aluminum foil to treat pain from burns somewhere on earth clinic. Don't remember if it needed to be immediate or if using it a day later would be as effective. Hope it helps you.

Ice

Posted by Toni (Columbus, Ohio) on 07/04/2015
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I have burned my three fingers on a stove, and it says mustard, honey, cold water and toothpaste all work to help the burning go down, all that did was make it worse. I suggest an Icepack for that is the only thing helping so far.

Lavender Oil

Posted by Connie (Boston, Ma) on 03/31/2015
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I have been extremely successful with using 100% essential Lavender Oil for any type of burns. Just apply liberally and don't cover. I continue applying it for a few hours and get immediate results with no burning or blistering, just a little tenderness. My bottle is stationed in my kitchen so it is handy.

I was as surprised as you will be.

Potato

Posted by Lisa (Ohio) on 02/17/2015
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Potato for mild skin burn: Rub a sliced potato on a mild skin burn. The juice of the potato cools and soothes quickly.

Alcohol

Posted by Karen (California) on 02/15/2015
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I tried what Charlena said and wow it worked great. I burned it on hot oil, too, so the rubbing alcohol immediately helped with the pain, then put white arm and hammer baking soda toothpaste on it and that reduced the pain from a 10 down to about a 1 now. Good luck everyone. :)

Tea Tree Oil

Posted by Joy2dance (Pensacola, FL) on 09/16/2014
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We have used tea tree oil several times for burns. Apply immediately for the best effectiveness. It helps with the pain and especially to prevent scarring.