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Egg Whites
Posted by Katie (Tel Aviv, Israel) on 06/18/2010
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Egg whites for burns - a big yes! Anyone who cooks regularly will get a little burn every so often. While for most people a little burn will heal in a week or two, when I get a burn it will take about a year to heal, even for a slight burn.
I put egg white on a burn I got about a month ago. Within days it was healed with no mark. I was excited, but I thought maybe it was because it was a very minor burn. I felt I needed to try the cure again to be sure. Well I didn't do it on purpose, but a few weeks later, I got not one, but two burns from my wok, one day after the other. The burns were more substantial. The first burn mark is now completely healed a week after I got it. The scab on the second is starting to flake off, and I see that the skin is normal underneath. This is amazing, considering that I still have a mark from a similar burn from my wok that I got about 8 months ago! I will no longer go around with burn scars all the time!!
I've always wondered why my skin doesn't heal normally in the first place. It's not just burns, but cuts too. They do eventually heal, but take months instead of days. If anyone has any insight, I'd love to hear it. Thanks all!
Try the egg whites on your next burn. It not only helped me heal but took the pain away. And watch out for rogue woks!
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Posted by Kelly (Nampa, Id, Usa) on 06/15/2010
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EGG WHITES CURED THE BURNS ON MY FACE IN MINUTES> I had lazer hair removal done on my face. I failed to mention that I had started hydrogen peroxide therapy to the technician before the treatment. This intensified the effects of the lazer on my skin. I kept ice on the burns for 7 hours and it was still burning badly. I got on EC and decided to try the eggwhite remedy. I soaked the eggwhite in papertowel and applied the papertowel to my face. Instantly the pain subsided. I fell asleep for an hour and woke up to no pain and no visible signs of ever having the burns. It was a miracle for me. Thank you earthclinic.
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Posted by Tom (Fitchburg, Mass) on 11/01/2009
★☆☆☆☆WARNING!
Placing egg whites on a burn is dangerous. Cold water will cool a burn quick. Egg whites will hold the heat in and continue the burning. It can also cause an infection if the skin is broken. Run the burn under cold water and seek medical attention.
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Posted by SassySarah (Los Angeles, California) on 06/16/2009
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Last weekend, I opened a cooking pot in the oven and the steam burned my wrist. I immediately put a pack of frozen corn wrapped in a dish towel on it. It made it feel better, but as soon as I took the cool pack away, the pain as so intense I wanted to cry. I pulled up Earth Clinic, and read that egg whites helped pull the heat out. I first put an egg white soaked rag on my wrist for 5 minutes, and it helped a ton. But shortly after removing, the pain returned just as intensely. I did it a second time for about 10 minutes, and the same thing happened. Finally, I read more of the testimonials and realized I needed to leave it on for a long time so I put it on for 30 minutes while watching TV. I went to bed shortly after, woke up and my skin was discolored but not blistered. I followed it up with some aloe the next day once I bought it, and I'm on the road to recovery. I am also trying pure lavender oil as that is supposed to help heal minor burns. Seems to be helping, too.
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Posted by Lois (Fort Ann, NY) on 05/07/2009
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Egg Whites relieved the pain I received from a burn on the palm of my hand (my thumb and index finger) It was so painful, the first thing I did was run to EarthClinic so find out what to do....First, I wrapped aluminum foil around my hand and that relieved the pain in about 10-12 min...next I soaked my hand in egg whites (I had a container of just egg whites I keep on hand for baking) for about 15 min...got some gauze and soaked it in egg whites, wrapped it around the affected fingers and left that on most of the day (4 hrs)..the last thing I did was soak in 1/2 cup ACV and 1/4 cup water for about 15 min. Just before I went to bed, I soaked it again in ACV & water.....woke up the next morning, NO BLISTERS! JUST A FEW TENDER SPOTS....Like a miracle....Thanks for this wonderful sight.
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Posted by James (Old Chatham, NY) on 01/08/2009
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Here's another "yea" for egg whites on burns.
We got a new wood stove a couple days ago. I absentmindedly braced myself on the hot open door while reaching for a piece of wood and pretty severely burned the palm of my hand, probably 2nd or 3rd degree burn a I got an instant dollar-sized blister.
Very painful, but my wife suggested egg whites. I dutifully separated the yolk from white and stuck my poor red throbbing palm in it. Stung for a good half hour or more, but I just kept it in the dish as I ate breakfast.
Then I looked online to find something better and saw these testimonials for egg whites, so I dipped in for another round and let it dry. Hasn't stung since. The dried egg white seems to keep it protected, I'm keeping it dipped every hour or so, and I'm able to type and use the hand, where I didn't think that would be possible for at least a day or two.
Amazing! Really works, give it a try, and thanks Earth Clinic for a fabulous site.
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Posted by Suzanne (Westlake Village, CA) on 11/09/2008
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Tonight I splattered hot grease on my hand. Although I immediately put it under cold water, the burning continued for the next two hours until I put egg whites on it. Ahhh...relief. It dried like a liquid bandaid. I was pain free until I washed my hands later in the evening. Another coat of egg whites and I was pain free again. I'm a believer.
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Posted by Lizz (Marietta, Ga) on 06/08/2008
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For years in the resturant biz I have used egg whites for burns/ice: 1st then egg white. I swear by this you will have very little blistering if any. For severe burns pull the film layer from the inside shell and use it to cover the area then keep moist with egg white. It is the best I've ever used including aloe. Stay Healthy but when we can't thank you Mother Earth.
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Posted by Keith Brown (Eunice, La.) on 04/26/2008
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My wife burned her hand on a hot pot while cooking. She put ice on it, but after an over an hour the pain was really bad. I found this site and read about using egg whites for burns. Well after about 20 mins. she said the pain was almost all gone. And after 1 hour she is pain free. THANKS SO MUCH. You are a life saver. This site is on my desktop now.
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Posted by Elena (Sac, Ca) on 11/17/2007
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wow i cannot tell you how grateful i am to have gone to this website! EGG WHITES!! i just burned my finger on a poptart right out of the toaster.. however dumb it sounds.. it hurt soo bad! after dealing with the pain for about an hour i couldn't take it anymore.. so i tried the egg white method and my finger is sitting in the egg white with no pain.. just a little stinging but not as bad as it was before.. i was a savage for too long. try the egg whites!! ice sucks!
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Posted by RuthS (Raymond, MS) on 09/12/2007
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I could not believe how well the egg white remedy worked for the burn on the palm of my hand. I grabbed a cast iron skillet that had just come out of a 400 degree oven and was in horrible pain for 2 hours. I had been alternating soaking it in icewater and holding ice cubes when the pain drove me to the computer. After soaking my hand in a small plate of egg whites, in 30 minutes the pain was gone, the burn looked minor, and the next day there was only a reddish mark there, no bubble blister!! AMAZING!! wish I had known this cure YEARS ago!! THANKS A MILLION!!!
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Posted by Nikki B (Trinidad And Tobago) on 01/14/2016
If the wound is wound is 5 days old and the skin that got burned is dry, can I still use the egg white on it?
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Posted by Cameron (Brisbane, Qld, Australia) on 07/27/2012
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Best remedy for burns is Egg White, crack an egg into a bowl and stick your finger in. Done.
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Posted by Twilson53 (Wichita, Kansas) on 11/18/2011
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So I burnt my whole left arm and right foot with 400 degree oil after making french fries and the first thing I did after burning myself was cover it in mustard then egg whites they both work great. I'm just lucky I was really drunk when I burned myself :p
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Posted by Momskid (Lee's Summit, Mo) on 11/07/2011
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I am so glad I found this website- or I would still be howling, "Mom, it HURTS!!! " You should try egg whites. First, I got a bowl of egg whites with a basting brush. Then, I spread the whites all over my burn. (by the way, I burned myself on the glass covering the fireplace. ) I also put plastic wrap and tin foil on the whites, but that's optional. Well, that didn't work, so I just poured the whites onto a plate and stuck my hand in. I kept it in there for about 20 minutes. Then, once, I stuck my hand out of the egg whites, and it stopped hurting. Go wash your hands, and you'll be out and playin' in no time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-)
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Posted by Msdenad (Sugarloaf, Ca Usa) on 12/13/2010
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My girlfriend spilled a over hot cup of black coffee that she had placed in the microwave for 2 minutes, the coffee spilled down her shirt and burned the middle of her breasts and unto the breast, the first thing she did was grab ice, I did not realize how bad the burn was. She started crying, when I finally convinced her to let me look at it, it was awful.
I ran to the computer and keyed bad burn, this site came up and there were a few different solutions, I looked at the largest YEA and found the egg white solution. I cracked about 4 eggs had her lay down and poured them on the burns, within 5 minutes, she told me that if felt much better. So now I am telling you EGG WHITES are the trick for the burn. She is just now going to bed, with dried eggwhite on her breast and chest and seriously she couldnt be happier. Thank you so much!
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Posted by Websteroni (Tampa, Fl, Usa) on 04/24/2011
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I tried the egg whites remedy today for somewhat severe burns to my fingertips. I had been holding ice to them for 20 - 30 minutes, but the pain was still killing me. Tried one hour of soaking in egg white then allowing to dry and cake on my fingers. The pain was gone after an hour, and the blisters that were forming first completely stopped forming, and then subsided. Am using those fingers now to type, and that was just this morning, less than 12 hours ago.
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Posted by Katie (Tel Aviv, Israel) on 08/30/2010
Update: A few weeks ago, after one of the burns had healed completely, out of the blue it turned red again and blistered. Over the course of a few days the blister subsided and it rehealed, but now I do have a mark, like my other scars. This is really strange. How can a healed scar go back to being an open wound on its own? Does anyone have any idea how this could happen?
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Posted by Wihann (Strand, Wc South Africa) on 10/30/2010
To Katie from Tel Aviv. My wife had the same strange symptoms and we discovered she has porphyria.
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Posted by Claire (Tampa, Fl) on 10/15/2009
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I must post a resounding YEAH for this cure. I burned myself badly on my iron, and only days later read about the egg white cure. I wish I had know about it then. I just put aloe on the burn and still have a scar. I have burned myself (minor) on a hot oven and hot pan handle since then and have put egg whites on the burn each time, and each time within 30 minutes, the burn disappeared.
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Posted by Websteroni (Tampa, Fl, Usa) on 04/24/2011
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I found the egg white to work so well that I was truly amazed and very happy. A minor miracle.
