Easy Home Remedies for Minor Burns

Not all burns are serious enough to require professional medical attention. However, even minor burns can inflict serious pain and long-term injury on burn victims, especially if they are not kept clean or dealt with appropriately.

Fortunately, there are many common household products that can help soothe the pain of a burn and help it to heal faster. By familiarizing yourself with these helpful home remedies, you will be able to attend to your family’s minor burn injuries as quickly and effectively as possible.

Cool, Not Cold, Water

When people experience a burn injury, their first reaction may be to put their hand in icy cold water to alleviate pain. However, this can actually cause long-term damage to the skin. Thrusting a burned area into ice cold water can result in major skin cell death.

To prevent cell damage but still experience relief for your burns, you want to be sure to use cool water. This will give you the soothing experience you want without causing any long-term damage.

Milk

One of the best home remedies for burns is something that almost everyone will have in their homes at all times: milk. The fat in milk is incredibly soothing to a burn injury, and the higher the fat content in the milk, the more soothing it will be.

Milk is also usually chilled, and the temperature can provide additional relief. However, as mentioned above, you want to make sure that the milk is not ice cold when you treat the burn, as very cold liquids can cause cell damage.

Hemorrhoid Cream

Hemorrhoid cream was designed to reduce the swelling and pain associated with hemorrhoids, but it will provide both of these benefits to any type of burn injury.

Aloe

Whether you have a bottle of aloe for sunburns or an aloe plant, this natural remedy can provide immediate relief for the pain of a fresh burn. Just apply a small amount of the gel onto a cleaned burn and cover with a breathable material, such as gauze.

Contact Us

If you or someone you know has been suffered from a serious burn injury, contact a Cincinnati burn injury lawyer at Stepleton Dugan, LLC today at 513-321-7733.