Burn Injury Lawyer

Household Burn Remedies

While some burns are too severe to ignore professional medical treatment, minor burns can often be treated with items found in your own home. When treating burns, one of the most important things to remember is that speed matters—your cells continue to burn even after you have removed your skin from the source of the burn. Here are some things you can usually find in your own home that will help you treat your burns quickly and effectively.

Milk

Milk works great on minor burns, and the higher the milk’s fat content, the more effective it is, since fat is soothing. You can either soak your burn in milk for 15 minutes, or you can apply a milk-soaked towel to the burn site.

Preparation H

Normal hemorrhoid treatment cream can help trim 3 days off the normal recovery time for minor burns. Simply put a little Preparation H on the burn site and cover with a bandage.

Cool Water

While instinctively you might want to put the coldest water available on your burn, you should know that cold water can do almost as much damage as your burn itself, since it too kills cells. Instead, you should use cool water as it will provide relief without damaging cells.

Aloe

Aloe is great not only for sunburns, but for any type of burns. Simply cut one of the leaves off this naturally soothing plant and apply to the burn zone to relieve pain a few days after your burn.

A.C.E.

Vitamins A, C, and E have all been shown to help reduce the time it takes for burns to heal. Not only can you see benefits by consuming foods high in these vitamins, but you can also apply Vitamin E directly to the burn to help reduce scarring.

If you or someone you know has experienced a burn injury, contact the burn injury lawyers of Williams Kherkher at 1-866-950-9000 to schedule a consultation.