The best first aid for burns injury is diluted apple cider vinegar. Cover the injured area with a cloth, soaked in diluted APV (1/1 ratio should do it). Vinegar provides painkilling and relaxing. If pains become stronger again, change the compress for a fresh one. Refresh the vinegar compress as often as needed.
Even if you don't garden, it is a good idea to grow an Aloe vera plant in the sunny kitchen window. For a burn first aid, slice off a small piece of the fleshy leaf, open it, and apply the fresh sap directly on the skin burn. Aloe vera has astringent and tissue-healing properties works fabulous for skin burns.
Lastly, MammaMichal's Herbal Healing Salve is T&T to handle burns as well as all your other first aid needs. I too burned my arm 3 days ago and by the time I got to apply the salve (2 minutes thereafter) it already had a nasty blister. 12 hours post applying the salve the blister was gone and no pain. :)
Great suggestions. I would add lavender essential oil to that list too!
I tried all these on a minor burn.Im constantly burning myself at work. I work in a hospital kitchen. the vinegar didnt work,it made it burn worse. aloe vera is good on sunburn only for me and for preventing blister. I hope it works for others. Didnt work for me. They even say to use baking soda and that was crap too.lol
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