How do I stop the burning from a burn to my fingers?

Question

I was cooking and liftef the lid and got burnt on my fingers from the stem.The burning hurts and I need relief any ideas on some home remedies to stop the burning.The burn does not need medical attention its just a minor burn.

Answer 1

Keep it in cold water and purchase a product called burn aid or similiar product...it is a topical ointment that takes the pain away.

Answer 2

Burning Fingers

Answer 3

You should first run your burn under cold water.... THEN leave the ice on for at least 20 min. to get it's full effects. Then, take some pain medicine to stop some of the pain. Burns can lead to infection so apply alcohol or antibiotics after ice application is through. Mild burns or those without blisters can be treated with burn ointments or sprays to reduce pain. Never put butter or oil on your burns. These trap the heat in and make burns worse. If you develop a fever, difficulty breathing, weakness, or light headed feelings you should call 911 or go to the emergency room but this probably doesn't apply to you since you have a very small burn.

Answer 4

Aloe is the best....butter also works but by now its likly too late....both need to be put on immediately.
With due respect to "mr 1st aid below" we're not speaking of third nor second degree burns here, and the advice is what to do for immediate relief...not prolonged treatment. Butter, as you see some others advise is just fine for 1st degree burns to try and stop the pain. IF it is more serious...2nd and third degree like scalding water or large portions of skin SEEK ONLY Hospital Emergency Room help FAST!

Every household should have an Aloe Vera plant. The properties of snapping off the end of a leaf and applying the ointment are such that often you will not even blister. It happens to be one of those folk remedies which not only work but works remarkably well.

Answer 5

Anytime you receive a burn (not with every burn, just burns like the one you described), the first thing you should do is run cold water on your finger, or the area of the burn, because the thermal damage goes down by layers. Run cold water on it.

As far as applying something to it, you might could use some aloe vera. You could also take aspirin or something to lessen the pain.

Answer 6

(1) Immediately after it happens cold water works well

(2) A lotion with aloe vera works well. I once scalded my arm and it went very well using Landers aloe vera lotion. I am not sure if still available.

(3) I am not sure if it will work but Polysporin has anti burning. My wife peeled Jalapeno Peppers a few years ago and this stuff was the only thing that gave relief. So I hoping it will be true of a burn as well.

Answer 7

Keep the affected part under cold water until the burning sensation stops.

Addendum: NEVER put butter on a burn, or any thing else which will coat it and keep the burn 'in'. Cold water, immediately, for as long as it takes.

Answer 8

um, whocould.....ah, no, I can tolerate a LOT of pain, but when you get burned, as I did, recently, it does NOT disappear. I'm glad it worked for you, but for most and also for maximum benefits, it IS recommended that you put you burn (in my case, my hand) in cold water. It's logic, it's common sense, it's medically advisable. It stops the burning from further damage to surrounding areas. Aloe is also proven to be effective. So, again, if just sucking it up works for you, great, but I do not advocate that advise.

Answer 9

Now don't laugh cause this really, honestly works.
I got a really bad burn covering my in tire palm of my hand and fingers.
I was told to put regular yellow mustard all over thin coat and let it dry..and I did and my burns didn't blister or anything.
I felt silly while I was letting it dry but it really worked.
That and you could always use Aloe Vera, liquid, burn spray...
and cold water....
But try the mustard really .
I also used the mustard on my sons hand when he burned himself, it really does work.

Answer 10

Ice till the burning stops.