what to use to sooth a burn
2007-02-13 10:01:33 · 6 answers · asked by arvind r 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ First Aid
Go to your local pharmacy and get some burn gel. That stuff works great. You'll be glad you did.
2007-02-13 10:02:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Right after you burn yourself, cold water is best. I have found that Neosporin works really well on minor burns. Also, aloe vera gel is awesome. You can find this almost at any pharmacy. This will cool and soothe the burn. Hope that helped!
2007-02-16 18:56:14 · answer #2 · answered by Dana Mulder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Loads of cold running water. Run the water for 10 min and then for another 10 mins if the burn is still stingy carry on with the water until it cools down. Water is much better than any cream as the cream soothes the pain just for a while.
2007-02-13 19:13:51 · answer #3 · answered by superstar68 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keep it clean, covered with a thin layer of Triple Antibiotic Ointment and over that put clean dry gauze. A better cover would be Xeroform (petroleum and bismuth-impregnated gauze) that is hard to find. If you can find it, put it directly over the burn and wrap the dry gauze around that.
Any burn that does not improve in a few days should be evaluated by a doctor of course. Increased pain, redness or drainage may indicate that the area is worsening.
2007-02-14 21:11:51 · answer #4 · answered by Drdisaia 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
running cold water, ice pack, aloe vera, Noxzema, tea bags soaked in cold water, neosporin, painkillers
2007-02-15 03:04:27 · answer #5 · answered by Ruby 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cold water
2007-02-13 18:09:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋