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I've had good success with putting it on ice (for a little bit - like for half an hour after doing it) and applying vitamin E (cut open the vitamin capsule and squeeze out the goop) and aloe until it heals.
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smack it on the table over and over again for 30 seconds. It doesn't heal the burn but it's such a RELIEF when you stop.
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Hot oil splatters on both hands, one arm, and the tops of my feet.
There's only one spot that is more than just red...it's blistering.
Basically, wash them off in water to put out the fire. You can ice them like someone said, but the more you ice them, the more it'll hurt when you take off the ice. Keep them clean, try not to touch them or bump them against anything, and find something to take your mind off them if at all possible. Posts: 14745 | Registered: Dec 1999
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Yeah, no ice. Cold water. Maybe try the bath tub. Fill it with cold water and stick your arms and foot in it. You could maybe add some ice to the bath tub to make the water really cold, but ice damages, too. And mack is right. It will hurt that much more when you take it off.
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Hot oil splatters are no fun. The one that's blistering, I'd try to keep it cool for a little while, then applying vit. E, aloe, or burn creams. I know about getting burned - since I work with heat treating equipment, I get burned every so often. My blistering burns I've gotten have hurt, of course, but have cleared up quickly with the vit. E and aloe.
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Whatever you were doing...don't do it again!
Sheesh...
-Trevor
PS Maybe its just symptomatic of my day, but it bothers me the first three threads are all involving pain and suffering.
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I never knew icing was detrimental. Do you have any sunburn ointment with lidocain? Or is that detrimental too?
Ibuprofen, or another painkiller would probably help. Oh and go to the Dr. they might have something for you. Whay aren't you at the Dr. now?
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I second the aloe for now, then as they heal, the Vit. E to prevent scarring. (((Boon))) Those really hurt.
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Aloe, aloe, aloe! And when you need to prevent scarring, the best thing to do is keep them sunscreened for at least 6 months (you should be using it every day anyway. So there.)
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I advice aloe... strait from the plant if possible... You really don't need to bother with a doctor unless the blistering one becomes uncomfortable and your worried about popping it...
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I haven't heard anything that suggests you need to see the doctor necessarily. Try not to pop the blister, keeping the burns cool is helpful at first. My favorite burn cream is silvadene but I think that takes a prescription. The pharmacist can suggest something good especially if the blister opens.
I poured a half cup of hot oil from a popcorn popper directly onto my right hand once in college. Lovely second degree burns, so deep that the outer layer of skin peeled right off when I rubbed my hand on a towel. So much for leaving the blister intact. Posts: 1990 | Registered: Feb 2001
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For a serious burn, soak it in cool water and take an antihistamine like Benedryl immediately upon receiving the burn. Do not ice, not even with ice water. It'll only damage the skin more. Do not put an oil-based ointment on the burn. A water-based antiseptic ointment containing aloe and vitaminE beneath a porous bandage is the non-prescription covering which will promote the fastest healing and minimize scarring.
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Aloe. If you don't have aloe, get aloe and just keep it around. I keep a bottle of aloe vera gel around the house at all times, and it's given me relief from hot oil splatters, sunburn, contact with hot metal, and mosquito bites.
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Do NOT ice a burn, it can cause more damage.
Lukewarm water usually works well, and don't pop any blisters at first. If you bget bad blisters then go see a doc, of if there are many little burns.
Aloe, either in a lotion or straight from an aloe plant, is good too.
Don't use anything with oil in it, and when it begins to heal coat it three times a day with aloe or neosporine.
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Ice water is ok; an ice pack (wrap a paper towel around a few ice cubes, wet slightly, place in ziploc bag) can be helpful; but DO NOT place an ice cube directly on a burn, especially a bad one.
Silvadene is amazing stuff, but it is indeed prescription only. OTOH, if scarring is a concern, silvadene is remarkably good at preventing scars.
Aloe creams are good; aloe sap directly from the plant can be too astringent to put directly on a burn -- use caution.
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My family doctor said to wrap ice packs in towels and apply for a few minutes at a time to cool the burns, and to take 800 mg of ibuprofen before bed.
Then, I am to hie myself to her office first thing in the morning, where she will examine the burns and give me some stuff for it...
Turns out I have a $50 credit in her office for a payment I made some time ago that insurance paid retroactively. So I don't have to pay for anything tomorrow...and she's going to give me an antibiotic for Jennifer as well, as she's got an ear infection.
Can you believe, she was at the office after hours doing paperwork with her nurse, remembered that our family is usually low on funds, and had her nurse check on it while she called me back? (She said I can come in anytime, for any reason, and she will make arrangements for $5 a month payments if I need to! She knows I don't call unless I really need to.)
So...actually, the one that's blistering isn't bothering me so much anymore, but the one that's wrapped around the first knuckle of my right index finger hurts a bunch. Feels like it's on fire. And my glasses have rubbed open the tiny little blisters on the side of my nose, so now they're sticking.
I think I'll take that ibuprofen and go to bed now.
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