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Essential Home Remedies for Burns
- 8:10, 6th September 2018
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Burns are some of the worst household injuries that you have to deal with almost on a daily basis. Whether you burn your skin on a hot pan or spill hot liquid on your hand, burns are a very unpleasant business to deal with. A first-degree burn, associated with mild pain and swelling, is the least severe as it affects the outer layer of your skin only.
Second-degree burns cause blisters and come in contact with the deeper layers of your skin. Third-degree and fourth-degree burns require hospitalization, as the former one damages all layers of the skin and the latter one reaches up to the joints and bones.
List of best home remedies for burns
The first-degree and second-degree burns can be treated at home by the following methods without scarring your skin:
1. Cool water and Compresses - The first thing that needs to be done in case of any burn is to hold the burnt place under cool water for about 10-15 minutes. Afterward, use a clean wet cloth or a cool compress over the affected area for some time which will prevent the swelling up.
2. Antibiotic Ointments - The creams and ointments that are antibiotic in nature help to prevent infections. Ointments like Neosporin or Bacitracin help to soothe the burn and makes way for it to dry up as fast as possible.
3. Honey and Aloe vera - The gel of the aloe vera plant has anti-inflammatory properties and have the potential to even cure second-degree burns. Apply a layer of gel directly on the burnt area and get the desired results in a jiffy. Other than this, you can apply honey, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial in nature, on the minor burns.
Mild burns are not that serious and qualified advice from professionals at Curedit can get these healed in a span of one or two weeks.
