Natural Remedy for Burn
Natural Remedy for Burn
Burns are painful injuries that are caused by steam, fire, chemicals, electricity etc. Depending up on the severity of burns, burns are classified in to first degree burn, second degree burn and third degree burn.
First degree burn is that occurs on the top layer of the skin and the affected area becomes red and will have pain too. Sun burn is a first degree burn. Second degree burns affects the deeper layers of the skin and the skin becomes red in color accompanied with painful blisters.
In third degree burn the entire skin layers gets damaged and at times even the muscles and the other tissues are also affected. In third degree burn the pain will be less as most of the nerves get burned and hence the brain can’t sense the pain. The affected skin becomes red or white and if proper care is not given then it gets infected and may turn to black or yellow.
Remedies for Burn
Chilled Water
After having a burn the first thing you need to do is to reduce the high temperature on the affected area. For this you can use chilled water. Either pour chilled water over the burn or dip the affected area in chilled water for about 30 minutes. You can also spread a wet and cold cloth over the burn and change the cloth with another chilled cloth in between to maintain the cold.
Potato
As soon as you got burned rub a fresh, juicy, raw and half cut potato over the burn.
Honey
Honey is found to have good healing property and hence apply honey over the burned area. This may help you to avoid infections.
Lavender Oil
Apply pure lavender oil on the burned skin and this may help you to get rid of the pain. It may also help you to avoid blisters and scars on the skin.
Aloe Vera
Apply some juice extracted from fresh aloe vera leaf on the burned area. This may help you to cool the burned area and thus prevents the blisters from appearing. It also aids in healing the wound.
If you got a third degree burn then never tries to treat it at home. A third degree burn requires professional care as it is a life threatening one.
