I burned My Hand On the Oven...

and it hurts really bad there's like this inch long blister/welt type thing. and it keeps like oozing this clear stuff.. eww... but it hurts my dad told me to put butter on it but it was too cold haha...

 

NOOO! Butter is the worst thing you can put on a burn! Put ice/cold water on it. Keep it cold.

 

i tried putting it under cold water but it hurt WAY worse.... why does butter make it bad?

 

ooh, hon

don't put butter on it, just run your hand under cool tap water or put a cool wet towel on it. maybe take a tylenol or advil for the pain.

 

not ice, just cool water. ice will just damage the skin more.

 

I'm not sure why butter is bad, but I know that it is.

Oh, I didn't know that.

 

i'm a clutz and i've done this many a time. haha....

the worst is when you go to bed, and all of a sudden the pain seems to come back.

 

butter has fat in it which is said to trap the heat causing further damage.
placing the burn under cool water is to draw out the reamaining heat.


and just wait until you take a hot shower .....hurts like bitch.

 

Yep. I've done that with sun burns too many times... ouch.

 

oh well that makes sense....


yea i know, one time i had about six deep cuts on my shoulder/arm and i got in the shower and forgot that hot water makes it hurt REALLY bad ... and i screamed to make the furies shudder

 

I don't know who originally came up with that old butter theory, but surely that's like creating your own personal fry-up with your burn as the hotplate. You might as well've dropped an egg on it and made a meal at the same time.

Get well soon

 

lol i asked my dad if margarine would work and he said no hahaha.... now i feel dumb fer believin butter would help it

and thanks

 

lick it. it'll feel better.

 

ewww..... not when it's oozing that clear shit... blood is different... plus with blood it makes it feel better, but burns? ugh!

 

hahahha.... i can just imagine going in to see the doctor about a burn, and his response being the above.

 

i am a doctor. the town doctor of funkytown. my general response: lick it. it'll feel better. this is mostly ture wiht everything.

why not lick it? i do whenever i burn myself. ( except that time i lit my arm on fire. too big )

 

hahaha! okay, doctor. fair enough.

 

yea, whatever doc, i'll tell ya what you can lick (hahahha.. just kidding )

 

LOL, crazy

essential oil of lavender has always helped my burns heal faster. i do the normal cool water first aid thing first, and then after the burn has calmed down a bit and there's no risk of further burning happening, i dab on a couple of drops of lavender eo. no scars, no pain, good stuff.

hope you feel better soon. burns suck

 

hmm, that's neat! thanks nimh... i'll keep that in mind when i go and try to find essential oils.