best way to deal with burns

[khevolution]

As title suggest really, was boiling something in the kitchen and accidentally gone and burned my thumb, the skin had seemed to of shrivelled up, i said the necessary expletives and forgot about it, but then i caught it on something else and the dead skin ripped off, Now it hurts like a bh, currently got some "burn cream" on, but i have my doubts about it actually doing anything

[randlemarcus]

Moist, with sterile covering.

Or salt and lemon juice.

You choose.

[littlegreenfairy]

Lavender oil and cover.

[khevolution]

i see a few people have said about covering it up, now i was always under the impression that a burn like this should be left uncovered and to let the air get to it, am i talking bks?

[randlemarcus]

khevolution said:

i see a few people have said about covering it up, now i was always under the impression that a burn like this should be left uncovered and to let the air get to it, am i talking bks?

Yep, you're talking bollix

Nice and moist helps healing. Dry a graze, wet a burn.

[khevolution]

cheers, now its drenched in the burn cream and all wrapped up now, you don't realise how much you use your thumb till its wrapped up in thick tissue

[The_Doc]

khevolution said:

Now it hurts like a bh,

That's excellent news.

If it was painless it would be a much deeper burn and take much longer to heal.

Pain is good with a burn,

and ditto to the moist+cover advice

go and buy some Flamazine cream

[ShadownINja]

littlegreenfairy said:

Lavender oil and cover.

I've heard pure lavender oil is very good for this kind of thing.

[Dr John]

Sterile dressing
Leave it alone to heal
DON'T put any cream etc. on it
If it looks infected don't mess about, go see a doctor

John