Burns, Blisters, Thermal heat, Thermal burns
Root Cause of Disease
Thermal (heat) burns occur when some or all of the cells in the skin or other tissues are destroyed. A burn is an injury to the skin or other organic tissue primarily caused by heat or due to radiation, radioactivity, electricity, friction or contact with chemicals.
Symptoms
The following are the most common signs and symptoms of a first-degree burn. However, each child may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
- Redness
- Dry skin
- Skin that is painful to touch
- Pain usually lasts 48 to 72 hours and then subsides
- Peeling skin
1st-degree burn:
This minor burn affects only the outer layer of the skin (epidermis). It may cause redness and pain.
Causes
In most cases, first-degree burns are caused by the following:
- Mild sunburn
- Flash burn: a sudden, brief burst of heat.
Home Remedies to treat 1st Degree burns
Minor burns can be treated at home. They usually heal within a couple of weeks.
Remedy – 1: Rinsing with Cool water
Materials: Cool water
Procedure:
When you get a small burn at home, the first thing to do is run cool water over the area for several minutes.
Then cleanse with a bar of mild soap and rinse thoroughly. Make sure the water is not too cold.
Remedy – 2: Cool Compression
Materials: Towel and Cool water
Procedure:
After rinsing and cleansing a minor burn, you can apply a cool compress for additional relief. Use a clean wet cloth and apply to the affected areas for 5-15 minutes at a time. Using compresses for too long can further irritate the skin.
Remedy – 3: Aloe vera
Materials: Aloe vera
Procedure:
After cleansing the burn, apply pure aloe vera to the affected area. If you use a store-bought aloe vera product, check the ingredients.
Do not use anything that contains fragrance or other irritants that may make it harder to heal. Reapply aloe vera a few times per day or as needed for relief.
Product link: Aloevera
Remedy – 4: Honey
Materials: Honey
Procedure:
Honey is thought to reduce infection and inflammation and therefore healing times, perhaps because honey is acidic and so may lower the pH of a burn, blunting bacterial growth. The sugar in honey may also dry up bacteria.
After rinsing and cleansing a minor burn, you can apply honey directly to the skin.
Product link: Honey
Other Remedies
Tea bags
When people suffer from burns, they are recommended to use tea bags because this tea has tannic acid, which can aid in drawing the heat from the burns. Make a remedy from this tea.
Put two to three tea bags in cool water. After you have done this step, you should collect the tea in a small bowl. Put the tea bag in the burn site.
Also, you can make a mixture from tea bags (use three to four tea bags), two cups of mint leaves, and 4 cups of hot water. Strain this mixture. After you have strained it, you should let the mixture cool. Put this mixture on the burned skin. You will have relief effects that can help cure your skin from burns.
Raw Potato
This natural remedy will help you a lot because it will relieve you from the pain and also will decrease the chances of having blisters. One home remedy from potatoes is next: You should cut a slice of raw potato. After this, you should rub the potato on the burned skin. You should be sure that when you are rubbing the slice of raw potato, you are releasing the juice from it.
Egg whites
This is one of the most popular home remedies for treating burned skin. You should separate the yolk from two eggs. After you have separated the yolk, you should soak the skin in the egg whites. It is a very simple home remedy, but it is helping a lot. It gives you relief from the pain caused by the burns.
Calendula tincture
This tincture is made from pod marigold, which is an ornamental plant. There are many calendula products in the markets which you can buy and start using as natural treatments for burned skin.
Preventions
Burns has many accidental causes. You can take these steps to reduce the risk of burns:
- Wear sunscreen.
- Set your home’s hot water heater below 120 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Always test the water in a shower or bath before getting in or bathing a child.
- Lock up chemicals, lighters, and matches.
- Use the stove’s back burners as much as possible when cooking, turn the handles of pots and pans where they won’t bump, and don’t leave the stove unattended.
- Don’t hold a child when you’re near hot objects, such as the stove.
- Set safeguards around a fireplace and never leave a child unattended.
- Install and regularly test smoke detectors in your home.
- Stock your home with fire extinguishers and know how to use them.
- Cover electrical outlets.
