Burns

Types of Burns, Blisters, Epidermis, Dermis, and Subcutaneous tissue.

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

Burn symptoms vary depending on the severity or degree of the burn. Symptoms are often worse during the first few hours or days after the burn. Burn symptoms include:

• Blisters
• Pain
• Swelling
• White or charred (black) skin
• Peeling skin

Types of Burns:

Burn types vary depending on how deep the skin damage is. It can take a day or two for the signs and symptoms of a severe burn to develop.

1st-degree burn:

This minor burn affects only the outer layer of the skin (epidermis). It may cause redness and pain.

2nd-degree burn:

This type of burn affects both the epidermis and the second layer of skin (dermis). It may cause swelling and red, white, or splotchy skin. Blisters may develop, and pain can be severe. Deep second-degree burns can cause scarring.

3rd-degree burn:

This burn reaches the fat layer beneath the skin. Burned areas may be black, brown, or white. The skin may look leathery. Third-degree burns can destroy nerves, causing numbness.

Causes

Thermal sources, including fire, hot liquids, steam and contact with hot surfaces, are the most common causes of burns. Other causes include exposure to

• Chemicals, such as cement, acids or drain cleaners
• Radiation
• Electricity
• Sun (ultraviolet or UV light)

Home Remedies to treat Burns

Most minor burns can be treated at home. They usually heal within a couple of weeks.

For serious burns, after appropriate first aid and wound assessment, your treatment may involve medications, wound dressings, therapy and surgery. The goals of treatment are to control pain, remove dead tissue, prevent infection, reduce scarring risk and regain function.

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: Aloe vera

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

Galangal juice

The galangal juice can be called magic for skin burns. You can apply it topically on the affected area and this will give you an instant relief from the discomfort and it works to heal the burn. Also, you can rub fresh galangal slices on the burnt area three to four times per day until you reduce your scars. It can take time to heal, usually six to twelve weeks, but you will see a difference.

Baking Soda

Baking Soda is one of the simplest home remedies for treating skin burns. It gives you quality results and relief from pain. You should make a mixture of baking soda. Mix the baking soda with water and make a paste from it. Apply this paste to the burned area. When this mixture is dried, you should rinse the paste, and after this, repeat this again.

Coconut oil and lemon juice

You should use coconut oil and lemon juice when you have minor burns. These two remedies should be cooled and dried. Coconut oil is a rich source of Vitamin E. It has fatty acids such as caprylic acid, lauric acid, and myristic acid. The mentioned acids possess antibacterial, antifungal, and oxidant properties. Also, lemon juice has the ability to light the scars naturally. Make a mixture of these remedies. Mix them together and apply this mixture to the skin. You will feel relief from the pain.

Olive oil

Olive oil is also used in medicine for treating burns. It will give you great relief from the pain caused by the burns. But as we said above, if you are suffering from more serious burns, then you should not use any kind of home remedy on your own because you can make conditions worsen. 

Banana peels

You should place a banana peel on the burned skin because it will give you relief, and you will be protected from injuries caused by burns.

Preventions

Burns have 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
• 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