what do I put on a small burn?

Shorty McBride Posted: Mar 23, 2005 10:29 AM

what do I put on a small burn?

On my EAR?!?!

My hand cramped yesterday, I dropped the hair straightener and it clipped my upper ear (cartilage) on the way to the ground.

It's a little blistery and VERY itchy this morning - what can I put on it?

I am SUCH a spaz

TIA

danigirl0 Posted: Mar 23, 2005 10:34 AM

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i dont want to tell you the wrong thing because i have no clue..but if it were me, id put vaseline. thats like my cure for everything!

jantany26 Posted: Mar 23, 2005 10:36 AM

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Posted by danigirl0

i dont want to tell you the wrong thing because i have no clue..but if it were me, id put vaseline. thats like my cure for everything!

That's so funny, that's what I was thinking about but I didn't want to say anything either.

danigirl0 Posted: Mar 23, 2005 10:38 AM

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lol. its like the windex thing in greek wedding. ( :

FeliciaDA Posted: Mar 23, 2005 10:39 AM

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First of all Shorty .. OUCH!!

I know they sell this stuff called First Aid cream, I've used it for minor burns and things like, superficial cuts, etc. and its very helpful .. and its soothing

marymoon Posted: Mar 23, 2005 10:40 AM

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since it was yesterday vaseline might be ok, but vaseline is the WORST thing to put ona burn.. it traps in the heat!

Shorty McBride Posted: Mar 23, 2005 10:44 AM

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is bacitracin (ugh, sp.) or hydrocortizone a no no?

eta: I JUST cleaned out the medicine cabinet Sunday and tossed the vaseline 'cause it smelled really bad. Don't have any first aid cream, but I do have baci..etc. and hydrocortizone...

danigirl0 Posted: Mar 23, 2005 10:45 AM

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Posted by marymoon

since it was yesterday vaseline might be ok, but vaseline is the WORST thing to put ona burn.. it traps in the heat!

see? no idea!!! i know it ptotects small burns...but i didnt know not to put it on right away. thanks for the insight!

marymoon Posted: Mar 23, 2005 10:46 AM

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Cortizone may stop the itch, bacitracin would be good because it'll kill any germs and prevent infection..also does bacitracin have an analgesic in it? that'll stop the pain

Shorty McBride Posted: Mar 23, 2005 10:46 AM

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k, thanks!!! It hurts like a bee sting...

diamondgrlie Posted: Mar 23, 2005 11:44 AM

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Aloe vera is great for burns!

MrsERod Posted: Mar 23, 2005 11:47 AM

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Posted by diamondgrlie

Aloe vera is great for burns!

i was just going to say that...
if you have an actual aloe vera plant, then you can split the leaf open and use the gel that's on the inside..works wonders

Butterflybride Posted: Mar 23, 2005 12:02 PM

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You're gonna think I'm nuts here. I used to get burns all the time at work and one of the dishwashers recommended putting either butter or toothpaste on the burns to soothe them. Both worked great, but butter seemed to work the best.

dpli Posted: Mar 23, 2005 12:54 PM

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Butter is also not supposed to be good for a burn. It might feel better, but like someone said above, I think it traps the heat inside and affects healing. Aloe is the best to use, IMO.

LoriH Posted: Mar 23, 2005 01:01 PM

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Were we separated at birth? The same thing happened to me with the curling iron this morning and I burned my lip... I put some A & D ointment on it right away. No blister yet..

Shorty McBride Posted: Mar 23, 2005 01:03 PM

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Posted by LoriH

Were we separated at birth? The same thing happened to me with the curling iron this morning and I burned my lip... I put some A & D ointment on it right away. No blister yet..

ha! ouch!

SweetCin704 Posted: Mar 23, 2005 01:43 PM

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I second aloe vera...you can't go wrong with it.

eogara Posted: Mar 23, 2005 02:11 PM

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Rosebud Salve. I use it for my lips always but it's also a salve for burns (how it actually began). You can get it at sephora.

girlygrl33 Posted: Mar 23, 2005 06:58 PM

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Posted by Butterflybride

You're gonna think I'm nuts here. I used to get burns all the time at work and one of the dishwashers recommended putting either butter or toothpaste on the burns to soothe them. Both worked great, but butter seemed to work the best.

Yes me too always put toothpaste on my burns and it helped.