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In reply to the discussion: Treating Minor Hot Oil Burns on the Skin [View all]Arkansas Granny
(31,507 posts)7. Purely anecdotal, but I had the following experience a few days ago.
I was frying bacon and accidentally splashed some of the hot grease up into the palm of my hand. I had some diced onion on the cutting board next to the stove and laid my hand on the onion (don't ask me why. It just seemed like a good idea at the time). It stopped the burn for a moment or two until I got to the sink to run cold water on the burn. Even though the area eventually developed a few blisters from the burn, I felt very little discomfort from the burn. I don't know if the onion had anything to do with that or not or if it was the quick rinsing with cold water. I didn't use any burn cream or first aid cream.
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No honey, it just provides food for any bacteria that happens to enter the area.
unitedwethrive
Aug 2019
#35
Cold water with just enough ice to prevent freeze damaging tissue. The only good way ...
marble falls
Aug 2019
#4
Aloe plant. I have one in my kitchen. Break off a stem and dab every 15 minutes or so.
Claritie Pixie
Aug 2019
#22
But putting it under cold water ASAP can keep the burn from spreading into deeper layers of the skin
pnwmom
Aug 2019
#24