Even mild sunburns can be exquisitely painful to a person. Oil burns are really excruciating and sometimes a mild lotion do not really help. You can try these simple home remedies to soothe an oil burn, but if the pain persists with redness oozing and bleeding please consult a doctor immediately.
Some home remedies for burns-
- Yoghurt is an exceptional remedy for oil burns. Prepare a pack of yogurt and wrap it around the burn area. Compress the affected area and leave on for at least half an hour. Take a cool shower and then wash off the yogurt.
- Put 1/4 cup baking soda in a cool bath as a useful oil burn relieving bath. Soak the affected area for about half an hour and then rinse off with cool water.
- Aloe is one of the best remedies available in the market to soothe any type of burn.Peel the leaf and apply on to the affected area, if possible bind it firmly in place using a gauze cloth. The cool gel can immediately soothe affected areas healing burns. Place the leaf with the gel side down.
- Suing lavender oil on the burn is also very efficient.
- A special home remedy for any type of burns includes the following ingredients: 4 ounces aloe, l ½ teaspoon lavender oil, one teaspoon apple cider vinegar, and two capsules of Vitamin E, apply and leave overnight for best results.
- Honey is a humectant and is used to hold in moisture and heal the burn.
answered by A S