Dishing out the best of delicacies in your kitchen is your most loved hobby. Your friends swear by your sense of flavour and taste. However in your endeavour to prepare scrumptious meals, you often end up burning your skin. Sometimes you accidently grab a hot wok with your hand or burn your hand with a hot steam. These burns are not only painful but leave behind tough scars. You, at times, do not have antiseptic creams at home to treat them immediately. But there are several ingredients in your kitchen which can surely provide an immediate relief. So, take a look at a few of them and how we can use them in treating minor kitchen burns.
- Tea Bags
Using cold tea bags help in providing relief to kitchen burns owing to their healing property. Tea bags also cool the burn, which is causing inflammation. Take ice cold water and dip tea bags in it. Apply them on your burns. Once they cool down, dip them again in the chilled water and apply. Repeat the procedure until you get some relief in the pain.
- Egg White
Applying a chilled, whipped egg white paste can really help in soothing kitchen burns. It is an age-old remedy, which is known to prevent formation of blisters as well. Just apply a chilled egg white paste and then allow it to dry. Repeat the application if needed.
- Raw Potato
Potato juice possesses healing properties and therefore, helps in soothing minor burns. Just grate a raw potato and squeeze out the juice or just apply a slice of potato slice on your burn.
- Honey
Honey is known for its anti-bacterial properties. Therefore, t is a great healer. Just apply some honey on the burn to ease pain. Honey basically aims at preventing infection and promoting healing. Using raw, unfiltered honey is advised.
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- Lavender
Lavender oil not only smells good but heals burns as well. However, it is not applied directly. So, apply a diluted lavender solution on your burns.
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- Vitamin E oil
Both consuming and applying vitamin E oil is great for healing burns. You can either consume the oil in your meals or take its supplement in form of capsules. For its application, directly apply vitamin E oil on your burns. Do it couple of times in a day for quick healing.
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- Vinegar
Both household vinegar and apple cider vinegar are helpful in treating burns. Just dab some of it on the burn and let it dry. It not only heals your wound but also prevents infection.
- Baking soda
To heal kitchen burns, just make a thick paste by mixing cold water and baking soda. Apply it on your wound immediately. Reapply if needed and later, wash off with tap water.
- Aloe vera
This plant is every woman’s secret. Owing to its healing properties, aloe vera is also known for soothing kitchen burns. Just scoop out some gel from an aloe vera leaf and keep it in the refrigerator. Apply this gel on your burn for instant relief.
- Ginger.
Ginger is known for possessing anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Therefore, it is used in treating several types of burns. To use it, just grate some fresh ginger and squeeze out its juice. Apply this liquid on your burn for immediate relief.
- Banana peel
Banana contains an antioxidant called lutein, which is stored in its peel. This antioxidant helps in reducing swelling, pain and inflammation caused due to burns. So, just gently rub a banana peel on your burn for instant relief. After its application, let it stay for some time and then, wash off.