What kind of a burn remedy can I use?

Burns are bullous skin inflammation. The top layer of the cover is killed. Due to a large histamine release, a certain amount of fluid is released, resulting in the formation of blisters. Pathological skin damage occurs under local influence of increased (more than fifty-five to sixty degrees) temperature, chemicals, electricity, ionizing radiation.

Estimating the degree of severity of a thermal burn , the area of the affected surface is taken into account, in the first place. With slight damage, redness and a slight swelling are noted. Such a burn occurs within four to five days. With lesions of the second degree, bubbles form which, if not infected, disappear after seven or ten days. In this case, as a rule, there is no scarring. With third-degree burns , necrosis is noted with the formation of a scab. Subsequently, a relatively dense scar remains. With lesions of the fourth degree, carbonization of the tissue takes place at a shallow depth, with the capture of bones and muscles. The most common type of domestic injuries are thermal damage of an easy degree. Often there are burns in children. Therefore, experts recommend keeping in the home medicine cabinet medications that help to remove soreness, which have bactericidal and wound-healing effects. In addition, the medication with antihistaminic activity also does not interfere. In case of serious injuries one should not engage in self-medication, but consult a doctor.

How to get rid of a burn

It should be said that finding one medication that has all of the above properties at once is quite problematic. However, in pharmacology there are drugs that are often used in this type of domestic trauma. So, for example, there is a remedy for the Panthenol burn. This cream contains pantothenic acid, which controls the regenerative processes in the skin. However, in the preparation "Panthenol" there is no substance capable of stopping the development of infection. In this regard, with serious damage this cream can not be used. Another remedy for the burn is a special Apollo gel. This drug contains antihistamines, wound healing, analgesic components.

What does folk medicine recommend?

It is recommended to apply a special ointment to damaged areas. Prepare this remedy for the burn can be from a mixture of two hundred grams of oil (sunflower) and twenty grams of beeswax wax melted over low heat. In a warm mass should be added cream (a tablespoon) and yolk (one).

Another very popular remedy for burns is grated potatoes. Mass is applied to gauze and tied to the damaged area. The compress is changed after it has warmed up. Another recipe is to wet the injuries with tea. Strongly brewed, pre-cooled to thirteen to fifteen degrees, watered the burns and moistened the bandages for ten or twelve days. A known remedy is also sea buckthorn oil.