How to treat minor burns at home

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How to treat minor burns, whether you burn your hand on a pan of cookies, spend too much time in the sun, or spill hot coffee on your lap, burns are certainly not pleasant. Unfortunately, burns are one of the most common household injuries.

Best home remedies for burns

Mild burns typically take around a week or two to completely heal and usually don’t cause scarring. The goal of burn treatment is to reduce pain, prevent infections, and heal the skin faster.

Black tea:

Black tea contains tannic acid, which helps in drawing heat away from the burnt skin and thereby , making it less painful. Place a cool, wet black tea bag on the skin and bind it with gauze.

Cool water:

The first thing you should do when you get a minor burn is run cool (not cold) water over the burn area for about 20 minutes. Then wash the burned area with mild soap and water.

Milk:

Proteins and fat in milk will not only cool down the burn, but will also promote healing. For best results, soak the burn in cool milk for 15 minutes.

Honey:

Honey just got sweeter. Apart from its delicious taste, honey may help heal a minor burn when applied topically. Honey is an anti-inflammatory and naturally anti-bacterial and anti-fungal.