I have a burn from a steamer!! Help?!


Question: I have a burn from a steamer!! Help!?
I just got burned and I'm putting butter on it right now but what else would ease the pain!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
DON'T PUT BUTTER ON IT!!!!
That's pretty much the worst thing you can do!. Butter and any other oily/greasy substances will trap the heat and actually make the burn worse!.
First thing to do: get the butter off!.
Then run cool (not cold) water over the burn for at least 10 minutes!. If it still hurts in a "burning" way after 10 minutes continue running water over it until it stops hurting!.
If it's a very minor burn, you can leave it alone after that!. Otherwise put on neosporin and *lightly* bandage it!. Bandage, mind!. Don't use a band-aid as the adhesive will stick to the burned skin, burned skin is very fragile, you will end up pulling off layers of skin when you try to change the band-aid!. So cover the burn with a piece of non-stick gauze and attach it to healthy skin using medical tape!.
If any blisters develop, DO NOT break them!. Leave them alone, your body will take care of them itself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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