How do I Treat a Facial Burn?



Facial burns are normally seen in day to day life. It may be due to extreme heat or extreme cold, chemical burn, sunburn. We have home remedies for facial burns -

  • Rub cucumber or cold milk on the burn.
  • Take the liquid from vitamin E capsule and apply on burn.
  • Application of aloe vera gel on burn is also helpful.
  • Use of turmeric paste is beneficial.
  • Mustard oil is also good. Apply mustard oil on burn and let it be dry. Wash with cold water.
  • Do not expose yourself to extreme hot or cold climate.
  • Apply peppermint oil on face.
  • Massage lavender oil on the burned area on the face.
  • For relief make a paste of turmeric, yogurt and barley in equal proportion. Apply the paste on the burns.
  • Rubbing coconut oil on the face also gives relief.
  • Make a paste of tomato and cucumber puree in lemon juice. Apply it on the face. Let it dry. Apply another two coats in the same manner without removing first coat. Rinse it with water. Do this for a week.
  • Apply honey with lemon juice on tanned area.

answered by R S

Is you facial burn mild? If you have blistered or worse, broken the skin with your burn, you will need to seek medical attention for this. However, if you have a burn that is simply red, slightly raised and painful, in the first instance you need to apply a cold wet compress on it to relieve the pain. If you have a gel pack that you keep in your freezer, wrap it in a clean cloth and use that against the affected area. The longer you do this, the better it will be for the skin as it literally ‘takes out the heat’ of the burnt skin.  Once the pain has settled, the best way to sooth the affected area is with Aloe gel found inside the fleshy leaf of the Aloe Vera plant. This herb is easy to keep in the garden and is also really soothing for sunburn and insect bites.  You can also buy Aloe gel in most supermarkets and health food stores. If you have some pure lavender oil on hand, you can add a couple of drops of neat oil to the Aloe gel or mix into some pure sorbolene to further sooth the skin. First degree burns rarely scar but it is best to keep your skin out of direct sunlight until the area is fully healed and any discoloration is gone as this can aggravate scarring.

answered by L W


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