How to Naturally Treat Minor Burns

In the past two weeks, I've accidentally burned myself twice, the second time just yesterday. Yet surprisingly, I'm pain free, and the burn on my palm is not even visible today.

A week ago, I rushed as I tried to get my coconut spice biscuits out of the oven. My fingers knocked against the grating, and I received a small but painful burn on one knuckle.

Yesterday, I lifted a bowl of chicken from the microwave, and some hot juice splashed on my hand. I had a lovely red splotch on my palm. But within a few hours, the redness was fading, and the pain, once biting, was barely noticeable.

With both burns, I immediately ran cold water over them.

My mom grabbed this handy-dandy book, Be Your Own "Doctor" by Rachel Weaver M. H., and flipped through to find some info on how to treat minor burns. Cold aloe vera juice and comfrey was recommended.

By God's grace, we had aloe vera in the frig, and so I dunked my knuckle in a bowl of it. After a good ten minute soak, I put some comfrey salve on the burn. It was still stinging before bed, however, and so Mom did some digging again.

This time we mixed a drop of clove bud oil in coconut oil and put it on my knuckle. In the morning, I was completely pain free, and the burn just a pale line. A week later, I still have a small callous, but it hasn't bothered me since that night.

I did the same procedure for my palm, just in a slightly different order. Cold water, cold aloe vera, but I put the clove bud oil on after the aloe vera to stop the pain. It worked almost immediately, and ten minutes later I wiped it off to apply the comfrey. However, I applied some more clove bud oil an hour later as it began to hurt again.

A day later, I have no pain and no mark, and I'm so excited to share this treatment with you.

Here's what to do in the case of a minor burn:

• Immediately run cold water over the burn to cool it down.
• Pour some cold aloe vera into a bowl or pan, and soak the burn for ten minutes or so. We get our aloe vera juice from Whole Foods. You can get it in a plastic jug or you can get a leaf of the plant. (I think the leaves should be called swords.)
• Dilute a drop or two of clove bud oil in coconut oil or another carrier oil, and apply to the burn. This is a pain reliever. Be sure to dilute the clove oil; it's a very strong oil, and applying undiluted to the body could harm you. The essential oil company we use is Plant Therapy. They have really pure oils and many organic ones. A lot of companies mix additives into their oils, and those who are chemically sensitive (like me) don't do well with that. 
• After the clove bud has anesthetized the pain for a while, apply a comfrey salve. Natural Answers is a business in Pennsylvania, and they have many wonderful and natural medicinal mixes, including comfrey salve.
• If the pain flares up again, apply the diluted clove bud oil as needed.

Hope this helps the next time you or a loved one gets a pesky burn!

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As a disclaimer, this treatment is for topical use only. I used this treatment for only first degree burns. If your burn is serious, get treatment from a doctor, which I am not.