Have any tips to help a burn not blister?

I always run for the aloe vera plant. Break a stalk in half and smear the goo on and keep doing it.

If you don’t have an aloe plant, my mom used to always put butter on burns.

Take some vitamin C and zinc for a few days. It won’t stop the blister from forming (nothing will in my experience) but it will help you heal faster.

@rooeytoo Are you my long lost secret sister? My mother always told me to put butter on it too. It does work (extracting the heat from the skin), because it always hurts like a bad motherfluther.

Ice. I grabbed the handle of a skillet fresh out of the oven a couple of months ago. I made an ice pack with a ziploc bag (waterproof) and a t-shirt (a little insulation) and iced my palm for a day. It healed surprisingly quickly.
The first 12 hours were pretty painful, I hope yours is less so and heals quickly.

@markyy – I always felt as if I had a long lost secret brother somewhere! Oh joy, could it be…..

Treating burns; the first thing you need to do is cool. Use cool water. Cooling is important and continue for a prolonged time!

Not through direct contact with ice, preferably, since freezing may cause tissue damage as well.

After the cooling, there are commercial cremes to apply that may reduce pain. In my house, we apply honey and that works as well. Makes licking your wounds a lot more pleasant.

I have burned myself plenty of times when ironing uniforms, or cooking dinner, I even burned my arm on a stoneware baking sheet taking it out of the oven. I run cold water in the sink or grab a piece of ice and the running cold water and apply for a few minutes…no blister.

Drench it immediately in cool water, and for a long time. Ooops! I mean, do what @whitenoise says.

Keep a can of burn spray in your first aid kit. They contain benzocaine or lidocaine and menthol to numb the area. Some may also have aloe vera and disinfectant to ward off any infections. Not meant for open blisters.

Buy two at any pharmacy, 1 for right now and one for the next time.

@rooeytoo Butter is now counterindicated.

There’s a liquid called glycerin, which helps to bring out the heat of burns and such. I use it for sunburn.

from The New York Times
Home remedies for soothing mild burns run the gamut, from aloe vera gel to butter. Most that have been around for ages are clearly bad ideas. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warns that applying butter or various popular ointments, for example, can increase the risk of infection. But at least one remedy, honey, has held up well.

In studies of quick and easy treatments to soothe mild burns, scientists have found that honey has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties that may promote healing. One study in 2006, examining results of more than a dozen previous studies, found that small, nonserious burns healed faster when treated with gauze and a dash of honey, on average, than those treated with antibiotic creams and other dressings. A separate report published earlier found similar results.

Medical doctors say the tried and true method for healing small burns remains applying a wet compress, immersing it in cool water and then covering the area with a sterile, nonadhesive bandage. But for those who prefer using natural remedies to soothe discomfort, honey may be a decent option.

Cold water immediately really does work. In the kitchen if you burn your hand just sticking your hand under cold running water is magical (unless you live in FL and the water isn’t cold), Same with burning your mouth on food. Take a drink of a cold beverage and hold it in your mouth, then repeat a couple of times—it works! There has been advice against putting ice on a burn. I find ice unnecessary anyway, the cold water works, and ice can be painful.

Remember, blisters aren’t all bad. They’re natures bandages and they protect the wound until your body has a chance to heal.

I burned my hand on the George Foreman grill last night because I suffered a momentary lapse in mental capacity.

I have chosen to take the route of pretending it isn’t there, so no one can hear how big of a dumbass I am. :)

Forgot to mention my mom keeps A nd D ointment in the kitchen, she thinks it prevents blistering.

It always amazes me that people of my generation ever lived!!!

Seems that everything parents did then has now proved to be so counterindicated.

And yet here I am, going strong at 65. Plus I went to school back when nobody knew how to teach properly so I actually know my multiplication tables by heart and am reasonably literate as well.

Go figure, hehehehe!

@rooeytoo
Isn’t it a true wonder?

Who knows… had you known before to not use these remedies, you could have been 75 by now. ;-)

Well I kept it iced, everyone. It didn’t blister !!! But now I’ve got a nice shiney spot on my palm x_x

@pinkparaluies – I am happy it is getting better, seems icing is a good idea! Well at least until next month when “they” decide icing causes rapid weight gain or hair loss!