Toothpaste for minor burns anyone?

Hi! Up until last winter i had never heard of using toothpaste on a burn. I got burned, and i just happened to have been online chatting with an older friend, and i told him what had happened and he told me to put toothpaste on it. I thought toothpaste? But i tried it and it worked, and ever since it is what i use for burns, and i even put it on my children when they have a burn. It is great. I keep a tube handy just for that one purpose. Happy mylotting.

yes i heard that toothpaste can be used for minor burns.i also put toothpaste once for my small burns. once hot oil has slipped on my right hand and one of my friend told that toothpaste can be used for burns and so i used it till i go to the hospital for treatment. after applying toothpaste it made me cool my burns. afterwards i used some ointment for burns which doctor have given but toothpaste is also good for cooling our burns.

Nope never heard the toothpaste trick. What I have heard is if you apply mustard to the burn immediately it will soothe it. It works. Butter was another one I have heard but I didn't like the outcome. Cold water, ice.. all remedies I've heard before.

not only me ,many other knows about this toothpaste tip i think and i think some people used this tip i think. as u got many responses for this discussion, u know now that u;r tip is useful to many who don;t know this tip upto now . but this tip is useful to me ,so many days ago ,when i got some small burns in my hand.

I don't have tips for burns, but I do have one for toothpaste instead. I heard that if you want to get rid the smell of onions from your fingers, try to wash your hands with toothpaste. I never tried it before, but will do someday just out of curiosity and if it works, then I can add it to my list of tips.

submerryn, yes the cooling sensation of toothpaste is good for the burns. Alternatively, I use the light soya sauce if I get burn from the kitchen. :)

I have heard this. But I forget to use in case of need.It is helpful that I know.

butter is good too and aloa verea too...

yes its true if you have a minor burn then its a quick healer and gives relief from burning pain we also use to do the same bcz this is a normal thing which you have always at your home you will have not to go any where to purchase and i also think that we must ahve the knowledge of other kitchen material also bcz its first use to make food but there are things which can help you in minor pain or desease and these things are seriously effective too

Yes, I've been using toothpaste too. I always keep one around since I am a clumsy person, always injured myself one way or another. It helps if you let the burn under running water for awhile too. My mom tend to put soy sauce on hers but I think it won't do much good. Somehow we do have weird treatment here...

Yes, we use toothpaste as a soother to work on our minor burns. It has miracle effects. But of course we do need to get a better or specify cream for the wound to heal fast and fully recover. Can not depend the toothpaste to heal your wound. Once you get the first aid from toothpaste, hurry get a proper cream . The toothpaste is used for emergency if you are run out of the proper medicine or cream or minor burns.

Hi Merryn, this is indeed a very informative and interesting discussion, so I must participate too...lol Yes, I have heard of toothpaste is good for minor burns especially in the kitchen.. 1) I learnt from my mum is light soya sauce....hmmm, I always worried that it might make a dark scar coz soya sauce are darker colour... but it is better than nothing during emergency. 2) Then I discovered there is toothpaste (used toothpaste tube that still have a bit of remained toothpate which the tube has been rolled up yet if squeeeeeze still will have some, so out of curiosity, I asked my mum, what the toostpaste doing in the kitchen rack. So it seems toothpaste do wonders for minor burns and cool the burning sensation. this is a temporary measure till you get a better treatment from your first aid box, or doctor) 3) Then the aloe vera age emerged... almost every houses plant aloe vera for its medicinal benefits. You can eat it and make drinks...not forgetting the inside gel is extremely effective for minor wounds too! Introduced by my mum again :) 4) Aloe Vera gel in plastic bottle is available in most pharmacies. My eldest sister will buy and give it to me for emergency use. Very effective and cooling too. This gel also can apply for reducing fever, rub on the forehead and body of the person runs with fever. This is good for those people who are allergy to fever medicine like paracetamol, alternative to using wet towel to mob the person. 5) A very special medicated herbal cream sold in China. It is claimed to be extremely effective leaving no scar. Specially formulated for burns... Saw it selling while I was visiting Shanghai and nearby province. Many tourists will buy...those who used it before will asked others to help to buy...so that means have living evidence... but the price is not cheap, about nearly RM100 per bottle...like our big moisturising cream size.

This recipe was passed down to me by my grandmother. The cool sensation of the toothpaste certainly helps to soothe the pain and the burning sensation. I was adviced not to put the burn section under cold running water or I will get a bad blister. Anyway, of late, my mother aslo advised me to use aloe vera extract because it is apparently better. She has aloe vera plants in her garden and whenever, she gets burned, she will rush out to the garden, break an aloe vera leaf and apply the sap on the skin. I've no aloe vera plant in my garden, and hence I am still relying on this ancient medication, the good old toothpaste.

Toothpaste really works for bee and ants bite..... A year before, a bee bite me and i have a pain that was really frustrating.. My neighbour told me about toothpaste. I applied but i didn't have faith in that.. After a minute, that pain went off without any sensation..