What do you put on burns to heal them?

Usually I put ice on it as soon as I feel the burn. If I have aloe on hand then I'll apply that or triple antibiotic ointment.

Aloe vera gel is great.

Initially when I get burned I will submerse that part of me in a sink of cold water, and just keep it there. And then I would keep it covered with some polysporin during the daytime and let the air get at it at night. Blisters I would keep covered during the daytime but open to let them dry up at night. Also, sometimes I have used noxema to pull that heat out of the burn. I hope that some of these suggestions help you.

You burned a very sensible are, it's too late to keep it 20 minutes under running water, now you need to avoid infection. I suggest to apply an antibiotic cream and keep it protected, it does not need to get air. I am an expert in burning, the last time I ended in the ER.

first when I get a burn.I run cold water over it .Then I put bacitracin on it Do this several time a day.Band aid you can if you want.

Since it blistered, I'd put the antibiotic ointment on it and ask a doctor. You don't want scars.

I used to use aloe vera all the time and there is nothing wrong with that, or with any of the antibiotic ointments. What I do now is use a healing salve that has lavender oil in it, or I just use some lavender oil mixed with vit. E oil. Like others, I would tell you to keep it covered when you are likely to get it bumped or get "stuff" in it, but when at home, leave it open to the air some.

Different types of burns require different treatment ..the one you had I would wash with not too cold water...for a while, and then use burn ointment. Butter works too. Yes, do not keep the bandage on.

The best thing I've found for burns like that is silver sulfadiazine cream. I had a huge second degree burn on my arm a bit over 10 years ago, and I distinctly remember being really weirded out that none of the medical professionals I saw had me cover it. If you cover it, a dry loose bandage is probably the way to go. I'd personally probably leave it uncovered unless it was rubbing on clothing or something like that--the only reason I bandaged mine was because I was working in food service at the time and had to do it.

I'm so sorry to hear this. It it's not a really bad burn, we put dry baking flour on it and it really does seem to help. Not sure if that's right for your burn, though. I know you shouldn't use butter and I think you should keep it covered. But ask your doctor or pharmacist to be sure.

I always thought you were supposed to put ice on burns, but when i got a burn on my wrist about 6 months back i was told not to ever do that and to put it under cold water. So id say talk to a dr lol

Ice or may be toothpaste sometimes. It helps too.

Silvadene cream, it for burns and works miracles, we kept it on hand when I ran the roofing co when someone got splashed with hot tar.

Immediately after the burn put mustard on it. It takes away the sting.

So sorry to her about this hope it heals good for you. You have gotten some good advice .

I run water on it band just let it be. Though, I have seen @LadyDuck 's comment and it is what should be done indeed.

I put Aloe Vera gel on it. Fresh from the garden or I just use aloe very gelly from forever living products. Sometimes, I used 100% lavender essential oil. Just put a few drops on the burned skin. It helps very much.

@Happy2BeMe That is not fun. If I do not get to cold water right away I still put it on when I get home and then have some cream to put on burns too.

If it is very deep you might want to have a doctor check it. Is it burned below the to the flesh? If not your best bet is to get some Aloe gel and put that on it and keep it covered. Is it in an area that touches a lot of things? You said it was inside your arm just below your below... Since it blistered and the blister broke it will tend to dry out and that will cause it to hurt more and scab. So the aloe gel will keep it moist and also help keep the pain levels down quite a bit. I use Aloe a lot when I have burns like that with minor burns where I haven't burned myself down to the flesh, and basically from your description you have what would be a second degree burn, which is one that burned several layers of skin and then blistered. You need to apply "ointment" and keep it covered for awhile and it will soon heal. Like I said, with a burn like you have, I would keep it covered and apply Aloe gel to it. Aloe gel is also called Aloe Vera gel. Indians used it a LOT back in the early days of the west. When I first get burned I usually apply ice or cold water to the burn. It cools the burn down a lot and keeps it from continuing to burn the skin, which with a burn like the one you got it will continue to burn for awhile. Next time you get a burn like that head straight for an ice cube or the cold water faucet. It sounds funny but it does slow the burn down and does stop a LOT of the pain from the burn. After about 4 or 5 days of keeping the burn covered with the aloe gel you can start letting it get some air and leaving the bandage off. Just put it on when you're going to be doing something really active where you'll be bumping it a lot. Otherwise leave the burn to get air. When it looks like it's healing good and has a scab you can leave the bandage off completely. That might be in 7 to 10 days. Hope I've helped some. Hopefully there's a real nurse out there that can give you even better advice....I just speak from experience as a crafter and a cook.

in my opinion, I will let it be exposed to the air, because it will dry quickly when exposed to air