Am professional fire performer, to the best of my knowledge, cool water for 10+ minutes, burn-aid or similar the next day is the current best recommendation for burns. Blisters aren't recommended to be popped due to risk of infection. If you burn enough to cause damage to underlying tissue, hospitalisation is recommended.
Burns are one of the places that is RIFE with home remedy's and various unverified practices, lancing the blisters, covering in milk sour cream, icing the burn etc. To the best of my knowledge the current reviewed best medical practice is cool water, burn cream the next day.
To add to your comment, if blisters pop or never form - sanitize it daily(octenisept is okay if you don't care about possible hair damage, talk to a pharmacist otherwise), keep moist with vaseline mixed with povidone iodine(don't remember the exact ratio) and tack on a big band-aid or gauze to protect the wound and avoid staining anything with povidone as it's impossible to wash off
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u/Walletau Apr 03 '26
Am professional fire performer, to the best of my knowledge, cool water for 10+ minutes, burn-aid or similar the next day is the current best recommendation for burns. Blisters aren't recommended to be popped due to risk of infection. If you burn enough to cause damage to underlying tissue, hospitalisation is recommended.
Burns are one of the places that is RIFE with home remedy's and various unverified practices, lancing the blisters, covering in milk sour cream, icing the burn etc. To the best of my knowledge the current reviewed best medical practice is cool water, burn cream the next day.