Burn Gel and Soothing Gel

[Mandelised]

Hi all, just went to buy some burn Gel for the 1st aid kit and got totally swamped by the choice. Im after it in a bottle not sachets (i have found these dry out to easily) has anyone got any advice or a preference based on use.

Also on the list is a soothing gel / lotion more for not quite burnt skin or that tender bit after not quite getting a blister ! any recommendations

 

[Woody girl]

I use numark burn gel 60ml.
It says its professional emergency gel for burns. Got it at my local independent chemist.
For the soothing gel, Aloe Vera is the bees knees for most burns including sun burn.
I keep an aloe Vera plant on the kitchen windowsill for instant access , but aloe in a tube is just as good, if a bit more expensive, and is obviously more portable for a fak if you are out and about.
Organic Lavender oil is soothing and useful for healing once the heat is gone out of the burn., as well as for headaches and stings.

 

[Toddy]

Hi all, just went to buy some burn Gel for the 1st aid kit and got totally swamped by the choice. Im after it in a bottle not sachets (i have found these dry out to easily) has anyone got any advice or a preference based on use.

Also on the list is a soothing gel / lotion more for not quite burnt skin or that tender bit after not quite getting a blister ! any recommendations

+1 to @Woody girl post

If you buy a pack of 100 mini zip bags (couple of pounds on eBay) then individually seal the sachets, they last for so much longer. I know it's a footer of a thing, but in a pack it's sometimes easier than fretting about a bottle squirting if i gets squished.

It's hard to beat the thermo sensitive hydrogels for those nippy wee burns.

We used to use Flamazine, but while it was anti anything that could cause infections, it doesn't stop the pain.
Flavoline ?...I think that was how it was spelled, was a yellow paste stuff that did ease the pain...haven't seen it since the edict of 'Do No Put Anything On A Burn' started. Different times.

 

[Broch]

Another +1 for Aloe Vera - I prefer to use it straight off the plant at home but the tubes (I think say something like 98% Aloe Vera) are excellent. It works for burns and grazes and speed healing of cuts.

House Leeks provide very similar benefits as taught to me by an old Gipsy women when I was about 7

 

[Toddy]

The house leek is pretty hardy too. Mine survives quite happily outdoors all year round....and I think it's as good as the aloe vera is. Might not have quite so much juice, but there's ample enough.

 

[Silverclaws2]

Ah the aloe vera plant, yes I had one of those that I had been well looking after given it's medicinal properties until it was I decided to re-decorate my studio flat to have the need to put my plants outside where I figured it being summer they'd be fine. And yes it was fine for most of them except the aloe vera plant for the critters scoffed it down to soil level.

 

[Falstaff]

So finally, a use for house leeks. They are a popular recommendation for green roofs but didn't raise any interest for me until maybe now.
I think I,m more biased towards plants that have practical uses or lots and lots of easy colour - comes from my parents WWII rationing /make do & mend etc attitude and experiences.

 

[Toddy]

So finally, a use for house leeks. They are a popular recommendation for green roofs but didn't raise any interest for me until maybe now.
I think I,m more biased towards plants that have practical uses or lots and lots of easy colour - comes from my parents WWII rationing /make do & mend etc attitude and experiences.

House leeks, Liveforevers, Hen and chickens.....are a much under rated plant.
The juice is very gentle on our skins, it's soothing, it's good for small burns, stings, grazes and insect bites.....and it's as tough as British weather