“I’ve used soy sauce for kitchen burns ever since I learned about it here, and I thank you. Judy has a recommendation to prevent such burns in the first place: One important caution: A severe burn should have NOTHING applied to it other than cold water before seeking immediate medical attention. However, quite a few readers report that cold soy sauce can ease the pain and redness from a household burn. Hot soup in a blender has caused many burns. Thank you for sharing your success in using soy sauce to ease your burn pain. I surely would have had a large, extremely painful blister had it not been for that. The soy sauce took all of the burning and redness away. Thanks to The People’s Pharmacy for that home remedy! I reapplied the soy sauce several times because I could still feel the burn. I immediately put the hand in cold water, but since I had to go on cooking, I wiped my very painful, red palm off and applied soy sauce. I had my hand on the lid when I turned on the blender, and the soup splashed through the hole and burned my hand. The blender cover has a removable cap in the center that was off (dumb!). We don’t know why the sodium content would make a difference, but it appears that it may. Some, like you, have found that low-sodium soy sauce is ineffective. That said, we have heard from hundreds of readers that soy sauce can be helpful in easing the pain and reducing the redness. ![]() First aid for most burns is cold tap water ( Burns, Sep. There is no science to support this home remedy. Many dermatologists would be aghast at the idea of putting soy sauce on a kitchen burn. I found that low-sodium soy sauce does not work for burns, but regular soy sauce does.Ī. She too had no blistering although she had grabbed the handle of an iron skillet that had been in the oven. One woman who had burned her hand put soy sauce in a rubber glove and kept it on the hand for several hours. Your trick to use a paper towel damp with soy sauce is smart. Cold tap water is always the best first aid for minor household burns. I learned it from The People’s Pharmacy.Ī. I’m impressed with this trick to treat a burn with soy sauce. It never blistered and I had no pain at all. ![]() Then I decided to keep soaking a piece of paper towel in soy sauce and leaving it on the burn for about an hour. I put it under cold water and dug out my soy sauce. I actually heard the skin sizzle as it touched the frame. I burned my arm on my oven door yesterday. Can You Use Soy Sauce to Ease Your Burn Pain? Have you ever tried soy sauce? Many readers swear by it, but some people have found that the type of soy sauce matters. Holding the singed fingers under cold tap water is the recommended first aid, but it may ease your burn pain only while you are standing at the sink. If you have ever had hot liquid splash on your hand accidentally, you’ve looked for a burn remedy.
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