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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

antiquie

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3. I am sure you can guess

Reply to Little Star (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 1, 2013, 10:20 AM

Sep 2013

that I had already looked it up.

I think the cold flour would make it feel better, maybe the flour would stick to the burn?

Cool the burn. Hold the burned area under cool (not cold) running water for 10 or 15 minutes or until the pain subsides. If this is impractical, immerse the burn in cool water or cool it with cold compresses. Cooling the burn reduces swelling by conducting heat away from the skin. Don't put ice on the burn.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/first-aid-burns/FA00022

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Keep a bag of flour in your fridge ( I got this via email).... [View all] Little Star Sep 2013 OP

Urban Legend antiquie Sep 2013 #1

Thanks for that.... Little Star Sep 2013 #2

I am sure you can guess antiquie Sep 2013 #3

cool (not cold) running water yet cool it with cold compresses. Cold compresses?....... Little Star Sep 2013 #4

Not a contest! antiquie Sep 2013 #5

I agree it's not a contest just a good conversation, imho. (hug) Little Star Sep 2013 #6

Aloe plant. mzteris Sep 2013 #7

How do you use it? Squeeze out the juice onto the burn? Little Star Sep 2013 #8

Yes. mzteris Sep 2013 #9

I'm going to have to get aloe plant but I am also bad with in door plants. Little Star Sep 2013 #10

I've kept an indoor aloe plant going for over 30 years LiberalEsto Sep 2013 #14

+1 Little Star Sep 2013 #19

Even those more than minor mzteris Sep 2013 #22

I can do ignore pretty good! Little Star Sep 2013 #23

this will, however, stop bleeding. mopinko Sep 2013 #11

That's good to know. Thanks Little Star Sep 2013 #12

it can sometimes put out fires... Phentex Sep 2013 #13

lol Little Star Sep 2013 #18

Are you sure it wasn't baking soda that she threw on the fire? It looks similar. Tanuki Nov 2013 #25

I always have flour set aside Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #15

I don't believe this. Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #16

Hey there Curmudgeoness! Good to see you my friend..... Little Star Sep 2013 #17

It is probably a conversation we need to have occasionally. Curmudgeoness Sep 2013 #20

This did not come from an email IrishAyes Sep 2013 #21

Throwing flour at something on fire is a bad idea. Thor_MN Oct 2013 #24