Natural Burn Pain Relief

I  had the most amazing experience so I had to write about it! I did something really dumb when I picked up a burning hot plate between my thumb and finger. I didn't realize the plate would be so hot but my daughter had just taken it out of the oven and it was extremely hot!! I knew I would be burnt badly and rushed to put my fingers under the tap of running cold water. The water helped for a minute but of course after I took my fingers out of the cold water the burning pain was intense. My fingers were very red and looked like they were starting to swell a little. Well, I had learned that lavender oil works well for burns. I had just never personally had an experience of this magnitude to test it out. Up to this point I had only used it for relieving the itching of mosquito bites, taking away a blister, and along with other essential oils for earaches and to relieve hayfever. I grabbed my lavender oil, hoping for some relief.

I then poured a drop on each finger and rubbed it around but the burning was intense and I wondered for a minute, "oh no, what have I done?" Well, those thoughts were short-lived because after a couple of minutes the pain subsided and then incredibly, after about 15 minutes there was no more pain. Now everyone who has burned themselves badly before knows that the pain keeps bothering you for hours, maybe even the whole day, sometimes blistering and even scarring. But the healing that happened with my fingers after applying the oil really seemed miraculous! After that first 15 minutes I felt no pain ever again and the redness totally disappeared. My fingers were slightly sensitive a little later but no pain at all. I love lavender for natural relief from burn pain!!