burnt on oven griddle shelf thingy

[mollykins]

I burnt myself on the griddly thingy in the oven. I held it under cold water for a few minutes and it's now numb . . . and now its gone rather pink. The oven was 180*c ish, how long wil lit take to heal, and will it heal like sunburn? If so will aftersun lotion help sooth it?

[saxy_jag]

DON'T PUT ANYTHING ON IT EXCEPT FOR COLD WATER AND A CLEAN, DRY DRESSING IF YOU FEEL YOU NEED IT!

A First Aid instructor once told me that putting creams and lotions on burns is a good way of frying them.

It will be numb - that's the body's natural defence system kicking in.

If it's anything like the burns I've had over the years, it might blister and may be sore for a day or two. Try not to pop the blister, but if it happens accidentally then put a clean dressing over it.

Eventually the soreness and redness will fade, any blister will scab over (don't be like me - don't pick it, lol) and eventually dry up and fall away, leaving a very faint scar.

Sometimes, especially if it doesn't blister, the skin just sort of dries and flakes off and again, there may be a faint scar.

[mollykins]

yingyang thats not helpful.

ok pasta.

chokkie it goes diagonally acrosss my lower arm, starting froma couple of inches from my wrist I don't think a glove will reach.

with what though wignut if pasta said not to put creams and stuff on it.

[mollykins]

ok saxy, it hasn't blistered there is a little bubble but i think that was a mole.

it's dark purple now . . .

[~Wingnut~]

Hi again Molly :o)

Listen to the others about not putting anything else on it, I meant to do it when the initial burn is healing maybe after a few days to a week. I sometimes use an aftersun that contains aloe vera. If it still stings and hurts don't put anything on it and you may need to get it checked out.

[saxy_jag]

If, at the scarring stage, it begins to pull and feel a little tight (unlikely, though, I would imagine, in all but the very worst case scenario), then you could put a simple moisturiser on it - something like E45 or Diprobase (sp?). But if it came to that, you'd probably be wanting to see your doctor in any case.

I'm always a bit careful about Aloe Vera. I once put some on my little boy's eczema and it made it even more sore and red than previously. The doctor told us that it's not really the cure-all some people seem to think it is and that some people do react to it like that. Same goes for any cream, I guess, so I would advise caution whatever you use.

[mollykins]

owch, ok thanks.

I only caught it for a fraction of a second, its 5 mm wide by 40 mm long.

[thugulike]

Mollykins you can buy silicon protectors for the oven shelves which will prevent any more burns. Aldi have them once a year but they must be available elsewhere. I haven't had a burn since using them. I paid under £2 for a pair. Not an answer to your question but it may help in the future.

[mollykins]

thanks thug.

anyway it blistered, which then burst so I put a plaster on it to protect it if I knocked it and to stop it getting infected.