The secret to treating burns with aloe vera right at home
Many people choose to use aloe vera to treat burns at home for minor burns because it is both safe and cost-effective. But do you know how to prepare and do it properly? Here is the answer for you.
Necessary ingredients
- Fresh, clean aloe vera, 1 large branch, guaranteed to be clean
- Salt
- Clean filter cloth
- 1 to 2 fresh lemons
Preparing aloe vera is also very simple
Perform simple preliminary processing
After preparing the ingredients, you can simply do the following:
- Wash aloe vera thoroughly with water. Then soak in salt water to remove bacteria and dirt around the surface of the aloe vera
- Next, remove the outer green bark, including the thorns on the leaf edges. Just take the flesh and aloe vera gel inside.
- Soak aloe vera gel in 1 part diluted salt water and lemon juice to remove substances that cause itching, and also remove part of the bacteria in it. The aloe vera soaking process will take about 20 minutes
- Wash the prepared aloe vera flesh with water and drain
- Use a blender to puree the aloe vera flesh into a thick, homogeneous mixture.
- Use a thin, clean cloth to filter out the foam when blending before you can use it.
- Store in a clean glass jar, then keep in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.
How to treat burns with aloe vera at home is simple but effective
- First, when a burn accident occurs, whether severe or light, you need to quickly soak the burn in cool water from 16 to 20 degrees for about 20 minutes. Do not soak for more than this time because it can cause your burns to become necrotic.
- Use the aloe vera prepared in the previous step to apply to the burn, leave for about 20 minutes and it will dry naturally. At this time, the burn will be immediately soothed and gently disinfected, helping to heal the burn faster.
- Repeat applying aloe vera to the burn every 2 hours.
- Bandage the burn to limit exposure to bacteria and dust from the outside environment. This is really necessary because bacteria can enter the body through open wounds. Or if the burn has not lost the outer layer of skin, this skin is also very weak, making it difficult to protect the tissues and cells inside.
- Treating burns with aloe vera requires perseverance to achieve the best results.
