The gel from an Aloe Vera is the best thing in the world if you have a plant, or if you have a product that has Aloe Vera in it.

Rusty

Cool - not ice - water soak. Or run cold tap water over it. Ibuprofen or Tylenol right now.

If you don't have medication of any kind, I agree with morz, cold water. Get a glass of cold water and stick your thumb in it and keep it there. Feel better soon.

Ouch ouch ouch. Thanks for the comments. I have been soaking in cold water and it is feeling better but I have a large blister so I guess Im in for some discomfort for a while. Serves me right for trying to cook dinner.

A couple of months ago I set a hot casserole dish on the counter and nudged it with my stomach to push it forward a bit. I had a t-shirt and a sweatshirt on so I thought it wouldn't hurt. Haha. I still have a burn mark to show for it.

Yes keep it in cold water. You might want to take something for pain so you can sleep tonight. Sorry.

I remember when I was a kid, the thing to do with a burn back then was put butter on it. WRONG! Cold water is the best advise. Don't wrap it either.

Cold water for at least 30 minutes to stop the thumb from cooking with the residual heat. This can take awhile. Then I like to slather it with the contents of a vitamin E pill. Miraculous. No pain shortly. No blister. Just stick a pin in a capsule and squeeze a blob of the oil on the area.

No suggestions to add to the great advice you've already received. Just wanted to say that I hope your thumb feels better soon!

If its more than a first degree burn, see your doctor.

Don't pop the blister!!

I have some SKinner's Salve. You put that on there and it is instant relief. It is my go to for almost everything.

Im feeling much better today--it only hurts if I bump it or press against it. It is difficult to do much of anything without using the thumb. I do have a large blister. I didn't have any of the mentioned remedies but did soak in cool water all evening and that really helped. Thanks for all the ideas-Im going to pick up something to keep in the medicine cabinet.

Satine - Glad to hear you're feeling better today. I keep an Aloe Vera plant specifically for minor burns and cuts.

Sounds like an Aloe Vera plant is going on my shopping list.

When I was a child (apparently not a very bright one) I touched an iron with the flat of my hand to see if it was hot. It was. The young man who lived across the street heard me screaming through our closed windows and his every time my mother took my hand out of the cold water.

Sorry I'm too late to help you this time, but if/when you should burn yourself again...... immediately lick the area that you burned and pour some regular sugar on it and leave the sugar on it for several minutes. Takes the pain away and if the burn isn't too, too bad - no blister! When I was first told about this treatment for a burn, I laughed and thought it was crazy. But it really works!

Now, I have never tried this... I always used ice water... and then Aloe Vera....but a former co worker just reminded me what we found out:

Use Mustard!

Repeat every few hours to relieve pain. Be sure to wash out the cloth after use, as it will smell badly. Mustard For minor burns rub some mustard (hot dog style) on the burned area. It may sting a little, but it takes away the pain and reduces blisters and scarring.

Burns- Health911.com - Burn Remedies, Burn Treatment

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A tried and true remedy (too late for you now but for the future) is to separate an egg and apply the egg white to the burn. If it is a finger it is best to soak in a bowl of egg whites. I just learned this a couple years ago from my sister in law and am still amazed how well it works. It has something to do with enzymes I think.

Also Silvadene cream is good. Not sure if it is prescription only. Also, I can't use it because of my allergy to Sulfa drugs so I use some Neosporin for a few days.

I have a sulfa allergy and I have used Silvadene cream. It is a prescription. I had to be defibbed and it left me with 3rd degree burns on my back and chest, not fun! The doctor prescribed that for me. I didn't work that great for me.

What did work was after sun gel. The Aloe with Lidacaine in it and Solarcaine the spray can. I bathed in that stuff and it helped take some of the pain away so I could at least sit back. These were some hum dingers of burns too. They went from above my breast to the end of my rib cage and on my back above my shoulder blade to the end of my rib cage.

After that experience I always keep after sun care in my cabinet and if I burn myself usually reaching into my oven and some how, don't ask me how but I hit the element and burn my arm. I run it under cool water and then add the after sun stuff and it helps a lot.

Thank you Aprile, I was told by my doctor I could not use it. I by no means know everything, just was passing on my opinion. I do think most of us with a small 2nd or 3rd degree burn don't see a doctor...and the best advice is after initial remedies you get a blister see a doctor.

Anne, I was just letting you know in case it ever came up for you that my doctor prescribed it when I have a sulfa allergy too. I can not use shampoos with sulfa in it they actually burn my skin or I break out. I didn't notice that with the silverdene but I was already burnt so who knows lol. If I take sulfa drugs by mouth oh the illness that comes is terrible. Of course because of the severity of the burns I had he may have thought the reward out weighed the risk or he was just dumb and didn't pay attention to my allergy.

Aprile, if you have a sulfa allergy (I do too), why are you being prescribed sulfa drugs?

When I was a child on the farm, when we got a blister, we'd use a sewing needle, after treatment with alcohol or in a candle flame (and having allowed some time for it to cool), placing the sharp end of needle about a quarter inch from the edge of the blister, then pushing it through the skin and running under the skin into the area of the blister, then up a bit, if necessary. When we withdrew the needle, the water from the blister came out through the tunnel, sometimes required a bit of gentle pressure, so there was less risk of breaking it while working.

If it were in a rather busy place, we might apply a sticky plaster (trade name starts with B and A) to protect the skin from being broken and usually at least partially torn off.

ole joyful ... who hasn't had a blister to contend with in a dog's age

Satine, how's your thumb doing 4 days later? Does it look like it's improving....

Im well on my way to a normal thumb! I did get a blister but today it seems that there is no fluid in it but the skin is dark brown and rough. Thanks for all the great advise and the sympathy--it made me feel better.