Phew. That's a long title!
So I was boiling eggs for dyeing with the kids today, and while that was going on, I was emptying the dishwasher. I accidentally dropped a plastic kids' cup into the boiling water, and though I gingerly reached in to retrieve the cup, I still managed to splash boiling water all over my right hand.
Ow.
Can I say it again?
Ow!!
I have to admit, I dropped the f-bomb a few times, right there in front of the kids. Bad Mommy! But my hand was on fire, people! After running cold water over it - which helped until the water stopped - and spraying Solarcaine on the burn - which helped for about 10 seconds - I remembered I had a box of these Burn Cooling Patches from Johnson & Johnson's First Aid line in the cupboard, for just such an occasion.
The worst fingers to get it were the ring and pinky, so I reached into the box and pulled out the first two patches I touched. (The box says "5 Assorted, but looking at them, they all seem the same to me!) I kept the patches on throughout the egg-dyeing process, so a couple of hours, I guess.
While they were on, they really helpe the parts that were covered. As you can see, they only covered a small portion of the burn (see in the picture, my ring finger knuckle is white, but it's red above and below?). The covered portions hurt a thousand times less than the non-covered portions. I just wished I had bigger bandages.
When I took off the patches, I was surprised to find the burn marks completely gone where they had been, compared to the angry red of the untreated areas of my fingers! And I can touch them, press on them, and they don't hurt like the rest of the burn!
So, I give these Burn Cooling Patches an A+, and I heartily recommend them. I will definitely be keeping them in the house from now on!
Fin.
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