Lavender
A French chemist discovered the healing power of lavender oil in the early 1900s. When he severely burned his hand in a lab accident and plunged it into a vat of lavender essential oil, the oil eased the pain and his burn healed quickly. Here’s how Dr Hops recommends treating a burn with it in a more controlled way: mix 1 teaspoon of pure lavender essential oil into about 50mL of water in a misting bottle. Shake and mist burned skin lightly as often as needed.
Evidence is growing that essential oils like lavender can boost your immune system, too.
Vitamins C & E
You associate vitamin C with colds, but did you know it can play a role in everything from healing urinary tract infection to soothing skin? Vitamin C promotes wound healing and the production of collagen, the base material for new skin. Vitamin E is an antioxidant that helps repair and protect your skin. To speed the healing process, one home remedy for burns is to eat foods rich in vitamins C and E or take 2,000 milligrams of vitamin C and 1,000 IU of vitamin E for a week or so after you’ve been burnt. You can even break open a vitamin E capsule and apply it directly on the burn to help it heal and prevent scarring.
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Source: RD.com
