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Colgate toothpaste is a good salve for burns

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Did you know that Colgate toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns.

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toothpaste design Comments By: SHEILA BUNCIE YOU HAVE THOUGHT OF EVERYTHING ELSE, WHY NOT DESIGNER TUBES TOO MATCH THE BATHROOM? I AM SURPISED NO ONE HAS THOUGHT OF IT YET'( FROM YOUR NEW MARKETING MANAGER)   Not good Comments By: Anon Colgate toothpaste or any other form of toothpaste is NOT a good salve for burns!   Try it yourself! Comments By: Common Sense Try putting toothpaste on your arm and leave it there for several minutes. You will feel a tingle, then a burning sensation. That's becaues it BURNS your skin. Do NOT rub toothpaste onto a burn. The person who posted this is either badly informed or trying to hurt you.   toothpaste for burns Comments By: sarah they do that in greece, from the days when they couldn't buy products for burns. i tried it, and it worked really well, the mint cools it. Obviously if the burn is really serious ( i.e an open wound ), then you shouldn't use it. another tip is to wrap it in clingfilm if that is possible   NEVER Comments By: Shelly You should never put toothpaste on a burn unless you want an infection. When you are burned you should NEVER put anything on it. Including a cold cloth. The only thing you should do is run it under cold water. Placing anything on a burn only traps the heat and allows it to continue doing damage. (Advice from Shriner's Burn Institute, Cincinnati, OH)   Aloe is better Comments By: Anon Cut a stem (close to the plant center) from an Aloe plant. Press the cut end of the stem on the burned spot and keep the 'jelly' on your burn for a few minutes.   ouch Comments By: ashley i did this last night and it made my burn a lot worse :(   Minor burns only Comments By: Pain freee I burned the palm of my hand and fingers on a plate that had been left on a burner. I ran it under cold water, iced it, and then put Crest toothpaste on it. It still burned after the ice wore off, so I tried the Crest. It gave me practically instant relief of the burn. Again, this was a closed minor burn. I would highly recommend it, but only for closed burns right after you run it under cold water for several minutes. I never saw a sign of infection.   true Comments By: Deepti My sister had a second-degree burn about 10-cm long. After washing with cold water, we applied toothpaste and it really relieved her pain until we reached our doctor...   natural relief for burns Comments By: Ray I would suggest that you should only use toothpaste on closed burns. Another tip that I use all the time is urine, yes! pee on it. Especially on closed burns or scalds. It heals far quicker.   it works Comments By: anon toothpast is the last thing i would try but it works   OLD OLD RECIPE FOR BURNS Comments By: ANON MY LITTLE BROTHER STUCK THE CAR CIGARETTE LIGHTER ON HIS THUMB. I IMMEDIATLY MIXED A THICK PASTE OF BAKING SODA AND WATER, AND KEPT HIS THUMB IN IT. HE STOPPED CRYING IN A FEW MINUTES. I KEPT ADDING A FEW DROPS OF WATER TO THE SODA TO KEEP IT SLIGHTLY WET. NO BLISTER. TOOTHPASTE HAS GRIT AS FAR AS I KNOW   Toothpaste works! Comments By: April I burned my thumb on a hot pan. I ran it under cold water for a few minutes, then wrapped a cold washcloth around it for about 10 minutes. Afterwards, I applied a small amount of toothpaste and there's no burning sensation anymore! The burn is very minor and closed. I would not recommend toothpaste for an open wound.   Toothpaste does work Comments By: Matt Yesterday I burned the side of my leg very badly on a motorcycle exhaust, I immediatly put colgate toothpaste on it. The burning stopped immediately. I left it on until it dried. Took a shower and it washed away, the water running over it stung a little but not nearly as bad as before the colgate. Today the burn is slightly raised, (NO BLISTER), does not hurt at all. COlGATE WORKS