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Mustard for burns

I have been in the resteraunt industry for 10 years and the one thing I hate the most is getting burned. A good quick fix for releif is to spread mustard on the burn and let sit! Trust me it WORKS!

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Mustard really does work Comments By: painfully burned

I burned 7 of my ten fingers on a very hot casserole and the pain was immnense, I read this on the mustard and was willing to give it a try. Amazingly it works - thank you so much for the great tip.

mustard for burn Comments By: Willy

i burned my thumb on my spaghetti o's and i couldn't sleep and the mustard made the pain go away instantly.

thank you very much Comments By: Anonymous

i burned my hand lighting a firecracker and the pain was excrutiating. no one was home so i didnt know what to do so i looked for help on the internet. i found this advice very helpful and thank the person who found this out.

Painful at First but Very Effective Comments By: Anonymous

I was told this by my mom when I burned 3 fingers on an exhaust pipe. It is painful at first, but it draws all of the heat out and you do not blister. I could touch and use my fingers just a few hours after it happened.

works great Comments By: anon

i got hot grease on my face and didnt know what to do, found this tip on the internet and it works great...worst part is i gotta go out to dinner tonight and now i'm gonna have a burn mark on my face. doh

you saved my evening. Comments By: emily

i fprgot the utensil i was using to cook smore's with i had scaoched to clean the marshmellow off was scalding, i cleaned it off with my finger and thumb and was in agony. my sunt told me mustard, i lloked on the internet too and read your comment, the pain has gone down alot,thank you so much.

i'm a idiot Comments By: Shaky

I was kidding around and lighted a paper towel on fire on the way to the sink I burned my thumb trying to put it out mustard really made it feel better and i fell like a real jackass.

Eh, It was aight... Comments By: Abby

My friend burnt her finger on the rack of a stove and used the mustard remedy from this site, and only found the mustard relieving her pain temporarily...Anything else REALLY work?!?

Yeppers Comments By: Brita

When I was about 10 years old I was making a pizza and managed to drop the rack it was on , on my arm. Mom lathered me up with some mustard and weirdly enough it helped the pain and soothed the burn. No one seemed to believe me when i said it, glad to see it's on here!

does wonders.... Comments By: georgie

I burnt my hand getting a pan out of the oven and I seen this site and mustard really works. I let it harded and washed it off. Nothing bothered it afterwards.

Colonel Mustard, with the third degree burn, in the kitchen... Comments By: Jared

Believe it or not, it actually works. I watched my girlfriend burn three of her fingers on a pan and the mustard trick did the...uh...trick.

Exhust Pipe Comments By: Lynsi

I burned my leg on a harley. When my step dad pulled out a bottle of mustard I thought he was crazy. I had no skin left in the area so when the mustard was applied it stung. Minutes later the pain was going away. This really works!!!!

Curling Iron mets forehead... Comments By: Yeouxleigh

Will mustard work?

IT IS WORKING NOW Comments By: Debbie

I got a steam burn on three fingers and used this remedy. My famil thought I was crazy. It BURNS for a few minutes to draw out the pain, but I am in no pain now.

wow Comments By: Brandi

mustard works awesome who would of ever thought mustard try it it is the best

Did Zach Woodburn post this?? Comments By: anonymous

Who said that mustard on burns works?

Relish Anyone? Comments By: Russell

Wowzers! This works. i burnt my wrist on a lawn edger's carborater, and voila. the best thing is the remedy is edible. can't wait to burn myself again!

eh.... Comments By: Anon

It worked at first, but the throbbing came back. I burnt my thumb opening a container from the microwave, and the steam got me...

mustard??? Comments By: Heather

I was waxing my upper lip, and pulled the first layer of skin off. My fried at work told me to put mustard on it, so I did..I think the pain was so intence when I put the mustard on it, that I forgot the pain I had before.

Be sure to give it enough time Comments By: Kelli in Louisiana

I found this remedy about an hour after I had burned my hand on the stove. By the time I put the mustard on it had already blistered. I left the mustard on about an hour. It continued to burn and throb off and on. After leaving it on an hour I washed it off. Burning and still blistered I was VERY disappointed. Within 5 minutes the burning and the blister both were gone!!!

Do not put mustard on a burn! Comments By: Jonica

If you read any of the medical advise about burns you will not do this. When you are burnt even if you do not have broken skin you are much more likely to get an infection. You are not supposed to put any sort of food, butter, grease on a burn. If you work in a restaurant you know nothing is clean; and there are probably tons of germs in those bottles. Just think, how many times have you married those condiments? you can put cool water on the burn, but if the burnt area is large you dont even do that because you can get hypothermia (sp?) sounds crazy but true. you should see the doctor very soon after if it is a large area (ex: your entire arm) or if it is blistering badly.

Believe it or not it works! Comments By: kris

I was blow drying my hair before getting into bed. I was just about to pull the plug from the wall, and the blow dryer just exploded! Sparks of fire flew everywhere, and one landed on the palm of my hand! Ouch!! I kept my hand in cool running water for about several min. I had the idea of looking on the internet for home remedies and "mustard" came up. Begging for the pain to STOP, I poured a generous amount of mustard to the area. It stung for a few seconds but afterwards, it felt soothing! Maybe about 5 min or so it started to throb again, but I just blew air on it and it instantly felt better!

IT WORKS Comments By: MUSTARD CHAMPION

I HAVE BEEN USING MUSTARD FOR BURNS FOR OVER 20 YEARS, AND IN THIS AMOUNT OF TIME, HAVE HAD ONLY 1 SMALL SHORT LIVED BLISTER!! MY DAUGHTER HAS HAD SEVERAL BURNS IN HER 12YEARS...NEVER SEVERE AND NEVER A BLISTER BECAUSE I USE THIS REMEDY... ONE THING THAT HELPS IS I ALSO COMBINE THE MUSTARD WITH BAKING SODA AND ALLOW IT TO DRY. BY THE TIME ITS DRY, THE PAIN AND THE EFFECTS OF THE BURN ARE USUALLY GONE!

i grabbed the iron! Comments By: audra

wow it works

mustard Comments By: Hollie

so my friend kelly told me to put mustard on my burn and i did and it burned like 10 times worse it hurt ALOT! i dont see how i could have let it sit like they said!!!

mustard Comments By: jhaylora

OMG i tried the mustard thing it only made things worse! i burned my self on a pot and then i put the mustard on the burn and let it sit and all it did was burn way worse then it started to bleed and wouldnt stop and then i had to go to the hospital and i had to get 15 stitches this didnt work out for me at all!

you betchyer bootie Comments By: Myra Bee Madsen

wul I was cookin' some country fried chicken and I went ta flip it in the oven and done gone and burnt my hand. It hurt like a calf kickin' ya in the shins. So I ran to the fridge and got meself some mustard and sprayed it all over that dad gum burn. And boy howdy did it stop that ailin' burn. Love it.

second degree burns. Comments By: Sarah Price

today while i was making hot tea i spilt a pot of boiling watter on my thighs. a friend of mine whos mom is a teacher grabbed mustard out of the fridge and immeditaly started tending to my burns. mustard brought temporary relief to my legs of fire. at the hospital the nurse and docter were calling me the human hot dog, apparently they had ever herd using mustard to take the heat out of a burn. what the hell did you do in med school sir? my skin is still yellow and it stinks pretty bad, but when your in pain anything that will help is worth it.

Burned my finger on a lamp Comments By: Rachel

I burned my finger when touching a lamp by accident. I looked up remedies for small burns and tried out this mustard tip. I was surprised to find out that it does work. Thank you. I am only 7 years old.

Thanks Guys Comments By: Haydee Burned at Work

After leaving my finger in ice water for forty minutes, I was desperete for relief. I had a pack of Gulden's from a previous lunch and spread that bad boy on. Within minutes, relief.

ouch! Comments By: Anon

left it for 5 minutes
the burn got bigger ouch!

it works!!! Comments By: cassy

once i playing and there was a pot of very hot water on the floor i didnt know so i sat on it and the top opened and i fell in and burnd my butt cheeks my mom put mustard on it and the pain went away!!so it really works.

Mustard works Comments By: Dano

I was working at my shop with a grinder and touched hot metal burning 2 fingers. I checked this site for tips and found that the only thing I had on site was mustard. I put it on the very painful fingers and found it worked very well allowing me to work pain free the rest of the day.

It really worked Comments By: Anthony

I was being an idiot and trying to show off when I knocked a candle that was full of hot wax on the floor. Not knowing what to do I ran to the internet and saw that putting an iron to it helps, so as I was cleaning my mess up my hand touched the iron and burnt. It was this huge burn on my hand. It hurt and my girlfriend did as i did and ran to the computer hoping for a remedy and found that mustard was the case. We tried it and it hurt really bad for like 30 seconds and then it just quit, yes it still hurt but you got to let it sit... genius people that came up with this!!!

mustard is perfect! Comments By: Sophia

Thank you so much! I picked up a glass jar on the oven and burned 6 fingers when I was just finishing dinner. my boyfriend found your website and as strange as t sounded . . . it worked great! I was able to finish after about 3 mins with my fingers in a bowl of mustard. Thankyou so much it saved dinner!

IT WORKS! Comments By: Sam

I have burnt myself several times on a motorcycle muffler.... First time, I used burn ointment and the pain did not subside. Found the Mustard tip, and since then, mustard is my first go to remedy. Try it, it works.

scalded my fingers Comments By: sandy

was in alot of pain read this about mustard. It was alot of relief was ugly but the relief felt good. No blisters was scared my whole hand would blister. Didn't hurt at all after that.

chicken and dumplings ( and hand)! Comments By: angel

pastors grandmother told me about it. So today when I ended up with my hand in the pot, I tried it. At first I thought ouch its hotter but after about 45 seconds of heat it eased up. Less then an hour later all redness is gone and I do not hurt. I cann't believe it either but it worked.

yay! Comments By: smee

IT WORKED! Thank u, thank u, thank u! The throbbing pain has stopped. Feel like a fool with mustard on my hand, but WHO CARES! :)

Yep! It works! Comments By: bia

I've been reading series oif books that mentioned this tip and that's what I thought of tonight when I inebriatedly touched my knuckle on the stove. I now type this on my iPhone pain free. Mustard rocks!!!

it is working 12-07-08 730 am when it happens Comments By: carla aka chikis from nj

well i was makin cofee and put it on the microwave and torally 4got about i know i know what an idiot lol anyways i took it without noticig the handle was very vey hot i run to the sink and put a really realy cold water for 10 min then put toothpaste and i dont like pain so i look @yahoo annswers and from there i got this site and now i put mustar on my finger and still have it now letting it dry now it is workingg it dont hurtt anymore its very cool im gonna used thiss when i get burn i get hopefully i hope i dont

owch mustard mustard attack. Comments By: ryan godfrey

i was jumping a capfire naked when my dick got singed. i know, who is this unskilled? so anyways i tried everything to make the pain go away, mayonaise, motor oil, jam, barbeque sauce. Thats when i tried mustard, it worked like magic. then my boyfriend licked all the mustard off.

ouch Comments By: ryan godfrey

My foot! Comments By: Sleepwalker

I was half asleep one morning and stepped on a floor heater, as if houses still have these? I could barely walk. I called my aunt, she told me about the mustard, and as soon as I slapped some on, it instantly felt better. I'm sitting as I type this with the mustard.

this worked for me Comments By: amy

i had a hot oil burn on my wrist and i put some cold mustard on it and it really felt better. amazing.

25 years Comments By: Elizabeth

I've been putting mustard on my burns (FROM HEAT ONLY) for 25 years. It works. It prevents blistering. Don't put it on anything but mild to moderate burns from heat sources ONLY, and let it dry. Whoever thought that putting an acid on broken skin is an idiot.

Am Loving It! Comments By: Jo

Burned my hand when the kettle lid tipped off and got me... 20 mins later (after finding this remedy) I am in virtually no pain and able to keep working. Thanks! :)

Delayed response Comments By: Danielle

I got two burns around my eyebrows when I had them waxed today. It was painful, but I didn't know that I was burned until I saw it after driving 6 hours. I put mustard on the burns and the pain felt a lot worse. I'm still waiting to see if it prevents blistering, but the pain is starting to go away.

hot fat burn Comments By: P ROBO

my wife burnt her hand with hot fat and we spread mustard on it worked straignt away thank you to who put it on tip king

no good for me!! Comments By: RaeRae

have had my hand in ice water for 3 hours. found this 'remedy', tried it and stung as bad if not worse after a minute of relief..looks like im back to square one!!

RESTERANT BURNS Comments By: SWEETNESS

I HAVE WORKED AT MCDONALD'S MOST OF MY LIFE.AT CLOSING I WAS CLEANING THE GRILL SLIPPED AN FELL LANDING MY ARM ON THE GRILL,OH DID THAT HURT.AFTER I GOT A GOOD SCAB ON IT AND IT WAS HEALING I STARTED PUTTING MUSTARD ON,I GOT THE INFO A FAMILY FROM INDIA THAT HAD MOVE TO THE STATE'S&AND I SAW THEM DO IT AND I WANTED WHAY THE WERE COVERED IN MUSTARD 1 DAY WORKIN THE FRYERS IS NO BETTER.

RESTERANT BURNS Comments By: SWEETNESS

its just one of the magics of the natural world! Comments By: eva

super fast relieve. in about 15min having my finger wrapped in tissue with mustard on it...the feeling of burning pain which i had for two hours has gone completely...Many thanks!!!

I Hope It Works Comments By: StarLover

its kinda working for me...but its still a little burn up under my mustard i have left it on ther for 20 minutes hoping that it work PLEASE GOD LET THIS WORK I WANNA DO SKOOL WORK TOMMORROW PLEASE!!!!1

HOT OIL Comments By: jill

burnt my hand on hot oil.. ouch the mustard helped so quick

It works Comments By: raquel

that always works for me

MUSTARD WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Comments By: skinbee

Believe it or not, mustard really works....I burnt my hand on a very hot pan and the pain was incredible. I tried an ice pack but as soon as I took it off my hand the pain was 10 times worse. I tried mustard and to my amazement it was instant relief. Thank God the pain is gone.......

RETARD Comments By: DOCTOR

IM IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AND YOU ARE FLIPPING RETARDED WE HAVE PEOPLE TRY IT ALL THE TIME. GUESS WHAT THEY ALL STILL GET BLISTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRY AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

amazing Comments By: chucky lynx

i was cookin a hotdog with a long fork [metal] over the fire and it started to melt so i grabbed it and imprinted my hand. lol it worked instantly. i thought it was wierd at first but it worked

Why mustard? Make aspirin paste Comments By: Kevin

I must say that I have never used mustard for a burn. I suffered a steam burn on my hand removing an ash pan from a woodburner with wet gloves. The pain was agonizing. I began wondering if grinding up a couple of aspirin and making a paste with water would help it. After applying my newly invented paste, the pain was gone in no time. Beware that some of this aspirin enters your system...so don't overdose or do this if you are allergic to aspirin. Grind them up in a spoon with another spoon into a fine powder, make a paste consistancy with a few drops of water and apply the paste to the burn. If the skin is broken, you need to head to the ER!

Absolutely works Comments By: Max Sheffield

Burned the back of my fingers on a broiler door, tried aloe, ice water, tough-guy teeth gritting. Half an hour went by...Then I read about the mustard. I had pretty nasty blisters developing. I slathered it on and felt immediate relief (because of the cold, I thought) but the pain NEVER returned. I followed the best advice and left the mustard on my spot until it dried to a poo-like brown (several hours) and when I rinsed it off my blisters were drastically reduced, and as I say, there was never any more pain.

Thumb + old oven mit = :*( Comments By: Doctors make too much

I burned my thimb last night getting a pan out of my 450 degree oven. I instantly put mustard on it and let it dry up. Today I have no blister and no pain. To those that say it doesn't work, esp the "retard" comment guy that claims to work in the "medical field" Id have to say you did it wrong or just plain don't know what you're talking about.

Must not have done it right Comments By: Lit Me

I burnt my knuckle lighting a sparkler. I put mustard on it and it still blister up and hurt. I guess I just didn't put enough mustard on it.

ooowww!!!!!!!! Comments By: Anon

okay so i was making top ramen in the microwave when i tookit out the water spilled ALL over my fingers i now have first degreeson all my left fingers i had my hand in icy water for about 2 and a half hours then i tried mustard and it BURNED so i took it off i think im going to try again in a sec tho bcuz i didnt leave it on long enough

cool story bro Comments By: anon

cool stories bros i had the same thing happen to me but then i saw Billy Mays advertising his super burn healing mustard on tv. I bought a bottle and the next day I accidentally burnt myself!!! I had to use that mustard quick! AND IT WORKED REALLY WELL! THE PAIN WAS GONE ALMOST INSTANTLY! I would definitely recommend putting mustard on a burn, even if it's not the quality mustard I had.

doesn't work Comments By: cj

i just burned my hand from hot water -so excuse the non-capitalization, working with one hand here so i can only do caps lock but that takes too much work lol and tried using mustard to take away the pain and it does NOT work. i also tried honey and egg whites but the only thing that is working for me now is cold water.

100% Effective Comments By: Bryan H

I've worked in the restaurant business, and being an expert in burns mustard works no problem. I think some people who haven't agreed with me may be using spicy brown or some other form. Yellow mustard and Gulden's work without a doubt! It is one of the best/strangest remedies.

Mustard Trick plus Antibiotic Additive Comments By: Darrell Foxworthy

I found a great way to get the pain relief of mustard and help prevent infection. I am somewhat of a germaphobe and hate the idea of getting an infection. When I burned myself pretty bad not long ago I decided to use the mustard trick and mix in some bleach. It may sound like it would burn, but trust me it doesn't burn any more than using just mustard. I use this mixture on my kids all the time. You know kids, they're always burning themselves on things like cigarettes in their crib or pulling the darn George Foreman grill down off the counter. I keep a bottle of Chlorox in the fridge next to the mustard all the time now. Makes a clean, healthy and tasty salad dressing too.

my a** hurts Comments By: Anon

i fell on my strightener. long story, but anyways, this worked for a minute or two. Then it started throbbing with pain again. I don't think it worked but hey maybe it's just me.

Kind of worked Comments By: shantel

My man dropped a bowl of ramen on his lap and I read this for help. On his leg and some parts it worked others it made it worse

Dr. Approved! Comments By: Rebecca :)

While on a family vacation, we were having breakfast at the hotel with another family (Who's dad happened to be a Dr.) & His youngest daughter burned her arm while trying to get scrambled eggs from the breakfast line. He immediately asked for a bowl of mustard, put a good amount on her arm & it didn't even blister.

A few months later I accidentally grabbed a hot plate out of a toaster oven & remember the mustard, I grabbed it out of the fridge as fast as I could, put it on & didn't blister or have any pain.

I don't think it works on major burns, but definitely minor ones.

Yes it is safe Comments By: Nikki

For those who wonder if mustard falls under the same as the old wives tale of butter on a burn. It doesn't. Ask your pharmasist. Mustard Seed is an ingredient in some prescription burn medications. I have been using it for years, it works. I never heard it through anyone else. I looked at a prescription burn salve that had mustard seed as the primary ingredient. Light bulb. I have been using it ever since, 19 years.

saulder Comments By: kimi

I saulder for a living and keep packets of mustard by my bench for the times i make a mistake and my iron slips. This works great. Try it, it will make you a believer.

DONT BE DUMB!!! Comments By: Amie

Mustard does work for burns. Im 25 & ive been using it for years when i get burns frm anything (grease, iron, etc). I strongly doubt that it will work if u hav a 2nd or 3rd degree burn in which ur first option SHOULD be to seek medical attention especially if the skin is broken. To the one girl who put it on after waxin....erm....thats not an acutal burn so that was really stupid. Anyway there are plenty of ppl who hav posted here & im a believer bcuz it def works for me. I just burned myself today when grease popped out of the skillet on my arm & i immediately put mustard on it. I still felt minor pain for a few hours but it happened at 5:30 pm & its not 10:40 & im fine with no swelling (feel no pain :)

Must be plain yellow mustard Comments By: Joe B

This remedy really works. My dad was burned in an electrical fire and received 2nd and 3rd degree burns on his hand and arm. He immediately covered the majority of the burned area with mustard and covered it up (to work there must be a thick layer of mustard that is left on for several hours and it must be applied within a few minutes of the time of the burn) He went to the emergency room later that day (this is how I know there were 2nd and 3rd degree burns) and the told him he was nuts for putting mustard on it. But the clincher is that when the wound healed there was no scarring except on his upper arm (the part the wasn't burned that badly and where he didn't put any mustard) Now 20 years later, there are still some scars on his upper forearm, but the area that was burned the worst doesn't have any scars at all.