Baking soda One of the best things for one who has been scalded is to bathe the part freely in a solution of baking soda at once. Heals promptly.
Milk Dr. E.C. Price, in his own person, found that milk applied was the best remedy for burns from carbolic acid.
Soap For burns that will not heal, make a paste of scraped Castile soap and water and apply.
Mutton tallow A good dressing for burnt or scalded surfaces is to dip clean muslin in melted mutton fat, and apply, binding it on.
Calendulae Succus Apply pure to the burnt surface. Heals promptly, with but little pain. One of the best remedies for burns.
Lettuce Pliny said that bruised leaves of garden lettuce, salted, was a fine remedy for burns or scaldings before blisters form.
Potato Raw potatoes, pounded or scraped, is an old cataplasm for burnt or scalded surfaces.
Olive oil A recipe that is favored by many for burns of all sorts is the application of olive oil.
Symphlum McAllister, Lancet, Aug. 17, 1912, said that this was the best application for the ulcerative condition following burns.
