Youngster Badly Burned Over Most of His Body - Another Question

[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone. Evelyn, the point you made below is what I did include in

my original post. I know natural isn't just good - it's great when used

correctly and wisely. My main concern is the skin grafting that he is

undergoing. I've no idea what that involves, how that skin should be cared for

at all. I would not want to suggest something blindly.

 

A few weeks ago my daughter burned herself when she touched the side of our

toaster oven (those things are evil) accidentally. I did not have any lavender

eo on hand. What I did have is Butch's lavender hydrosol in the fridge. I

poured out about a cupful and she lowered the side of her hand into the bowl.

Maybe a minute later she asked how long she had to keep her hand in. I said I

don't know and asked how her hand felt. She said " Fine. It doesn't hurt

anymore that's why I'm asking. " You need to understand - this is a child who

cries first then sucks in her breath to endure anything (such as when her old

horse Candy stepped on her foot accidentally on purpose). She was her usual

self quick as a wink. She did not even get that brown 'dead' layer of skin that

you sometimes get after a cooking burn.

 

So, I will be sending a spritzer bottle of the lavender angustifolia along with

a conversation not to use it on any area that's being treated with any major

care (i.e. grafting). May not be the right one traditionally but it worked on

my daughter's hand. Will also include a bottle of rose hydrosol to try to help

the little guy get some real sleep - not the sleep that comes from exhaustion of

what he's been through or medication induced sleep.

 

I do have heli (thanks to Janet's great coop!!) so I would like some ideas on

how to put that into a salve for him when his skin is ready for that. Does

anyone have a basic recipe for a base " salve " ? I immediately thought of when

I'd asked for a " unpetroleum " jelly recipe but I would think that I don't want

beeswax in this instance.

 

Thank you again all for your help and sharing your experiences - although I'm

sorry to hear how many folks have experienced burns. Ouch!

 

Dale

Now as for the emu oil....is it really from the bird??

Evelyn Millican

 

 

There are a lot of healing butters and oils, including Helichrysum and black

see oil, unrefined Shea and many others however, because of the severity of his

burns please ask the doctors before using anything that could lead to more

complications. Not saying that natural isn't good just that it must be used

with caution in instances like this. Deep burns are dangerous.

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hey Dale,

 

Yes Emu oil is from the bird )

 

http://www.bodymagic.net/research.htm Check here for some facts.

 

Bree

 

 

 

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Now as for the emu oil....is it really from the bird??

 

 

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[Guest guest]

> I do have heli (thanks to Janet's great coop!!) so I would like some ideas on

how to put that into a salve for him when his skin is ready for that. Does

anyone have a basic recipe for a base " salve " ? I immediately thought of when

I'd asked for a " unpetroleum " jelly recipe but I would think that I don't want

beeswax in this instance.

 

I'm curious as to why you might omit beeswax? Bee products have very

healing properties. Or are you thinking the product may be too

'stiff'? You can make a soft, very easily spreadable salve (using

beeswax) by using about 4 parts oils to 1 part beeswax. As your

mixture is cooling, stir it to form an 'un-petroleum jelly'. I don't

have my recipe in front of me, but I make a salve using heli &

lavender EO's in beeswax, mink oil, emu/ostrich oil, and squalane that

is wonderful for my dd's scarring. We use it, after wounds are closed,

following each of her surgeries, and as a daily regimine to help

prevent/diminish scarring. I don't think you need to use all those

carrier oils...anything simple will do. But, I happen to be the queen

of overkill, so... HTH

 

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Have a wonderful day!

 

Lisa

An Indigo Rose

~usually unusual~

[Guest guest]

Thanks Lisa!!

 

I worried that I didn't know enough about ointments to end up using something

that might 'clog/suffocate' the new skin that's why I thought I shouldn't use

beeswax and be careful about which base oil to use.

 

I'm never afraid to be told that my 'conclusion' is completely or partially

wrong just always proceed with caution and in this case (poor little guy's major

burns) proceed with extra caution.

 

My major fault is that I ask to have everything explained to me like I'm 5 (as

Denzel Washington's character said in Philadelphia). Drove my mom crazy but she

never had to worry whether or not I was going to screw something up!!

 

Dale

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Lisa Nelson

Monday, November 29, 2004 3:18 PM

Re: Youngster Badly Burned Over Most of His Body -

Another Question

 

 

> I do have heli (thanks to Janet's great coop!!) so I would like some ideas

on how to put that into a salve for him when his skin is ready for that. Does

anyone have a basic recipe for a base " salve " ? I immediately thought of when

I'd asked for a " unpetroleum " jelly recipe but I would think that I don't want

beeswax in this instance.

 

I'm curious as to why you might omit beeswax? Bee products have very

healing properties. Or are you thinking the product may be too

'stiff'?

 

 

[Guest guest]

Ha! Dale, I told you they suspended that bird and let the fat drip out of him!

 

Too Funny!

 

Jill

 

" Bree @ Bree'z Kreationz " <breeann1021 wrote:

 

Hey Dale,

 

Yes Emu oil is from the bird )

 

http://www.bodymagic.net/research.htm Check here for some facts.

 

Bree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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