Need Guidance on Lye Burns, Please!

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A friend of my daughter's has been working out of town this week in a town about

3 hours away. He was doing cement work with retaining walls (he explained it,

but I don't get it). Apparently, he was pumping cement (he called it grout) into

holes he created with a drill to anchor the retaining wall. In doing this, the

cement/grout excess mixture was pooling around his feet and ankles, going into

his boots and up his pants legs. He now has second degree burns from the lye

used in this mixture of cement/grout around both ankles and on his forearms. He

drove home today and went to the local hospital here, rather than go to the

hospital in the town he was in. The hospital bandaged both ankles, and he has to

return tomorrow for rebandaging. Apparently the burns are pretty bad, and the

skin is broken and bleeding. His arms are much better, with only a few cracks in

the skin.

 

My first thought was to treat this with aloe/lavender, but I will not put this

on broken skin. With all of you " soapers " out there that work with lye, do you

have any suggestions?

 

I am very surprised to find out that lye is used in cement/grout. Interesting.

 

The young man is staying with us (long story). He was " injured " while on a job,

so is on Labor and Industries medical for this incident.

 

Any and all suggestions will be welcome.

 

Thank you!

 

Barb

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Barb,

 

> My first thought was to treat this with aloe/lavender, but I

> will not put this on broken skin.

 

Why won't you put this on broken skin?

About 6 years ago I got severly burned in an explosion. I used the

prescribed creams which I was given in hospital, but I also used

lavender neat on the burns, with broken skin and infection. Now, knowing

more, I wouldn't use the lavender neat anymore, I would put it in aloë

vera gel. Anyway, everything healed fine. I don't have distinct scars.

 

Greetz,

 

Saskia

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On Jun 11, 2005, at 3:45 AM, Saskia Van Besauw wrote:

 

> Why won't you put this on broken skin?

> About 6 years ago I got severly burned in an explosion. I used the

> prescribed creams which I was given in hospital, but I also used

> lavender neat on the burns, with broken skin and infection. Now,

> knowing

> more, I wouldn't use the lavender neat anymore, I would put it in aloë

> vera gel. Anyway, everything healed fine. I don't have distinct scars.

>

> Greetz,

>

> Saskia

 

It's late but I wanted to say...Hi Saskia!! And you said exactly what I

had thought when I read this post.

So nice to see you here ;-)

 

Goodnight

 

Elizabeth

Whole Life Essentials

Pure Organic Essential Oils, Hydrosols, & Natural Products

http://www.WholeLifeEssentials.com

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Elizabeth,

 

I already saw some of your interesting posts here! Nice to see you too

:-)

 

Love,

 

Saskia

 

>

> It's late but I wanted to say...Hi Saskia!! And you said

> exactly what I

> had thought when I read this post.

> So nice to see you here ;-)

>

[Guest guest]

Can you tell me why you would not use the Lavender " neat " ? I had thought

this was one oil you could use w/o dilution?

Just from my own experience, I recently cut my thumb (fairly deep) on a tuna

can. The only EO's I had on hand were Lavender and Patchouli. I poured some

Lavender EO in a small container and stuck my thumb in. It stopped the

bleeding somewhat so I could bandage it. I also used Lavender twice a day when

I

rebandaged it. Within a week no signs of infection, and within 2 weeks no

signs of a scar!

I know a cut is different than a burn....but wouldn;t the same effects hold

true(reduction of infection and scarring?)

Julie