Every once in a while, technology and "old-fashion" remedies collide and the results are life-changing. If you have ever been burned in the kitchen or on the job, you should be interested to know that there are new methods to treat burns at home or work that many people are not familiar with, but everyone should have.

When someone is burned, the heat penetrates and injures the skin. Rinsing the burn under cold water is a great method, but sometimes not possible because cool water might not be available. Placing creams, oils and sprays on a burn will hold the heat in and won't stop the injury from radiating. The solution is a water based burn product.

Water based burn products have helped save lives and kept people out of the hospital. They are unique because water is placed in a semi-solid goop like form. When placed on a burn, it won't run-off like water. some of these gels can also contain pain relief medication like lidocaine. So, the pain goes away, a cooling effect takes place and the wound is protected from further infection. There are a few key makers of this unique product including Burnaid, BurnFree and Waterjel. While all three makers of these burn products have slightly different products, they are all basically water based burn gels.  
 
These products come in bottles of the gel or soaked in a type of dressing made out of wool, cotton or some sort of synthetic material.  The dressings, will stay secure on a burn for a couple of hours. They are available in different sizes & shapes ranging from a simple 4 X 4 dressing to a full blown burn blanket!  If you only need something for home, small gel packets are available.
 
The military and many large businesses have been using these types of products for several years. They are simple to use easy to rinse off with water and require no irrigation. You can find water based burn gel products ant the miracle stories that usually accompany them all over the internet. Firstaidmonster.com had a very nice selection of water based burn gels but you can simply do a google keyword search an look yourself.