How to Use Emu Oil to Treat Burns

A burn can go beyond simply being painful; it can disfigure you for life, causing massive scarring and burn marks that will last a lifetime. Proper care is vital to reducing the permanent marks a burn leaves. That care includes immediate treatment and even hospitalization for severe burns. Always follow your doctor's recommendation before using any other treatments--including emu oil, which increases blood flow and promotes healing.

Things You'll Need

• Emu oil

Show More

Instructions

• 1

  Wait until the burn is healed enough that you no longer need to keep it bandaged. Until the bandages come off, the wound is supposed to remain sterile.

• 2

  Apply the emu oil several times a day once the bandages can be removed.

• 3

  Massage the oil gently into the skin until it is absorbed. This will promote healing by increasing circulation, and by providing your new skin with the moisture and fatty oils that it needs.

• 4

  Continue to massage the emu oil into the burn well after it is healed to help keep scarring to a minimum.