What's best to help this burn heal?

[claire841]

Stupidly burnt my finger.. well 3 fingers but one is worse than the others.

It hurts. It went like a white waxy coating but now seems to have split inside and looks a bit deeper.

What's best to help this heal?!

You will probably need to go and get that dressed properly to avoid infection. I had similar and went to my local walk in centre.

Anecdotal, but I sprayed colloidal silver on a bad burn on my wrist (oven shelf), and it seemed to heal extremely quickly after that.
Otherwise, calendula cream (available from Boots or Holland & Barrett) is also good for burns.

That looks nasty, OP - poor you! I recently had a burn, and had to have it dressed by a nurse at my GP practice — apparently if it goes white that’s a bad sign, and it then needs professional cleaning and dressing, as it is a deeper burn and can get infected; so it needs a proper burn covering and sometimes repeat dressing. They recommend seeing someone ASAP for any burns on the hand, as apparently if it goes white it can mean the burn has reached important nerves (and you may feel less pain than you ought to, or it may be deceptively un-painful IYSWIM), so they need to check it out for how deep it’s gone.

Do you have a minor injuries near you, or can you sit and wait for the practice nurse at your GP tomorrow? I hesitate to recommend A&E as the waits are so long - a nurse or minor injuries or OOH might be a lot better - but the NHS online guide does say:

“Go to a hospital accident and emergency (A&E) department for:

• deep burns of any size that cause white or charred skin
• burns on the face, neck, hands, feet, any joints, or genitals“

www.nhs.uk/conditions/burns-and-scalds/treatment/