putting urine on burns? has anyone ever heard of this?

upcoaster · May 24, 2009

I had to register to post this, but I thought it was worth the effort, considering the results. My father was an electrician and once told me to pee on a burn and it quit hurting. I am a glass artist and use a torch for

several hours a day. Every time a shard of glass hits my hand, I follow his advice. No burning, no scaring, no hurting. When I was a beginner I accidentally put my entire thumb into a 1400 degree flame. I cannot

even describe the pain. I immediately applied fresh warm urine. Put anything on a burn right away and it

will hurt. But a minute or two later it did not hurt. Even days later when skin was sloughing off and my nail

turned dark, it did not hurt. No scar, and I didn't lose my thumbnail. It really does work. As they say--"try it, you'll like it."

VegaStar88 · Jan 27, 2012

My wife (an RN) told me that her boss (an NP) burned her hand (i'm guessing it was 1st degree) and then urinated on it. I'm guessing this is a wife's tail and searched online to find subjective proof that this works.... can someone shed some light on this... I told her it was a wife's tail and untill I'm proven otherwise do not agree that it helps with a burn. Thanks in advance.

It most definitely works. It may sound gross but when u have a hell of a burn and nothing to relieve the pain, urine will do the job. It also helps with sties.