nuncamais:anyilherron:hackmylifetrutv:This summer’s gonna be a SCORCHER. Grab an ice cube tray
nuncamais:anyilherron:hackmylifetrutv:This summer’s gonna be a SCORCHER. Grab an ice cube tray, some aloe vera and get to freezing with this tip from truTV’s HACK MY LIFE!((OK, I keep seeing this, and I can’t stay quiet.THIS IS A HORRIBLE IDEA. NEVER, EVER, EVER PUT ICE DIRECTLY ON A BURN. And yes, sunburns count as burns.You see, when your skin is damaged by a burn, the big idea is to prevent further damage. Now, when you burn yourself on a heat source, such as a stove, you’re told to put cool water on it, to remove the latent heat and stop further heat damage to the tissue. BUT NOT ICE. You see, ice is TOO cold. It actually causes FURTHER damage to the skin! This same principle applies even to sunburns, which are technically radiation burns - so there is no need to remove latent heat. (Yes, UV light is radiation.) You actually even want to be careful about cooling the burn too much - cold causes vasoconstriction, tightening of the blood vessels, when prevents needed blood flow to the injured area. So, aloe ice cubes could be healing through a washcloth - which negates the purpose of making them aloe - or possibly as a topical agent, which means they shouldn’t be ice. BUT ALOE ICE CUBES ARE JUST A BAD IDEA.This soapbox brought to you by first aid classes and biology.))Thank you! What poster above me said!! This is bad and dangerous! -- source link
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