Okay,so,two days ago I burned myself pulling baked potatoes out of the oven...the red mark is like 1 inch...?

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Anyway, you can buy dressings from the pharmacy/chemist/drugstore specifically for burns; DON'T just put on a band-aid or use gauze pads. The burn dressings are a clear pastic so you can see the wound and check how it is doing. These will help to reduce scarring. I used some on a massive burn on very soft skin, and the scar isn't too bad now. The dressings need to be changed every 3-4 days, and you might need to use them for a month or so, depending on the severity.

Once the dressings come off, moisturise with something like Vitamin E cream, also I've heard rosehip oil is really good. There are heaps of scar-reducing creams available now.

Also get plenty of sunshine for the Vitamin D. I had an old burn scar on my arm that seemed to last for about 8 months; once I started getting out in the sun again, the scar faded within a few days; now you can't see it at all.

I don't know if it will scar or not. However, it'll require you going to a pharmacy or somewhere (like Walgreen's or even Wal-Mart). There's this pasty stuff called Silvadene Creme. It kinda numbs burns. Works really good. Might wanna get some little gauze pads and some tape to cover it up (expose it to air a little bit every day though), it will help you to keep it from getting infected if it's very bad.

Scarring depends on your own skin alot of times. ME, I have so many bruises, scars, scratches from being clumsy that I don't worry about that part too much. I'm all about pain control.

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Wash it daily with soap and water and put some polysporin or neosporin on it to keep it from getting infected.

Both of them will reduce the chance of scaring, and the polysporin will take away the pain.

I am a Baker, and I was told that when you burn yourself, to put straight vanilla on it right away, and it does work. But I will say I have many smaller burns and all you can do is keep them moist with something like Neosporin...... Hope you heal better than I do!!

Polysporin will help. I think they make a kind specifically for burns, but any type will help reduce scarring and decrease healing time.

Rub aloe on it...preferably from a live plant..just break off a part and rub it into the burn. Unless you see a 666 starting to develope...then I would run as fast as you can to your nearest holy water pool.

Best place for this question would be your Drs. office. Burns can get infected more than any other injury, so you're better off to have it checked and corrected now.

put pure vitamin E on it for scarring.

or Polisporine right away

There are specific burn treatments at Walgreens. If its happening right now - put butter on it.