Q. My husband and I recently combined forces in a spectacular kitchen accident. He was heating water in a French press coffee pot in the microwave, and unknowingly heated it too much. As he picked up the pot, and walked away from the microwave, the super-heated water erupted into his face.
In running to see what had happened, I slipped in the water, and hit the tile floor on my shoulder. Fortunately, I quickly remembered reading about soy sauce for burns in one of your columns, and he quickly applied a liberal amount to his face. Subsequently, only his eyelids (which were not coated in soy sauce) blistered and peeled, but the remainder of his face suffered no long-term effects. Within a couple of days, it looked no worse than a mild sunburn.
Unfortunately, only surgery and therapy will cure the broken shoulder, but how wonderful to see the amazing results of soy sauce on his burns. Thanks for including this info in your column!
A. We first heard about using soy sauce on burns from Blair in Eugene, OR. He has been using it for decades to treat minor household burns. Since then, others have reported success using soy sauce to ease the pain and damage from minor burns. Your story is one of the most dramatic.
First aid for burns begins with immediate cold water. Severe burns require medical attention. We are certainly glad the soy sauce remedy worked for your husband.
