Spenco 2nd Skin Moist Burn Pads, Large (3 x 4 Inches), 3-Count

I got this a box of this stuff as part of my "doomsday" kit after the tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan. One night soon after I got this box I nuked .. err .. over nuked gravy in a bowl to pour over some meatloaf. No, this was not a planned test! I picked the bowl up, burned 3 of the fingers on my right hand while using a towel to pick it up one handed, and then dropped the white hot bowl of molten gravy which then proceeded to coat and cook all 4 finger from the first knuckle down to the fingertips on the left hand. In the meantime dummy here tried to grab the bowl again with the right fingers (bare). Wrong move. Getting splashed with molten gravy was like getting hit with boiling oil that sticks so it burned until I rinsed the stuff off. Grabbing after the nuclear gravy covered bowl wasn't too smart either. I rushed to the sink to run water over my fingers and realized that I needed to keep them cold continually because they started burning again as soon as I pulled them out of the water. This one was more than your average burn and I use a keyboard for a living so having 7 roasted fingers was not something I was looking forward to.Just then it dawned on me that I had just recently gotten this burn gel stuff and decided to give it a test. Man this stuff is great. You just apply it to the burned area and tape it in place. You don't have to keep replacing it like you have to keep re-wetting a towel or keeping your burn in ice water. The gel pads immediately stopped the burning and easily lasted 24 hours without need for replacement until I changed the bandage the next day. If I had used a wet towel I'd have been wetting it constantly all night long unless I used ice through a towel and that gets messy. After using the burn pad I did not get any blisters nor any burn markings on my fingers. This stuff works for the minor burns that hurt like he11. I don't know about real serious burns but I'm sure they'll provide excellent relief until medical attention is sought. It claims to help reduce scarring. I don't know if I got burned bad enough to tell if I'd have had scars but would imagine it would help since it is sterile and comforting. My fingers felt much better the next day as long as I kept the pad on. I had cut it up for each finger. By the 36th hour I no longer needed them and the fingers felt fine again. I can swear by these. I could even use my keyboard with the pads taped to my fingers.The pad material resembles jellyfish flesh somewhat and feels moist and cool on the application side. Its a tad over a millimeter thick. Each one comes sealed in a sterile packet.This is great to keep handy around the house. You can even add a pad or two to your emergency kit if you have one.I highly recommend you keep some on hand.

I never had burn this deep where the air hitting the wound was painful. When I first burned my arm, I just cut a big piece of aloe plant & taped it to my arm. It was bulky & awkward but the aloe jelly stopped the burning.I purchased second skin & it was awesome. It is as thick as a gause pad but made of hydro jel. It's texture is like the inside of alow. It is soft, moist & cool. It has no adhesive, thank God. I just laid the pads next to each other until the burn was covered. I used a long sock to hold pads onto my, skin on my arm because my skin couldn't tolerate adhesive. When purchasing the new skin, I also purchased some stockenet to hold the pads on.I bought several products but they had adhesive. The pad wasn't big enough to cover wound so the adhesive was getting into the wound. OUCH!The New Skin does self adhere with it being sticky but I used the stretchy cotton stockinette to hold the pads in place then & wrapped over the whole arm with a a coban wrap to protect the arm.Great product! New Skin saved me from alot of pain.

Every so often when cooking I touch something and accidently burn myself. I know it’s bad when I feel the extreme pain and see a blister start right away.I have tried many different techniques over the years but this is my system that works the best stopping pain and stopping blisters and scarring.Wash and clean area. Cut out a piece of 2nd skin slightly larger than burn area. Use bandaid or medical tape over it. And then I ice it. I’ve multiple times during day and switch 2nd skin after shower or after a day. Use for a couple days.My husband ordered another company’s copy of this and I tried it since it looked easier to use since it was attached to a bandaid. I could tell it wasn’t working from the pain I was feeling and when I looked blisters were appearing so I quickly ditched that and went back to 2nd skin. I just ordered another container, I don’t want to run out and not have it on hand.

This items works fantastic! Even for those who are diabetic and get skin tears, this product works fantastic to facilitate skin healing. Highly recommend this product! Would buy again if needed arose.

This product helped my burn so much! It’s cooling to help the sting go away. But also it kept my burn from causing a scar. I will always use this product!

A lot of the reviews mention this barely lasting 8 hours but I never had that issue. The only day it dried up completely it took almost the entire 24 hours to do so. As for wound sticking, I didn't have that issue either. I think most of the issues with wound sticking appear to be on wounds that are probably oozing/open a lot more than a superficial burn.This worked really well for me.

Easy to use. Feels great.After getting a 2nd degree burn at work, I needed something to protect my skin while also allowing it to heal. These work great! Just peel the blue layer off and it exposes the cooling gel. The gel is thick enough to not cause any pain while being touched and it cools it so the burn stops stinging. Throw a piece of tagederm over it and you're golden.

My husband accidentally burned himself, so he decided to try these. He had 2nd degree burns in several locations. The areas where he used these healed considerably faster than the areas with gauze pads. We were amazed at the difference!