I just had to write you because I am so thankful for the work of the clay. Last Thursday morning, I got a very severe burn on my finger which immediately blistered. I was on my way to work so I quickly put a dollop of clay on the burn and covered it with a band-aid. It immediately cooled down the pain. I repeated this Thu. night, Fri. morning, Fri. night and on Saturday morning, the blister was gone. The blister never broke. It just seemed to collapse in and smooth out. I can still slightly see where it was. I’ve had burns before and I’ve never had it heal so fast or painlessly. This was just wonderful. — Linda
Boiling Water Burn
One morning, I was boiling a cup of water in the microwave for hot tea. I reached in to pull the cup out of the microwave and the sleeve of my bathrobe caught on the door, and over half of the boiling water poured over the top of my hand. It was extremely red and hurt very much. I thought to grab the already mixed clay from the jar and layered it over my hand in a wet, paste-like consistency and then wrapped it in gauze for 24 hours. After 12 hours, I sprayed some water on the gauze to keep the clay moist until morning. The next morning, I removed the gauze and to my amazement, the skin was silky smooth and had no signs of being burnt except a small amount of redness. I wrapped it again and left it on another couple hours, and when I removed it the second time, it looked and felt completely normal. — Barbara H.
Hot Pizza Bite – Clay to the Rescue
A few weeks ago, I had made a pizza for dinner. It smelled so good coming out of the oven! Even though I knew better, I cut a slice and took a big bite…and promptly burned the daylights out of my tongue and the roof of my mouth! I ran to the den where I keep some ready-mixed clay in a mason jar. I scooped out about two tablespoons of cool clay into my mouth and just held it there. About fifteen minutes later I chased it down with a glass of water…and the burning pain was gone! The pizza had cooled down in the mean time and I had a wonderful, pain-free dinner! What did we ever do before clay came along?! — Jamie C.
Hydrochloric Acid Burn to Hand
Worker’s had burned with Hydrochloric Acid. Doctors wanted to amputate part of his thumb and do a skin graft to the dark fleshy part between his thumb and forefinger.
He chose clay and soaked his hand in a thick clay mask for 13 hours the first time. Prior to the clay application he had intense severe burning pain and could not move his thumb. The next morning the pain was greatly reduced and he could wiggle his thumb. He kept doing poultices for 4 more days and the clay cleaned the wound and the dead skin started peeling off. His is in no pain can move his thumb easily and new healthy pink skin is now present and no amputation or transplant needed. — Robert H.
During Healing
After 4 days of clay applications.
Completely healed. — Robert H.
Jalapeno Face Burn
I also have a story to report. The other night while washing my face I got Jalapeno Juice on my face and in my eye. It’s a long story, but cliff notes are: my son eats peppers all the time and he used a face towel as a placemat while eating on the furniture and it ended up in the towel cabinet as a clean towel) I felt my eye burning, but thought I had soap in it and further wiped with the towel. My eye, my face, a lip, everywhere I dragged the towel across my face was on FIRE! At first, I had no idea what was going on, only that the water I was using to try to wash it off was making it worse! I have sensitive skin anyway. So I looked at the towel and saw the green juice on it. I grabbed my hydrated clay and used a q-tip to place it as close to my eye as possible and all along my face and lip. Within seconds the burning stopped and after several minutes the pain and burning was completely gone! Needless to say, I love my clay!!!!! – Justine F.
Melted Plastic Burn on Finger
I burned my finger picking up a knife that had fallen into the burner on the stove and the plastic handle melted on my finger. The pain was so intense and the plastic from the knife handle was embedded in my finger. I immediately plunged my finger into wet clay and wow – pain, redness and the burn went away. The clay even lifted up the plastic that had adhered to my finger – from now on clay is my go to for burns thank you!!! — Jo-Ann E.
Motorcycle Burn
It was a typical 100-degree summer day in Texas as I straddled my motorcycle to ride to work for the day. I was in shorts, thinking more about my day of working outside than the brief ride on the bike. After parking, I went to dismount as I felt the stinging pain and literally heard the sizzle of my calf as it touched the red-hot tail pipe, resulting in a severe burn about 4 inches by 2 inches in size. Remembering a story I had heard about using clay for burns, I immediately applied a thick layer of hydrated clay over the area. The intense pain dissipated in a matter of seconds! I continued to apply fresh clay to the burn throughout the day and applied a clay poultice overnight. The next morning I was relieved to see only a slightly red area but not blistering and, after a full recovery, no scarring. What an incredible gift from Nature. — Kyle J.
Oven Burn
It was 6:30 p.m. on a Thursday evening. I had burned my arm reaching in the oven and hitting the rack above the casserole. Instant burn pain. You know the kind. The constant painful sensation that doesn’t let up. I knew I would have a blister on the back of my hand from this burn. Bummer. Well, I had heard about this green Bentonite clay and its healing powers and I had just received a sample made up in paste form. Why not, I thought, as I spread an ample portion over my hand. The cool paste clay felt soothing and refreshing. In less than a minute the painful sensation was gone. Well I was somewhat impressed but still expected the blister and tenderness that would last for days.
Guess what… It didn’t happen. No, I mean it. It didn’t blister and stay tender for days. You know how you do the dishes with your hands in warm water after having a burn and it feels really tender and starts hurting again? Well it didn’t happen. I just never blistered. Didn’t even leave a mark. Next I felt a mouth ulcer coming on. I packed a glob of the clay over the spot and went to sleep. The spot felt smaller the next morning. I put some more clay on and went about my business. Want to guess what happened? Well if you guess it was gone within 24 hours you are right. I was impressed. — Ashley A.
Oven Burn #2
I work in a cafeteria which means burns all the time. The greatest testimony I have is the day I picked up a pan that had just come out of a 550 degree oven. Every finger pad and thumb pad were on fire. I called my daughter 15 minutes away and told her to run to my house and get my bottle of hydrated clay (which was very cheap at the HFS) When she FINALLY made it there I coated every finger with the thick goo. Every couple hours I would pour that down the rubber gloves I put on. By that evening, you could hardly tell I had done a thing. The finger never blistered. Hydrated clay is a must in the kitchen!! — Edith
Pizza Mouth Burn
I am in the Air Force and in my current job as a staff member in DC, I travel normally 3 weeks out of 4 every month. One day I was extremely late for the airport (not wanting to get stuck in the security checks), and as I passed a pizzeria heading for my gate, I darted in for a hot slice of pizza (very unusual as I strive to eat organic and healthy). Not thinking (because my stomach was rumbling) I pulled it out of the box and bit into this VERY HOT slice of cheese pizza. Needless to say, the hot cheese welded itself to the roof of my mouth and burned it terribly. For the next 3 hours on the plane, I couldn’t even drink water without it hurting and the pain seemed to be intensifying. When I arrived at my location and checked into my room, I decided to get my bottle of clay out and drink some. The results were unbelievable…the pain, soreness, throbbing was instantly gone…and never returned!!! There is no other explanation for what happened except the living clay stopped the blistering and pain related to a burn and healed my mouth. – Dan R.
Severe Finger Burn
I was baking at the shop yesterday, had 9 trays of cookies, doing three trays in the oven at a time. I had taken 3 trays out of the 425 degree oven and was putting three more in. I mistakenly grabbed one of the hot trays and burned all five of my fingers on the right hand. I immediately ran them under cold water and plunged them into ice. I have three fingers with significant 2nd degree blisters. Standing there thinking, what I could do, I thought of the clay. I went and grabbed a jar of powder and made a thick paste out of it. I covered all five fingers in clay. I could still feel the sting and every time, I just added more clay on top of it to block out the oxygen. I kept the clay on for 4 hours. When I got home, I took the clay off to see the damage. Three of the fingers have significant swelling and obvious blisters. The pain was gone. I protected it the rest of the night so as not to create any more damage to the area. This morning, the swelling is down, the blisters are absorbed and the pain is gone. I am using my hand as if nothing ever happened. The clay is amazing and was my only option at the time of the accident. — Diane H.
Sun Burn
I got too much sun a couple weeks ago and got pretty pink, it was uncomfortable. So that night and for the next 2 days I took clay baths, used 2 cups and it helped immediately. My pink turned tan in 3 days, no peeling at all. – Heidi F.
Sunburn-Severe Neck Blisters with Photos
First I would like to tell you that the inflamed sun blisters my son got in the Norwegian alps healed very fast! The worse is on his lower neck – see the photo below.
He is also red in his face and front neck…. when this picture was taken he had Aloe Vera on (that is the white parts). Until now he has put clay on his forehead, quite thick with plastic wrap on it – not on the neck
Then he put clay poultices on for a couple of hours each evening for a week and now it looks really good. Thank you! – Gunilla A.
Three Fingers Burned from a Hot Grate
I burned 3 fingers picking up a very hot grate on my stove. We had just boiled some water and removed the teakettle, and I noticed it needed to be cleaned underneath the grate. I dropped the grate as soon as I picked it up and as it clattered to the floor I rushed to put globs of clay on each finger. After about an hour, most of the clay had fallen off, and I had almost forgotten about the incident. When I washed the remaining clay off my fingers, I found no sign of a burn. Advice: keep the clay “handy”! – Mary Helen K.
Waffle Iron Burn
I burned the palm of my hand pretty badly. I was heating a waffle iron and placed my hand on top to see if it was hot, what a mistake that was!! My hand was on fire, so to speak. I iced it and then clayed it for a few hours. I covered it with clay before going to bed. The next day there was no evidence of a burn, no redness or blistering. It was like it never happened. I was amazed with the results!! – Patricia R.
