The next time you suffer a burn - skip the butter treatment. Why that’s a dangerous wives tale...

If you’ve been told to smear butter on a burn to soothe and heal, you’ve been misinformed...

Applying butter to a burn can actually be dangerous. Butter is not sterile and creates an environment for bacterial growth on the wound. You could even wind up with a serious infection.

The best thing to do immediately after a burn is to let cool water run on the area to relieve some pain and stop further damage from the heat. This will also help to clean the area and reduce the risk of infection.