What to do if your skin is red and painful after moxibustion

Reddened and sore skin after moxibustion can be rinsed in cold water for 10 minutes, and then apply burn cream. Moxibustion is a traditional Chinese medicine external treatment method that utilizes burning moxa to warm and iron body surface acupoints, and treats diseases through both the heat of burning moxa and the medicinal effects of moxa. When performing moxa treatment, burns may result from burning moxa too close to the skin. The redness and pain of the skin after moxibustion may be due to the high temperature of the moxa, resulting in skin burns, at this time, you can first use running cold water under the faucet to rinse for 10 minutes, then apply a burn ointment, to keep the local clean, to prevent abrasion of the skin caused by infection. If the localized burns after moxibustion is serious, you should seek medical attention.