I'm looking for a way of treating minor burns in the field. I'm referring to the nuisance type (similar to sunburn) where there isn't any obvious skin damage, just redness and that annoying, distracting pain.

There seems to be a bit of disagreement as to the best treatment. The one consistent bit of advice is to run cold water over the area for 10 or fifteen minutes or to apply cold cloth. Sometimes this just isn't possible.

So, has anyone had any luck with any gel products, like aloe vera with lidocaine or hydrocortisone cream? I see that the Burn Free (tm) gel product has no active ingredients and is intended as a substitute for the running water. Anyone have any good experiences with this product?