 [ Symptoms ] how to treat a second degree burn i was dumb and burned a cookie and then touched the black liquid stuff and burned my finger now it has 2 blisters and it looks like its gonna turn white what do i do im really scared [ Disease ] the severity of a burn is judged by the size of the area burned the location and the depth i can not see your burn but it sounds like a small superficial second degree burn once you have soaked it in ice or cold water for a while just apply a good burn ointment or antibiotic ointment leave the blisters alone to rupture spontaneously keep it covered and very clean