A French Remedy for a Burnt Finger

Yesterday was Anna's birthday so her host mom threw her a dinner party with American birthday cake - or as close as one can actually get to it in France...anyway I burnt my finger at dinner and Anna's host mom told me that her cleaning lady said that if you burn your finger you need to put it in your hair and rub it against your hair for a minute or so and then it will still be red but it won't hurt. So she made me do it, and it sort of worked. I thought it was really hokey -- like really? Oooh you burnt your finger, stick it in your hair! And as crazy as it sounds, it doesn't hurt or anything today....so yeah that's my new advice if you burn your finger :-P