What to Do…Wounds and Damaged Skin

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What to Do…Wounds and Damaged Skin

 

  • Clean wounds with water / saline. Iodine / Chlorhexidine / Electromicyn may be used as disinfectants
  • Dressing / bandage and direct pressure for bleeding. Tourniquet for profuse bleeding
  • Aloe Vera Gel: Very soothing for skin rashes and fantastic to help stop hot spots from progressing
  • Calendula: used topically it’s very effective at aiding the healing of skin and is also very useful to help stop bleeding. Don’t use in infected wounds
  • Manuka honey has profound anti-bacterial properties and helps to provide the ideal environment to assist with wound healing and may be applied as a poultice
  • Ozonated Gel is incredible at helping to reduce inflammation, kill bugs and promote healing