I have a cut and i don't want it to be a scar.
So help please
2007-03-23 06:13:59 · 24 answers · asked by jubileejester 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
aloe vera jelly
essence oil of lavender (will not burn, apply neat if not sensitive skin, if sensitive skin mix with carrier oil)
vitamin E oil
eat your veggies
2007-03-23 06:17:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way to avoid a scar from a cut is to use vitamin E oil. You can get capsules at your local pharmacy or drug store. Ask for them if you can't find them. Sterilise a pin with rubbing alcohol and then poke a small hole in the jelly capsule. Squeeze the oil out and apply it to your scar. I suggest you do this 2x daily, in the morning and before going to bed. It's amazing how great it works! I have a friend and my husband who were both operated on in open heart surgery... it makes a heck of a cut! Anyhow, the friend didn't use vitamin E oil but my husband did... You should see the difference... the friend has a thick, ugly purplish scar and you can hardly see my husband's... And vitamin E oil is great because it is WAY LESS EXPENSIVE than neosporin and all the chemical stuff...
Oh... vitamin E oil also worked great on my cesarian scar!
2007-03-23 06:24:50 · answer #2 · answered by The ReDesign Diva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well depending on the severity of the cut and if it is a clean straight or jagged cut will determine the type of scare that will form. for a simple straight cut I have always used vitamin E on my girls and it does help to promote healing and lessen scaring. My daughter scraped up her chin badly 4 years ago, I used vitamin E 3 times a day and the scar was next to nothing, now you have to really look hard to see it.
2007-03-23 06:35:46 · answer #3 · answered by carol b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on how bad it is and how much scar tissue your body normally produces. Keep the scab soft with a good lotion - preferably home made so you don't have all those extra chemicals in it - and that will help protect the new skin. I've a lotion I make for use both on humans and horses.
My anti-scar lotion recipe: two parts olive oil, one part lard, one part beeswax with a few drops of vit. E oil. Heat ingredients until just melted, pour into hard plastic or glass mold. Let harden, cut into bars. And it's totally none toxic.
2007-03-23 06:23:38 · answer #4 · answered by SLA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The faster a wound heals, the less likely it is to scar. That's why Neosporin claims to reduce scarring. Notice that when you have lil cuts or hangnails around you cuticles, or cracks in callouses on your feet, they take long to heal because the skin is too dry. keep the skin soft, with any ointment like neosporin or vaseline, thats the best thing.
2007-03-23 06:23:40 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lanacane spray or NeoSporin while the cut is still there. Put a band aid that is NOT air tight over it until it is healed then once its healed use mederma if theres a scar!
2007-03-23 06:18:53 · answer #6 · answered by totalERfanatic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vitamin E works wonders on cuts and scarring.
I used it recently after I got stitches and I didn't scare at all.
You can buy it in a bottle with a little brush at most pharmacies and health food stores.
2007-03-23 06:19:04 · answer #7 · answered by dana_g99 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neosporin
2007-03-23 06:17:01 · answer #8 · answered by Dr Universe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neosporin when it's healing. Then when it's healed apply coco butter and vitamin E directly on the cut
2007-03-23 06:18:43 · answer #9 · answered by Shadow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mederma
2007-03-23 06:16:06 · answer #10 · answered by Italian Medallion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife used Vitamin E cream on her "cuts"after surgery . Seemed to work quite well.
2007-03-23 06:19:01 · answer #11 · answered by BobbyT 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋