Should You Use Hydrogen Peroxide to Clean Wounds?
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- Hydrogen Peroxide: It fizzes, it stings, but does it actually do you any good? Find out on this week's Quick Question!
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I just dip the wound into boiling water. Any bacteria that can survive that deserve to infect me.
Lol
+Joshua Hettinger LOL, u would damage ur skin cells and probably other cells too.
You should be applying dilute (~11 M) solution of H₂SbF₇ instead, or at least holding it in the water for a few minutes.
+Joshua Hettinger Hate to be the one to break it to you, but you need to boil bacteria, depending on their genus, normally on the outskirts of 1 hour to kill the vegetative cells.if they produce spores, their spores can't be killed by boiling.
Isuggest OP use boiling lead. Because it's a liquid metal, wounds heal much faster.
Lol, Hydrogen peroxide is for kids. Real men use Dihydrogen Monoxide.
+Spiked Blueshell Dihydrogen Monoxide? You mean that horrible component in acid rain, industrial coolant, and pervasive substance in our water supply? You got to be tough to deal with that.
+Spiked Blueshell Yeah!
lol
+Spiked Blueshell Pff, real men use Sodium Hydroxide...
+Spiked Blueshell I have Dihydrogen Monoxide for breakfast!
being a former Kid and Skateboarder, the Fizz helps remove and loosen embedded Dirt and Gravel!
(way better than a scrub brush!)
should still scrub.
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Hydrogen peroxide never hurt me. Alcohol and iodine, now those hurt.
+hackprefect
I'd use Alcohol.
+FieryWingedAngel Yeah! I use it orally all the time!
yamatoneko1 Drink it and forget about the wound.
iodine ? for real ?
betadine antiseptic spray has those two ingredients
Peroxide use was recommended by a physician to remove debris from road rash and cuts. It's OK to kill off a small layer of your own tissue at this point (I was told) to make sure that damaged and potentially infected cells are removed before the healing starts.
Peroxide is also used to help remove bandages that have been sealed to the wound by clotting blood and healing tissue.
I kind of like the bubbles. It's reassuring that no dead tissue will be there to get funky while the injury is healing.
Thank you for sharing that, that s good to know
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"I refuse to believe medical professionals bc I like the bubbles"
@@AggressiveSpaghetti The number of small open injuries that I've taken to the ER in my life has generally set this habit for me.
Medical Professionals are NOT to be fully trusted if there is money for them when you follow their advice.
More - I freaking BATHE in peroxide. Adding as much as a gallon to a tepid bath and then I soak until the dead skin has loosened and can be rubbed off. Not a bath for bedtime because the oxy tneds to stimulate, not relax.
Not when you scrape your knee though, that’s just minor. If It’s really dirty then sure, but that’s probably not the case.
I wonder how many people are sending this to their mother haha.
Done
Lol
+Gus Awonaiya My mom was using mercurochrome but I learned it's not safe either lol.
+Gus Awonaiya omg I just did it lol
only kids
When I was a kid I never remember peroxide hurting. But alcohol sent me through the roof. Anyone else?
Jamie
I never used peroxide, but my parents insisted on alcohol. If it was a very deep wound (IE anything more than a scrape in their book) then topical penicillin. Why? Who knows lol
Deadlyaztec27 that's crazy
Sammee
same, when i got scraped from falling at school, i just used hand sanitizer.
I think the sting comes from the stabilizer in the HP. A solution of 3% HP prepared using food grade HP doesn't contain any stabilizers, so doesn't sting.
As a nurse, we generally don't use hydrogen peroxide on wounds (even though I grew up using it all the time!). When I rarely use hydrogen peroxide for things at work, I usually dilute it with normal saline.
Simple wounds, I tell my patients normal saline (which I give them) or soap and water.
You misspelled "antiseptic".
"ANTISPETIC"
+Jon Lai
antisceptic
+Clemens Richter No, they spelled it "antispetic" not "antisceptic"
+PhilNEvo Beat me to it.
Rohan Pandey i know, antisceptic is just what i thought of
Typo at 1:47 Antispetic instead of antiseptic.
Lol
+May Lawrence gg scishow force closes
+GradeCUnderC not the first the robot video they spelled clumsy wrong in the thumbnail but now it's fixed
+May Lawrence Oh My God, does this mean the people who make SciShow are actually human?????
+Christine Steady on!
On the other hand, it's AMAZING at removing blood stains!!!!!!!!! Very useful tip!
that will come in handy the next time i murder someone thank you.
@@Frosty2 you don't have to murder anyone to know how to remove blood stain. Girls know.
Smell of suspicion
ive always found that hydrogen peroxide dosent hurt, especially compared to alcohol. soap sounds fucking brutal though
Depends how deluted it is.
Alcohol burns at first but then stops, the soap burns less but stays longer
Hydrogen peroxide doesn't hurt to the touch, but that doesn't mean it isn't hurting.
Yeah
Iodine doesn't burn at all.
I always liked the way hydrogen Peroxide felt on my wounds, tickled.
+Dorian Lang (RangerXML) That is pretty hardcore man.
But why should i care for some few cells of mine that will get replaced anyway, when foreign bacteria could potentially cause the wound to fester?
+Xqwzts Because you're also killing white blood cells, the very cells that deal with the bacteria. And while cells might get replaced, it doesn't happen instantly, and can leave lasting damage as a result. Oh, and lets not forget that your immune system benefits from fighting off threats as long as they are not serious enough to leave any lasting damage.
Edit: Looks like my comment was (partially) wrong. Look further down the chain for a correct explanation.
+Xqwzts Ignore rendom, it has fuckall to do with white blood cells, The reason is the undamaged cells nearest the wound are the ones that would divide and replace the damaged area, by using a contact killing fluid like that, you're doubling up on the amount of dead tissue that has to be broken down and whatnot to get to the point where you can start replacing the damaged tissue.
In severe cases, this is the only way to prevent serious infection, but it's more harm than good for minor to moderate injuries.
Anvil Bound
Oh okay, that makes sense.
The bacteria, which can reproduce rapidly, will eventually become immune to it and potentially other antiseptics, while your white blood cells will die. Think about it
Xtreme J
That is very unlikely to happen. At least for an individual. Bacteria resistant to drugs is more of an issue with how hospitals are sanitised versus how individuals are treated.
Great video; very informative. Thanks SciShow! 😊
If your get gets a cut on their limbs, the best policy is always to amputate and cauterize. If the scratch is on their head or face, then the best policy is to attempt a full body transplant.
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One time I stabbed my finger with my mechanical pencil by mistake and it got infected. I spent day after day pouring peroxide on it in the morning for like 2 weeks, but the wound would always fill right back up with pus by the end of the day and after I woke up. So finally one evening I read about peroxide and I instead just poured soap right into the wound and rinsed with water. No peroxide. The very next morning it was SO MUCH BETTER and it was totally closed up with no infection in like 2 days. AMAZING! Moral of the story, don't use peroxide!
+MattsMotorz I've found that iodine is also very effective, as opposed to hydrogen peroxide.
MattsMotorz if you have a wound festering for 2 weeks, you should probably go to a medical facility immediately
MattsMotorz nah
Lol ik this is old as heck but its because u kept putting the hydrogen peroxide on there. once or twice is enough and then you have to let it heal.
use vodka instead
Those healthy cells were a sacrifice I can live with. Never got an infection in a Peroxide treated cut ^_^
psychoguy is an idiot. looks like he never play in his life.
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This advice, like many things in the field of medicine, is subject to the circumstances under which it is utilized. Most of the time, any bacteria that might infect an abrasion is benign enough that allowing our bodies immune system to take those pesky bugs out of this world with extreme prejudice is certainly the preferred methodology these days. However, if the invading bacterium is causing more harm than would a dousing of hydrogen peroxide. Then it can be beneficial overall. This really does come down to common sense. A bit of rug burn with a few abrasions isn't likely to cause an infection that our bodies can't deal with. However, if you cut your leg while wading through sewage contaminated waste water. Well then it's probably better to play it on the safe side. Endure the burn and watch for signs of infection. Common sense, as uncommon as CZcams videos that lack trolls in the comment section.
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Well said. I just cut my foot while walking on rocks in a lake. Thinking I will use some peroxide as I'm not really able to get in there well with soap and water...
Yeah hydrogen peroxide would be a good back in many situations. Like for example hiking, going to the beach, or camping. Those are places you don’t really have access to clean water or mild soap.
Your cells will regen but the bacterial won't, so it is better to kill the bacterial and skin cell with hydrogen peroxide than to get a bacterial infection when they start to grow or enter the blood stream.
Is holding a flame thrower on a wound for 5 minutes good for killing bacteria?
+David S. 6 minutes and it'll all be dead
not good enough dude, you need to actually use the flame thrower, not just hold the device over your wound...what woukd that do?
+dahulius You seem to not be taking into account the well documented fact that all bacteria are cowards. Show them you mean buisiness by bringing out the flame thrower and they'll quickly back off.
+Kinarth you got me there
+Kinarth XD
I always opted for rubbing alcohol over peroxide because the smell of peroxide (especially once introduced to a wound) was sickening to me, while rubbing alcohol just smelled chemical-y to me.
same
+ameliaaa Yeah, the added pain was nothing compared to that smell. :P
+nateslovebug I prefer alcohol aswell because, unlike peroxide, while alcohol burns with the intensity of the sun when first applied, it tends to stop pain on the applied site for sometimes several hour (This is especially useful for mouth ulsars)
+TheMaasse I could be smelling the flesh dieing. I have always been able to smell peroxide, so I want look into the idea that it is supposed to be odorless. :)
+TheMaasse The wiki page says that it has a "slightly sharp" odor, so not odorless. It might be in low enough concentrations in household bottles that it seems odorless to some?
Im so glad you answered that one!
this is absolutely a question I've had wanted answered since I've gone multiple routes for how best to heal cuts. Thank you.
"The bubbles means it's working." - My mom 45 years ago when I scraped my knee. I've used it ever since.
Your mom was confusing it with lysol tub and tile cleaner.
That's strange, does hydrogen peroxide actually sting? In all of my years when i was a kid, it never seemed to hurt me. Maybe I'm the weird one.
+SirTickleTots No, I still use it for cuts on my hands, it never stung.
+SirTickleTots Yeah, it does sting - but not as badly as rubbing alcohol.
+SirTickleTots Same here. I always preferred hydrogen peroxide over alcohol specifically because of the stinging sensation.
***** There are exceptions to everything.
OML RUBBING ALCOHOL WAS MY CHILDHOOD NIGHTMARE BRUH
Really good question. Thanks for the answer!
Good Information!.. Thanks for sharing!
I like watching hydrogen peroxide bubbling up.
Yes you should, my cousin had a wound that wouldn't close and started to get infected. Finally he used hydrogen peroxide and it finally solved it.
I did not know that. I learned something today. Thank You Scishow!
Thanks, I've always wondered this.
here's why this sounds like bad advice.
yeah, it kills good cells along with bad cells.
but its limited to the surface layer. just like the bad cells are.
you have tons more good cells beyond the layer that it kills.
while the peroxide is good at thoroughly getting at pretty much the ENTIRETY of the bad cells.
sounds like a great trade-off for the vast majority of cases.
getting soap embedded into a wounds cuts/crevices/holes, as well as the surface
scrubbing action seems like it would be much worse. as well as leaving infective particles in there.
+Corpus Callosum
This is why MRSA is becoming very hard to deal with! If they use Hydrogen Peroxide on those bad wounds that don't seem to get better then the MRSA issue would just go away. Not everything can be healed with medicine or soap and water!
I think the sting comes from the stabilizer in the HP. A solution of 3% HP prepared using food grade HP doesn't contain any stabilizers, so doesn't sting.
The cytotoxic effects of hydrogen peroxide is actually mainly due to the peroxide reacting with the iron-sulphur clusters of electron transport chain. No electron transport chain, little to no energy. Mammalian cells have their iron-sulphur clusters internalized in mitochondria. As such, the hydrogen peroxide is less toxic to our cells than bacteria.
I needed to know this. thanks
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When my toe was infected by an ingrown nail, I did use peroxide on it every day to twice a day, but I only left it on it for a few seconds before rinsing it thoroughly. Cured it within like two days. When I thought I had it again later, I did great it in the same way, but it actually didn't even fizzle in the slightest, just felt weird and cold before I cleaned it off
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As far as i know in The Netherlands we mostly use Povidone-iodine. I can't remember it ever hurting as a child.
Same in the Philippines
Man! this just makes me feel resentful for every time I had wounds cleaned with this.
THANK YOU! I didn't know!
Fizzy bubbling foam on an open wound never did seem quite right to me!
Peroxide is a very useful thing for chemical "debridement". I had these weird growths, hard canker like lesions in my mouth. For removing dead tissue and any weird tissue growths this stuff is amazing. By the way, peroxide is very good treatment for people suffering from periodontal disease.
What about small infected cuts? I often use Hydrogen Peroxide on those and I feel that it helps them heal much faster than when I don't.
Don't use it on small cuts. This is why, and how superbugs are created. If it's small with almost no risk of infection, just let it heal.
@@roughcactus69 H2O2 actually doesn’t create superbugs! Bacteria can’t (or at least, it hasn’t yet been able to) develop a resistance to it, like soap, bleach, rubbing alcohol, high heat, etc.
Antibiotics cause superbugs because antibiotics have to be very selective so that they only kill the specific bacteria, and not your own cells - the bacteria can become resistant just like your own cells are. Dermatologists will even tell you to use benzoyl peroxide with topical antibiotics for acne because it helps to reduce the risk of resistance.
@@roughcactus69 Superbugs are caused by developing resistance to antibiotics.
@@roughcactus69 what is superbugs?
@@Asphyx12 Straight from Google because I'm too lazy to explain it. "Superbugs are strains of bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi that are resistant to most of the antibiotics and other medications commonly used to treat the infections they cause. A few examples of superbugs include resistant bacteria that can cause pneumonia, urinary tract infections and skin infections."
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i've used hydroperox to clean wounds forever and it has never hurt me
Interesting. The school nurse in my grammar school (1970's) used this as a standard thing for cuts and scrapes.
Question: Can something like Neosporin be overused?
Neosporin is pert of the problem with antibiotic resistant bugs....
I had a very deep cut vertically down the middle of my finger. I had tried washing it with soap and water, but after 4 or 5 days, it didn't show any signs of improvement apart from some crusting inside the wound. At that point, I was suggested to use emu oil. Within 2 days, the wound closed and now there's not even the faintest scar.
just learned something. thumbs up
I always enjoyed the fizzing action.
What you've said in this video is purely theoretical.
But does real life studies conform to this?
Perhaps using Hydrogen peroxide actually sped up recovery? Nobody knows until you show the studies
Hydrogen peroxide *Kills Cells And Bacteria*
If that helps then what the hell.
And who wants to watch their blood bubble?
That makes big cringe.
christopher weaver Things that happens in the lab doesn't necessary transfers over to real life...
But if it happens in the lab it means its possible.
Anyways what i mean its fine for cuts and things but for open wounds, fuck no.
How sanitary is a bar of soap?
I always tell my kids if I ever have to use peroxide which I rarely ever do is that it hurts a lot less than rubbing alcohol. If anything for me I never noticed it hurting at all for cuts and scrapes growing up. I always found the bubbling action kind of interesting to look at my always point that out as a distraction for the kids. I generally just use water and soap is necessary to clean things up but now I think I'll try and stick to only that of peroxides not going to be any more beneficial.
I was told to use honey and keep wounds constantly damp with it. It improves the appearance of scars, and it stops the annoying itch that happens when its healing.
Hydrogen peroxide brings hard to reach bacteria within a wound to the surface, where it can be wiped away or rinsed, in addition to killing them.
1:43 Spelling error. It is spelled Antispetic in the video when it should be antiseptic.
Its just a typo
Bradley Irving yeah but a mistake
My aunt has stage 4 breast cancer and I'm her primary caregiver. The tumours have ulcerated (meaning they've come to the surface of the skin) and require periodic cleaning and dressing. I use hydrogen peroxide and distilled water to clean the wounds and finish by swabbing povidone iodine and dressing with gauze. It's necessary to clean this regularly and this thoroughly so as to inhibit the growth of bacteria, which not only causes infection but also causes foul odours to exude from the wound. What I'm saying here is that hydrogen peroxide is not all bad when it comes to wound care. It's just that using it for minor scrapes and wounds probably does more harm than good.
However, in the case that you worry about flesh-eating bacteria infection, it may be wise to treat the wound with H2O2 before bandaging it. A little pain from the bubbles may save a lot of worrying or worse.
Eh, lets be honest, we will still use it.
why though?
It is actually still good for many kinds of wounds.
Pretty much any cut made by an animal is better off disinfectant. I use it often to clean cuts from cat claws; if disinfectant is used they will heal in about a day, but if you only wash them they can last the better part of a weak.
In general, if the surface area of the wound is small, you won't kill enough of your cells to cause a problem.
@@katie-st8nx helps clean your ears.
what about alcohol?
+GabakTech - Cursos de Computación Gratis drinking it good! On wounds pretty meh.
Collin Bruce drinking is bad
+Collin Bruce (OKMC) He means rubbing alcohol, not drinking alcohol. Isopropyl Alcohol, not Ethanol.
rdizzy1 i realize that i was just exploiting his vagueness for humorous reasons.
I used industrial strength peroxide to clean my wound when I worked in an industrial laundry. Worked great.
Hey SciShow, great episode. Where are the references for the sources you guys used? Just curious.
(Through experience) some wounds do benefit from the short use of the peroxide. As in, don't leave it on the wound for more than 30 seconds. In one instance, I had a canker sore on the inside of my lip for over a week. A white-ish scab had formed over it, apparently preventing/prolonging the healing process. I applied a small amount (so small that I used a Q-tip to dry it up after) and let it sit until the scab was gone. The sore was gone in 2 days. I'm not recommending this if you don't trust yourself, as ingesting this stuff can cause some really, really serious problems- so just be very careful if you do chose to do this. As for any other wounds, as the video stated, if it's serious please see a doctor, and if it's not don't worry about it because it'll be gone shortly.
I usually use rubbing alcohol, is there any reason not to?
+Magitek I expect alcohol would be equally bad, but that's the reason that I don't buy that killing a few of your own cells isn't a bad thing.
then why does it scar faster? what applications should we use it for then?
I am a vet tech, and one thing we use peroxide for (besides cleaning up blood) is MAYBE, SOMETIMES, IF WE LACK ANOTHER THING TO USE, the very first cleaning of a wound. Beyond that it's too aggressive, as stated in the video. BUT if you get a cut or a scrape that doesn't need professional medical attention, and all you have is peroxide, it's not unheard of to be encouraged to use it for the initial cleaning. Beyond that, soap and water. Chlorahexadine is a good choice, one we use VERY often, because it's not as dangerous to your own cells. You can get it at Walmart. Chlorahex is also our go-to agent for initial cleanings, but when you're out on a farm call, sometimes all you've got is peroxide.
hydrogen peroxide is painful? Its just cold to me, no pain aside from the wound itself
I'm always scared to clean open wounds because I feel like I'll pull the skin back more.
nice I didn't knew about it
what you should do with any wound that has possibly been infiltrated with infectious material(dirt, ect) or is infected is to flush it with clean water, to flush any bacteria and material out with the water, allow the wound to drain properly and then bandage it well. if it's a deep wound, try to flush it, but if it's bleeding profusely, just pack it with whatever clean cloth or bandage you have until it's full and get that person to a doctor.
When I am getting an ear infection I pour a little Hydrogen Peroxide in there, let it fizz for about 2 minutes, then let it drain and the next day the ear infection is always gone.
There are a lot of uses for peroxide mouth rinse, ear rinse, removing stains, a gentle surface cleanser. It’s only harmful to the immediate cells of an open wound and may cause the scar to be worse, but it’s definitely not going to prevent healing like some quack doctors would lead you to believe.
@@coryevans7302 they either want more patient's or they want you using neo sporin witch bacteria can build immunity too.
am i the only person who has never noticed pain from hydrogen peroxide?
Meh
I think that some people are more prone to infections on small cuts and scrapes than other people. I found that after rinsing with water and drying a scrape, antibiotic cream prevents an infection that would otherwise be seen in a day or 2. So it would clear up quicker because there would be no infection that would take additional time for the body to heal from.
Knowledge.
I always cleaned wounds with this but alas, I guess I'll just save that for tweezers, knives, etc. Thanks SciShow!
I will still use peroxide. It helped speed up the healing process on my wounds. The second after the fizzing subsides I pour distilled water on it to rinse excess peroxide off.
THANK you, I keep trying to tell people this.
I have started using hydrogen peroxide to clean a toe infection and it is working really well. No bad effects have happened yet.
I could hang out with Hank for hours, he's a smart guy and doesn't afraid of anything.
"Doesn't afraid of anything." Opposites attract, it seems.
I've been using it this long and I am not dead. Also, the fizz is entertaining.
😁😂👍🏼
So does that mean no Alcohol wipes and no Iodine for small cuts and grazes?
Thanks Hank, i really didn't know that, my family used to use peroxide, and since then i've just been confused about what should do with a scrape
Thanks
can we still use iodine based products to help in these scenarios?
I was just wondering about that too..
+GhostwarGWPTC I want to know too.
I always use it if my wounds get infected and it has been pretty effective so far.
same issue
+GhostwarGWPTC need to know as well
+GhostwarGWPTC Povidone is fine if it's not a deep wound, but nothing beats soap and water followed by antibiotic ointment and a cartoon print or neon color bandage.
I know the fallacy, but 40 years of using H2O2 has worked well for me. Being aware of the more recent information throwing doubt on it's efficacy, I have paid closer attention when I empoy it and the results are always in the positive for me and my situations. Mercurchrome and Merthiolate on the other hand...
I use it for the initial cleaning if there's a lot of garbage on the wound and that's it. I knew it killed good stuff along with the bad, but didn't know why or how. Interesting video!
Honestly, this raises more questions for me.
I tend to have issues with the fact that ear wax will continually build up in my ear and, in time, cause effectively a temporary deafness in that ear until it's removed in some way. I tend to use peroxide because it dissolves it VERY effectively, but now I'm questioning how safe it is considering what it does to your skin.
Its safe to use in ears. It only hurts your cells if it gets past your external layers of your skin. Your skins outer layers are great at preventing Hydrogen peroxide from getting in. So as long as you have no cuts inside your ears you are perfectly safe. The bubbling inside your ears is the sound of bacteria cells bursting and not your own cells. That bubbly action helps loosen earwax.
We never used Hydrogen Peroxide when I was growing up. We used rubbing alcohol.
+TheStoneSpiral i use it too in my lab for surface sterilization
Sooo, hydrogen peroxide should not be used on cuts at all? I wish they would have given some alternatives to disinfect wounds or explain when to use hydrogen peroxide or what to use it for.
Hospitals use betadine. Med kits used to contain iodine.
+You Tuber "...cold water, and maybe some soap, is enough to clean it". Two alternatives.
Chlorine maybe?
Neurotoxin maybe?
+christopher weaver Why stop at chlorine?! Go all the way and use fluorine!
Wow actual eveidence to back up the speech. Thanks
that's kind of interesting. I recently had a motorcycle crash and got some good old deep road rash and after using peroxide and a sponge to scrub it, it healed really well. I assume the burn and occasional ooze from it was my body producing the hydrogen peroxide. Good video
So I showed my mom this and she called Hank dumb and uninformed and that she will continue to use it on us lol
Scishow, you forgot to put your sources
It always bothered me when they said "it hurts because it's killing the germs", rather "because I'm pouring chemicals on an open wound" (though, yes, I'm aware everything is chemicals)
OMG this guy.. This host I could basically listen to talk indefinitely. His has that quality of sounding like an expert in whatever he talks about, even if he's just reading lines. Cheers to you, SciShow host guy. Actually all of their hosts are very spot on. But those other hosts didn't do Crash Course Philosophy.
Me and my parents never used any chemicals to clean the wounds, it was all left for itself to heal. Or I just used a leaf of a certain grass to cover the bleeding wound to stop it.
Edgy
+XtrAMassivE good way to die of infection
huh...in our house, we would go find a virgin and apply her blood on any of our injuries, we did this around once a month, when our injuries started smelling really bad....to each their own right?
I used to just grab a knife and cut off the wound. Problem solved.
+XtrAMassivE If you put anything like water, leaves, or grass on the wound then you just used some chemicals.
Iunno man, I have used perxoide for so many different cuts and I have never had any bad side effects except for great healing. One time my pet piranha bit my finger right down to the bone. All I did was pour peroxide on it and wrapped a bandage around it and it healed perfectly fine. So I see your points but it has served me well.
Hydrogen Peroxide can be very helpful because it destroys that damaged layer of skin (and doesn't hurt anywhere near the level of pain alcohol causes). That said, if you use Peroxide and not Neosporin afterward, yes, it can do more harm than good. The simple fact, though, is that soap and water wounds, in my experience, don't heal as fast as Peroxide-treated wounds. The fact that a lot of my wounds are skin infections, however, might have something to do with it. (Killing the pus inside the wound with Peroxide is the fastest way I've found to clean out the infections.) That's just my body, though. Maybe others are different. I can't say I recall Peroxide hurting me. Alcohol hurts, especially on rashes, but those painful rashes go away in 48 hours, compared to a 7-10 day healing period without alcohol. I'd rather the overpowering pain of alcohol for 30 seconds than several days of pain. In short, I think it matters quite a bit how you are using antiseptic treatments. Besides, I think a lot of us know you can't trust everything your doctor tells you. They have a financial insentive to convince you to come in so they can charge you some insane amount of money to treat an injury you could easily have treated at home for less than $1.
The best way to heal a wound is to mix Salt and Vinegar in a bowl, and then take some sandpaper and dip it in the bowl and then just start scrubbing it into the wound. The harder you scrub the faster it will heal.
Key takeaway for me is to use it at the very beginning if you feel as though there’s a high infection probability, and after that it’s just doing more damage than helping.
peroxide had definitely helped me clean a would on my hand that kept getting infected and turning red after weeks of cleaning regularly. sooo
As a doctor, I can tell you that we use peroxide to clean some wounds in diabetic patients who have a lot of dead sloughed off tissue in their wounds.
The American Medical Association says that the effervescence of
hydrogen peroxide might provide some mechanical benefit in loosening
debris and necrotic tissue of the wound.
Obviously it's not meant to be used as a home remedy, but by a doctor in a hospital or clinic.
you do know giving any medical advice like you just did is illegal right?
+Matthew Loring It's not illegal.
He's not giving anyone advice, he's sharing knowledge, too.
+Spirit i agree, he was giving no medical advice just stating a method a doctor may use involving peroxide that, when handled by a medical professional, may be able to help loosen what is essential dead skin. Key words that he used: Doctor, Hospital, Clinic.
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Another advocate for paying high medical insurance are good?
I cut my knee riding my bike when I was younger. I poured this stuff on the cut every friday for 2 months. I ended up with REALLY bad staph infection. I had to get surgery 3 months later