ELECTROLYSIS INFORMATION ON SCABBING

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@ZoeStevens

Question: I was under the impression that scabs protected the area from infection - is it not risky to scrape them off, exposing some kind of vulnerable flesh underneath? I am not arguing, but anything that “goes against” the body’s natural functions gives me pause.

Would it be unethical to ask a person to use two different methods of post-treatment care on each leg / side / armpit or whatever? I would be curious to see the outcome!

Re: polysporin, contemporary studies show that polysporin may or may not do anything much. It seems to be about as effective as vaseline in protecting against infection - it does something, but it is due to the protective barrier and preventing drying, and not to some magic ingredient. (I believe that polysporin is petroleum based).

I also second coconut oil. I like avocado oil even better, but not everyone’s skin reacts the same way to it. (Olive oil actually seems to dry my hair).

As an aside, it is also now being suggested that hydrogen peroxide doesn’t do anything at all. Any perceived benefit is likely due to just giving the wound attention and cleaning it at all. You could use water and get the same effect.

Regarding the “using two different of post treatment care”, I’m doing that right now. With my right arm I followed my practioneer’s advice which was avoiding water for as long as possible and just leaving it alone to heal on it’s own. With my left arm I’m following Michael’s advice and have been gently washing and used plenty of moisturiser. It’s too early to know for sure since my scabs don’t form until after 48 hours and I treated the left arm on Wednesday but so far there has been a minimum of swelling, might be a nice side effect of the gentle washing, I think I remember reading somewhere that massage helps with swelling. I’ll be back with pictures of both arms tomorrow so we can compare.