I read a report some time ago about a little girl in Beijing who accidentally fell on her face.
Parents heard that aloe vera gel can be disinfected and antibacterial, so they applied it to their children.
Who knew that a week had passed, and not only did the child’s wound not heal, it even became red, swollen and pus-filled.
After being sent to the hospital, the doctor said that the child's wound was infected and there was a high probability that it would leave scars in the future.
We all know how unacceptable it is for a beautiful little girl to have a scar on her face, and her mother regrets it.
After a wound appears on the skin, it is easy for the wound to hide bacteria and dirt.
The most necessary thing at this time is disinfection, rather than applying aloe vera gel, otherwise bacteria will multiply and the wound will be prone to repeated infection.
I have to take a look today. Can those popular aloe vera gels and ointments be used on children?
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The "magical" aloe vera gel
Aloe vera is a good thing, but the aloe vera gel we buy may not be a good thing.
Let’s talk about the anti-inflammatory effect first. There are indeed ingredients in aloe vera that can inhibit inflammation, but the content is not large, and the active ingredients account for 1.5%.
And if you want this effect, it must be of high purity. Aloe vera gel purchased online does not have the effect.
Treatment of Burns Scalds
Let’s talk about burns and scalds. Aloe vera gel does have a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on burns and scalds.
But if the wound is damaged and blisters appear, aloe vera gel is not suitable.
If the wound is burned, it is best to rinse the skin with running cold water and seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
Treatment of mosquito bites Mosquito bites
Generally speaking, mosquito bites are not a big deal and do not require special treatment.
If the itching is unbearable, you can use calamine lotion, hydrocortisone butyrate , mometasone furoate , etc.
Aloe vera gel doesn't help.
Repair sunburn
Using aloe vera gel after mild sunburn can relieve pain and discomfort.
But relatively speaking, cold compress can be used to treat mild sunburn, which is much more effective than aloe vera gel.
To deal with eczema and prickly heat in babies
children with eczema and prickly heat, the best treatment method is hormone medicine + moisturizing products.
Although aloe vera gel can moisturize, it is not suitable as a moisturizing product for eczema. Keeping it dry and cool is the right way.
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By the way, let’s talk about green grass ointment. In the past few years, this “Thai magic medicine” was so popular that almost everyone had a bottle.
is said to be able to cure mosquito bites, motion sickness, colds, headaches, dermatitis , in short, there is nothing he cannot cure.
But take a closer look at the ingredients of this grass ointment:
menthol , borneol , camphor , which have certain toxicity and irritation.
If the child accidentally eats it after applying it to the child, he is likely to feel dizzy and have a headache.
Ingesting large amounts may also cause epilepsy or even be life-threatening.
Moreover, these ingredients are no different from cooling oil, so they are not as "magical" as they are boasted on the Internet.
is at best a cooling oil with added plant ingredients...
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There is also papaya ointment, which was as popular as grass ointment back then.
It is said that it can repair wounds, reduce inflammation and relieve pain, mosquito bites, repair burns, etc., it can do everything!
sounds like the "Taiwan Balm" among snake oils.
But if you take a closer look at its ingredients, you will find that 96% of the ingredients are petrolatum , which is petroleum jelly .
Everyone is familiar with Vaseline, right?
If you have dry skin and damaged wounds, you can indeed use Vaseline to moisturize and promote wound healing.
But acne removal and mosquito bites can be said to be nonsense.
Some people may say that the papain in papaya has many functions. In fact, the content of protease in papaya paste is very small.
To put it bluntly, it is Vaseline with papaya extract added.
If papaya ointment works well, I believe a few dollars of Vaseline will work just as well.
So stop treating papaya ointment as a magical ointment. The so-called pure natural, pure herbal medicine, and cure for all diseases is just a publicity stunt.
Finally, I would like to emphasize that the effects of those popular all-purpose ointments on the market may not really be that mysterious, but are more of a sales strategy.
If it’s just an innocuous scene, it doesn’t hurt to apply it, but when the condition is serious, it may delay treatment!
Finally, everyone is welcome to forward reminders to each other!
