How to Prevent a Cut from Scarring
Getting a cut is a normal part of everyday life. Many people go through life with scars showing the many cuts they have gotten over the course of their lives. Scars can be ugly and when occurring in certain places a nuisance to the person who has them. The reason for scarring of cuts on many people is from improper care given to this injury. A cut may be a superficial wound but it deserves the right type of attention to make sure that it does not turn into a scar.
Instructions
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Clean the cut thoroughly with the antibacterial hand soap as soon as you get it. Infection in an open wound is the fastest way to cause a scar to form where the cut has occurred. To prevent infection you must clean all foreign debris out of the wound.
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Wrap the injury loosely with a fabric bandage. This will allow air to get to the cut to help it heal faster as well as keep out dirt that can cause it to become infected. The faster a cut heals the less likely it will scar.
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Clean the cut and re-wrap it daily with a bandage until a scab has formed over the open wound.
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Apply coco butter to the scabbed wound twice a day. There is no need to bandage the cut now to prevent infection. The scab will take care of this. The coco butter will keep the skin around the cut supple and will help the skin to heal with out scarring. When skin is dry and trying to stretch to heal itself it will form a scar.
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Tips & Warnings
Apply the coco butter to the cut in the morning and the evening. If you notice the skin around your injury becoming dry during the day you will want to apply the coco butter more often. The goal is to keep the skin soft so that is can stretch and heal itself without leaving a scar.
Deep cuts that do not stop bleeding after they have been cleaned out need medical attention. Do not mess with deep cuts--they can get infected easier and may not heal right without having a doctor put the skin back together for you.
