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Great, I'm so happy for you.
I like to see people thriving.

Manuka honey ftw.

... I'm getting a much better epithelial response. The hand jiving in this thread is off the charts I'm interested in wound management- it directly affects surf days. Bacteria predate us by billions of years- we've had to co-evolve with this incredible array of micro-organisms at an external and in...

I cleansed with clove oil and changed to a different type of Manuka honey and I'm getting a much better epithelial response.
cheers gents.

I'll be back in the water for this upcoming E swell.

It's a bizarre phenomenon- every single post I make, there's beanpole coming to throw his 2 cents in. You do meet people like that in real life, insufferable bores who will just keep chugging away long after people have made it crystal clear they are not interested. Thankfully I don't have anyone li...

Thanks mate.

Interesting reading about the science of wound healing- it's as much about re-establishing friendly microbial assemblages as about getting on top of the unfriendly bacteria.

I find it fascinating.

Does the average GP have much of a clue about it- no.

No I haven't GS but thanks for the suggestion.

Well I might have to.

Mate, I've healed a million wounds in my time, wouldn't think a scrape off a bike rack would require a doctors trip.

Cheers MM and Boo.

I think clove oil has a strong evidence base for having anti-bacterial properties.

Anything else you need to add, maybe something constructive to help a brine brother out?

Just go sit in the dunce corner please Leej while the grown-ups discuss biology.

By how much?

alakaboo wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 3:55 pm

Get some diluted clove oil on there.

Seriously?

To cleanse with or as a topical application under dressing?

the cytokines and anti-microbial peptides are primed for here, NWWA, G-land and Tahiti.

Couldn't deal with the scrape from a dirty bike rack.

Normally I barely need to do that- my immune system is so attuned to the microbiological assemblage at Lennox Point I give it a wash and it heals up very quickly.

channels wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:54 pm

Have a go with Manuka Honey.

Started with Manuka Honey.

Thats my go to for wound management- scrub and clean with tea tree and wet wound manage with Manuka.

Usually works a treat but this must be some weird, fcuk-off bacteria that was in the soil.

Did not give 2 fcuks about Manuka.

Just did a healing meditation gents.

I think I'm starting to get some traction on it.