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Thread #66520 Message #1105536
Posted By: GUEST
30-Jan-04 - 06:58 PM
Thread Name: BS: Why do paper cuts sting so much?
Subject: RE: BS: Why do paper cuts sting so much?
Hi Kaleea
have you tried putting a plaster, (Bandaid), with the pad soaked in olive oil on your finger overnight? ( or even all day if possible).
I have used this idea on dry split lips when regular ointments and salves have done nothing, and found that the cut heals quickly.
The olive oil does not dry out as ointments do, and it keeps the skin supple and moist so that it flexes instead of cracking, and so can heal.
Hope this helps you and others who get these skin cracks.