Wounds: Tips For Healing | Blogs

If one of the first things you do when you cut yourself is flood the wound with hydrogen peroxide, STOP! I know, you think the bubbling action is awesome and proof that it's doing what it was meant to do — killing all the bad stuff. Well, here's what wound care specialist Dr. Walter Keller has to say about hydrogen peroxide. "The hydrogen peroxide bubbling releases pure oxygen, which kills bacteria but also the healthy cells, slowing down wound healing." In other words, hydrogen peroxide does not help heal the wound; it does just the opposite. Read more