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Manuka Honey for 2nd Degree Burn

Deirdre (Atlanta) on 11/23/2015
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Here's an update to my 2nd degree burn recovery saga (see the aluminum foil section for my first post on aluminum foil)

I went to Whole Foods and purchased a small jar of Manuka honey from New Zealand. This do-it-yourself method of slathering a thick layer manuka honey all over the burn and then bandaging it up didn't work too well because the worst part of my burn is on the bony, curved side of my forearm and the honey didn't stay adhered to it. Exasperated a day later, I went to the pharmacy and bought a box of large manuka honey bandages.

It's now been 14 days since I started on the manuka honey bandages and the part where the large burn blister exploded is slowly closing. I strongly suggest people with a second degree burn invest in these bandages IMMEDIATELY because they are manufactured to stay in place and not drip all over the place! I wish I had done this right from the beginning as I believe the burn would have healed far more quickly. I bought a size that wrapped around my entire forearm.

I have been keeping the bandage on for 2 days at a time and then replacing it. The honey bandages stay moist enough so that you don't rip off new cells when you peel it off, which was my problem from the beginning (ie, the non stick bandages did indeed stick and caused excruciating pain when I removed them).

Soon I will start working the next phase of the healing process and will start applying Castor Oil packs. Hope this helps someone.

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Replied by Katzie from Calgary on 08/02/2022

Can't find Manuka Honey? THC Honey and/or CBD Honey work very well!!
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