Relief for minor cuts/scratches?

[plasticpepper.livejournal.com]

Howdy, VPers! Sorry to post with a question that I'm sure has been asked before, but I went back a ways and couldn't find anything similar and didn't see anything in the tags either.

I've got some minor cuts/scratches around the area of my fourchette/perineum, and they're driving me crazy. I've got some general irritation of the entire area going on due to, er, overuse (:P), which for a while was just soreness but then eventually started to turn itchy, and I'm pretty sure that's where the cuts came from - I checked multiple times and didn't see them back when everything was just sore/irritated, so I think I did it myself scratching the itch. Oops. Anyway, now that I have these scratches, the area is SUPER itchy and it's driving me bonkers. I'm trying my darnedest not to scratch it and make it worse, but it's so itchy!

So, any suggestions as to anything I could do to relieve the itch and/or help speed up the healing process?

Comments

[archangelbeth]

My first suggestion would be to treat it like a yeast infection, with unsweetened, unflavored yogurt -- that's reputedly soothing.

Slightly less messy might be the application of an ice-pack or frozen peas or the like.

Good luck!

[helpme11111.livejournal.com]

I might actually suggest Preparation H—the cream that have Promixine in it. It's good for more than hemorrhoids and helped when I had itching because of a cut in that region.

I've used zinc oxide as well for that type of thing which forms a great protectant on the skin, but i've found the PrepH cream forms a nice protectant AND soothes the itch