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Pebbles82 · 01-02-2022, 06:07 PM

Hello. Saline helps heal wounds. Thyme is more a disinfectant/antiseptic (which it sounds like you already have with the disinfectant). So I wouldn’t bother with the thyme. If you were going to, it would be better to just buy the loose dried herb online and make a solution which won’t be as concentrated as drops (could be too strong). You would just put a teaspoonful in a jug or teapot and add boiling water, then let it cook and strain it. It can be kept in the fridge for a few days and used when needed.

But I would just use saline for now. Salt water actually heals wounds and eczema really very well- quite amazing to see (as an ex nurse, salt used to be added to baths on surgical wards).

To make up the saline you add a teaspoonful of salts to a pint of boiling water and let it cook. I use a corner of a soft cloth (like a microfibre cloths) to gently dab the area with the saline. Not to wet, just damp. Daily should be fine.

01-02-2022, 06:07 PM
Pebbles82 Hamster Antics Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 23,533	Re: How do I use thyme drops? Hello. Saline helps heal wounds. Thyme is more a disinfectant/antiseptic (which it sounds like you already have with the disinfectant). So I wouldn’t bother with the thyme. If you were going to, it would be better to just buy the loose dried herb online and make a solution which won’t be as concentrated as drops (could be too strong). You would just put a teaspoonful in a jug or teapot and add boiling water, then let it cook and strain it. It can be kept in the fridge for a few days and used when needed. But I would just use saline for now. Salt water actually heals wounds and eczema really very well- quite amazing to see (as an ex nurse, salt used to be added to baths on surgical wards). To make up the saline you add a teaspoonful of salts to a pint of boiling water and let it cook. I use a corner of a soft cloth (like a microfibre cloths) to gently dab the area with the saline. Not to wet, just damp. Daily should be fine.