Update on cayenne pepper to stop bleeding

Last time I wrote I told you that cayenne pepper halted a razor nick...

Well, a couple of evenings ago I was playing with one of the dogs and he accidentally tore a little triangular chunk of my skin loose - a little over 1/4 inch long on each side. (Not his fault - mine.)

Because it has so many healing and antibiotic herbs, I first sprayed Schneiders on it. (Sold in feed stores - it's marketed for horses and other livestock, but great for people, too.)

Then, because any time I poke a hole in my skin I generally bleed for quite a while, I got out the cayenne pepper and sprinkled it on my arm. The bleeding stopped instantly! Later that evening I did something to tear it loose so I sprinkled a little more... with the same result. Now, 2 days later, its healing so fast I feel like I can almost watch the progress!

I think I've found something wonderful!

How to stop bleeding from a razor nick

Most people just stick a bit of tissue on the nick and in a few minutes the bleeding stops,right?

Well, sometimes it doesn't. That happened to my husband a few nights ago. He spent dinner dabbing at his chin to keep the blood from dripping into his plate. When it didn't stop after an hour or so, I went on line to find a remedy - and did!

I used the first one I found: Cayenne pepper. Just a teensey pinch of it, applied twice to the nick, and the bleeding stopped within about a minute and a half.

But not everyone has cayenne pepper on the shelf, so I'll tell you the other remedies I found:

Sugar
Nasal spray
eye drops
peroxide

Every household is bound to have at least one of those on hand.

According to what I read, the reason these work is they all act to constrict the blood vessels - shutting off the flow.

I'm glad I found these - I don't get many razor nicks, but sure do get "claw nicks" from a cat who insists she needs to be on my lap while I'm at the computer.

Yours for a happy November,
Marte