DAMAGED
SKIN

If you’re looking for information and advice to help promote the speedy, healthy healing of damaged skin - everyday cuts and scrapes, superficial burns, irritated or chapped skin, post-procedure skin (surgery, chemical peels, laser…) or newly tattooed skin - then you’re in the right place!

YOUR QUESTIONS
OUR ANSWERS

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    How do I treat diaper rash?

    To treat nappy rash, bathe your baby in lukewarm water using a very mild, soap-free formula such as CICAPLAST Lavant B5 or LIPIKAR Syndet AP+. Gently pat dry and apply an ultra-gentle protective cream such as CICAPLAST Baume B5 that repairs the skin barrier function. In addition to these measures, ensure nappies are changed regularly and that they are not too tight.

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OR FALSE
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CHEILITIS IS THE SCIENTIFIC
WORD FOR CHAPPED LIPS.
TRUE
Cheilitis is another name for chapped lips. The lips become dry and flaky, and painful vertical cracks can develop. The skin around the lips sometimes becomes irritated too. This dryness causes unpleasant burning sensations.
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LICKING CHAPPED
LIPS IS A GOOD IDEA.
FALSE
People with dry and chapped lips often lick them frequently, and pick or bite off flaking skin. It’s so tempting isn’t it, but this only aggravates the situation by ridding skin of its natural protective layer and triggering a vicious cycle.
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A 1ST DEGREE BURN
IS JUST LIKE SUNBURN.
TRUE
A 1st degree burn is just like a sunburn. It affects the outermost layer of skin only and causes the affected area to turn red and painful. Superficial skin burns also often itch due to histamine release.
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YOUR SKIN GET DRYER
WHEN YOU'RE SICK.
TRUE
Colds and flus suck moisture out of our skin leaving it feeling dry and dull. The illnesses themselves, coupled with the medications we are taking, and the fact that many of us are bedridden, leads to skin being deprived of moisture.
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True-or-false-visual-3
CHEILITIS IS THE SCIENTIFIC
WORD FOR CHAPPED LIPS.
TRUE
Cheilitis is another name for chapped lips. The lips become dry and flaky, and painful vertical cracks can develop. The skin around the lips sometimes becomes irritated too. This dryness causes unpleasant burning sensations.
Learn More
True-or-false-visual-2
LICKING CHAPPED
LIPS IS A GOOD IDEA.
FALSE
People with dry and chapped lips often lick them frequently, and pick or bite off flaking skin. It’s so tempting isn’t it, but this only aggravates the situation by ridding skin of its natural protective layer and triggering a vicious cycle.
Learn More
True-or-false-visual-2
A 1ST DEGREE BURN
IS JUST LIKE SUNBURN.
TRUE
A 1st degree burn is just like a sunburn. It affects the outermost layer of skin only and causes the affected area to turn red and painful. Superficial skin burns also often itch due to histamine release.
Learn More
True-or-false-visual-1
YOUR SKIN GET DRYER
WHEN YOU'RE SICK.
TRUE
Colds and flus suck moisture out of our skin leaving it feeling dry and dull. The illnesses themselves, coupled with the medications we are taking, and the fact that many of us are bedridden, leads to skin being deprived of moisture.
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WHAT SLOWS
DOWN HEALING?

Certain factors slow down healing:

Damage to the skin, or “lesions” can be either epidermal (affecting the most superficial layer of skin and non-bleeding) or dermal (affecting the deeper layer of skin and bleeding). Whenever the dermis is affected, all wounds, burns, surgical incisions, or infections leave behind some kind of scar. That is not to say that all scars are equal: The goal of any treatment is to improve the healing process for the best-looking scar possible,which should be flat, supple and close to your skin tone.

  • Age: The skin heals faster in young people.
  • Diet: An unbalanced diet lacking in vitamins and trace elements can lead to slower healing.
  • Diabetes: Wounds may heal very slowly in poorly controlled diabetes.
  • Smoking: Results in decreased oxygenation of the wound and slower healing.
  • Certain medicines: Immunosuppressants and corticosteroids can delay healing.

HOW CAN YOU
SPEED UP HEALING?

The above are your healing “foes” but you have plenty of “friends” too! To boost healing:

  • Eat a balanced diet rich in sources of protein and fresh fruit and vegetables.
  • Make sure you get your recommended hours of sleep per night (8 is a good rule of thumb for adults).
  • Keep your wound hygienic and clean.
  • Apply a reputable wound healing cream with targeted active ingredients to accelerate your skin’s repair.

In this section, you will learn how to promote skin healing in different situations:

  • Nappy rash: How to soothe and repair irritated baby skin with products safe from the first day of life.
  • Scars and stitches: How to optimise scar healing, reduce scarring from stitches, protect scars from the sun and use scar massage techniques.
  • Burns: How to manage a household burn and when to seek medical attention.
  • Post-procedure skin: How to speed up skin healing after an aesthetic procedure like a peel or laser treatment.
  • Tattoos: How to care for your new tattoo to keep it looking sharp, bright and beautiful.
  • Localised skin damage: How to enhance the recovery of red and raw skin after a cold, when you have lip problems like cheilitis, or when you have fragile nail issues.

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