Show you care (Care Antiseptic First Aid Cream)

Member Name: juicy_lucy

Product:	Care Antiseptic First Aid Cream
Date:	27/05/09 (116 review reads)
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Advantages: Antiseptic, healing

Disadvantages: None yet

Care antiseptic first aid cream

I always like to keep some kind of antiseptic cream in the house and in the car ready for cuts and grazes.

This is basically an antiseptic cream which can be used for minor burns abrasions and nappy rash and is suitable for use on children and adults. Although it doesn't state it on the packaging, I assume also that it can be used on cuts and grazes, so have been using it effectively of Little Miss's knees, both of which are grazed at the moment.

The cream itself is packaged in a box with the instructions on the sides, and inside the box is, as expected, a 30g tube with a screw on/off lid. There is the usual spike on the top of the lid which I use to pierce the foil protector, and then i can get to the cream. The cream, when I squeeze it out, is white and creamy and has an antiseptic smell, whcih is quite reassuring as I would hate for it to smell floral! The cream should, as directed, be applied directly to the injured part of the skin. It does rub easily into the skin leaving it feeling nice and soft if used on the hands as a hand cream and thankfully it doesn't sting, as this would spell the end of its useage on Little Miss.

There are, as ever, a number of warnings such as the fact that you should consult your doctor before using if pregnant and also that prolonged use should be avoided as it could lead to sensitivity. These are common sense things and there is nothing particularly worrying about the warnings.

The cream was bought in a local bargain store close to where i work and cost only 99p, so this represented great value and was just right when i had run out of my usual antiseptic cream and needed something fast for the aforementioned injured knees.

VERDICT...

This cost a fraction of the price of some of the more well known brands of antiseptic cream and for what we needed it for, it proved to be very effective. The grazes were kept clean and healed nicely and there was no stinging or really strong antiseptic smell, just enough to let me know that it was probably working.

I have also been using it on my hands as a general hand cream because I have a number of very small cuts which I don't want to get infected and it has made my hands nice and soft.

For anyone wanting a good quality antiseptic cream without paying too much this is a good one.

Thanks for reading.

Daniela x

Summary: Antiseptic cream