Comvita Manuka Care 18+ Skincare Cream x 60g

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Comvita Manukacare18+ is 100% Active Manuka Honey with a UMF® of 18+ to assist in the management of minor wounds such as minor burns, cuts and scrapes - ideal for the First Aid kit.

UMF® (Unique Manuka Factor), first identified at New Zealand's University of Waikato has been specially processed for use in wound care ensuring confidance in its application. The antibacterial and healing promoting effects of the honey assist wound healing in an ideal moist environment, also allowing the painless and easy removal at dressing changes.

UMF® 18+ Active Manuka Honey's antibacterial properties are known to assist the natural immune defences of the skin. Manuka Honey has been shown to be effective in assisting the natural healing of an extensive range of minor wound types.

How Comvita Manukacare 18+ Helps Heal:

Supports the body in fighting infection
Wounds and burns are prone to infections that can dramatically slow down the healing process. Tests have shown that honey can help clear wounds and assist in the normal immune response to infection when used as a dressing, thus helping in the healing process. Studies show that Manuka honey with a hight UMF® rating helps the natural immune response.

Supports Natural Defenses
Wounds often cause damage to underlying circulations, reducing the supply of body nutrients needed for tissue re-growth. Honey "osmosis" actually draws serum from the body up into the wound, helping to increase tissue growth. Honey also contains glucose, essential in helping white blood cells fight bacteria.

Assists Tissue Growth
When honey is used in wound dressings it provides a moist, bacteria-free environment. Keeping a wound moist also reduces scarring, by stopping scabs from forming on the surface of the wound.

Creates a Healing Barrier
When honey is put on a wound beneath a sterile cotton dressing, the honey acts as a liquid barrier between the wound and the dressing. This helps prevent the dressing from sticking, which in turn can reduce pain and tissue damage when dressings are changed.

Assists Healing
Studies have shown that the acidity produced by honey helps stimulate minor wound healing. The sugars in honey also stop bacteria from producing ammonia, the cause of unpleasant odours associated with some varicose ulcers. The lack of ammonia also means that skin tissues are less irritated.

New Zealand Manuka Honey (mel) 100%

This product has been sterilised for hygeine to prevent growth of bacteria and is not intended for consumption.

Apply directly to skin as required.

Manukacare 18+ is gamma irradiated. This process of gamma irradiation makes the honey sterile for topical use only. It is of hospital grade quality. Manukacare 18+ is a high potency (UMF rating of 18+) sterile manuka honey and it is manufactured to GMP standards. It has no known side effects.