Allum for cut to mouth??

[RoughcutDiamond]

Just read an old post on here re allum(?) being excellent for promoting healing to lips and mouth.....can anyone back this up and suggest where I might get it? Or suggest anything else other than sudocreme etc?

Cheers x

 

[ofcourseyoucan]

bitter allum is fab for a cut mouth. you buy the allum crystals from the chemist. you make up a solution ( i would suggest half to 3/4 teaspoon to a pint of water). it is commonly used for bed ridden patients to harden skin off in the prevention of bedsores. it hardens/toughens the skin so skin is less likely to split. i would suggest using a thin snaffle (the top half of a double is perfect) with a slip head piece, wrap the corners of the bit in gauze and soak in the solution then put on for 10 mins several times a day. Whilst it hardens the skin it doesnt harden the mouth in riding terms, just makes the skin stronger.

 

[Old Bat]

Hemmaroid(sp?) cream works wonders!

 

[suzysparkle]

It's an old fashioned remedy that definately works better than anything else on a cut mouth. It's also very cheap. I also used the wrapping a bit in gauze method mentioned. It works very quickly too.