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Have Chicken Pox And Shingles. Is Hydrogen Peroxide Safe To Use?

Hi my son who is 39 years old has chicken pox and shingles together...he wants to use hydrogen peroxide to bath the blisters so they can dry up more quickly..would this help and is it safe to use this on the blisters...if not what can he do to hurry up the process of drying up the blisters we are using bicarbonate of soda

Tue, 30 Jul 2013
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Hello,
There is nothing which can speed up the drying of blisters caused by chicken pox and shingles.These blisters get dried up of their own.
For itching on these blisters you can use lactocalamine lotion but hydrogen peroxide should never be used as it may aggravate the blisters more.
Blisters of chicken pox take a weeks time to get dried up while shingles blisters take more time to heal.
Since these are viral diseases,they become all right of their own.
Sometimes anti viral drugs may be used for early healing.
Thanks
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Have Chicken Pox And Shingles. Is Hydrogen Peroxide Safe To Use?

Hello, There is nothing which can speed up the drying of blisters caused by chicken pox and shingles.These blisters get dried up of their own. For itching on these blisters you can use lactocalamine lotion but hydrogen peroxide should never be used as it may aggravate the blisters more. Blisters of chicken pox take a weeks time to get dried up while shingles blisters take more time to heal. Since these are viral diseases,they become all right of their own. Sometimes anti viral drugs may be used for early healing. Thanks