Ouch ouch ouch - Injured scalp advice please?

**Rio040113** · October 11th, 2013, 04:05 PM

So like the absolute donut that I am, I just walked straight smack into a metal sign and gave the top of my head a good bang!

I'm so glad I was wearing my parka, I'm sure the thick faux sheepskin lining of the hood saved me some pain but it still made my eyes water

Now I'm left with a lovely weeping/bleeding graze on my scalp... What the heck can I put on it that won't hurt my hair? (Hey, a girl has gotta have her priorities right

) I was thinking coconut oil might soothe it and it's antibacterial isn't it..? Any advice anyone??

**Barnet Girl** · October 11th, 2013, 04:16 PM

Honey!! It is used to treat wounds so will be perfectly safe and won't burn or sting. Hope your noggin feels better soon!

**Wildcat Diva** · October 11th, 2013, 04:20 PM

That's a really good suggestion!

**Rio040113** · October 11th, 2013, 04:25 PM

Ooh, awesome! I shall have to send the man of the house out to get some in the morning, until then woe is me haha. Thank you

**Naiadryade** · October 11th, 2013, 05:46 PM

Find some plantain (the common leaf that grows amongst grass, widely distributed in temperate areas--not the tropical fruit). Crush or chew it until it's juicy. Put that on your cut as soon as you can to help heal it and prevent infection. I wouldn't imagine it would do anything much to the hair.

**Rio040113** · October 11th, 2013, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by Naiadryade

Find some plantain (the common leaf that grows amongst grass, widely distributed in temperate areas--not the tropical fruit). Crush or chew it until it's juicy. Put that on your cut as soon as you can to help heal it and prevent infection. I wouldn't imagine it would do anything much to the hair.

Not sure I've ever seen those leaves before! Are they similar to 'dock' leaves?

**lunalocks** · October 11th, 2013, 06:54 PM

Triple antibiotic ointment will prevent infection. I am sure it will do no harm to your hair. So sorry this happened to you.

**Rio040113** · October 11th, 2013, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by lunalocks

Triple antibiotic ointment will prevent infection. I am sure it will do no harm to your hair. So sorry this happened to you.

Thank you!

I have no one to blame but myself I guess haha, I'm horribly clumsy and always have been

It'll teach me to pay more attention to where I'm walking and I now have a new found respect for hard metal things

**Naiadryade** · October 11th, 2013, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by Rio040113

Not sure I've ever seen those leaves before! Are they similar to 'dock' leaves?

Hmm, not really. They are smaller, at least in areas that get mowed. In my experience it grows almost exclusively in grassy, human-tended fields. Look around in the grass until you see roundish leaves--it's very common but often goes unnoticed. (At least, it's common here in New England--but apparently it's actually native to Europe, and is only naturalized here in the US.) Look at pictures online so you know what you're looking for. A good way to know you've found the right thing is that the "veins" in the leaves are pretty strong and tough, and will be sticking out from where you made the tear when you pick a leaf.

**Kaelee** · October 11th, 2013, 09:34 PM

Ouch!

I do similar things all the time, usually the culprit for me is the edge of my car's door frame when I'm getting into it. I usually just let it heal on it's own, I hope yours isn't a sizeable chunk!