When you are wounded, it is imperative to cleanse the wound gently and thoroughly to prevent infections. To further help ensure bacteria does not attack and infect a wounded area, antibacterial skin creams can help keep the affected area bacteria free while the body goes through the healing process. Washing your hands and using antibacterial hand lotions can also keep skin free from communicable diseases and potential infections.
Antibiotic Skin Creams
As defined by The Centers for Disease Control, or CDC, an “antibiotic” product is a specific “type of antimicrobial agent made from a mold or a bacterium that kills, or slows the growth of other microbes, specifically bacteria.” One common brand of over-the-counter antibiotic cream is Neosporin. When using antibiotic creams, it is important to cleanse the affected area first with soap and water, an alcohol wipe, or another antimicrobial agent before use. The antibiotic properties may remove the bacteria from the wound, but it is not designed to clean out dirt or kill viruses, fungus or parasites.
Fucidin Antibacterial Cream
For serious injuries or lesions, a prescription strength antibacterial skin cream may be necessary. If so, your doctor may prescribe Fucidin be used to treat the affected area. According to RxMed, Fucidin cream functions as an antibiotic. It contains fusidic acid and sodium fusidate and both of these agents help stop bacteria from multiplying and growing.
Bath and Body Works Antibacterial Hand Lotion
Using an antibacterial hand lotion can help kill germs before cuts, scrapes, and other abrasions occur. Available in a variety of fragrances, the Bath and Body Works hand lotions are available in moisturizing, antibacterial formulas. Although the scent for each lotion is different, each of the lotions comes equipped with vitamin B5, vitamin E and wheat germ oil. The active germ-killing ingredient is triclosan, an antiseptic. According to the CDC, products that use triclosan rarely cause infection--good news for those with sensitive skin.
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