Does wound care ointment contain hormones

Not all wound care ointments contain hormones. The details depend on the product’s positioning and ingredient list, so it is impossible to generalize.

The nursing ointments we usually use for cuts, scrapes, and superficial wounds after surgery mostly have the main functions of antibacterial, moisture-locking, and promoting epidermal healing. The ingredients are basically chitosan, petroleum jelly, sodium hyaluronate, povidone-iodine, etc., and no hormones are added at all. Not long ago, my sister's child dropped his knee while running and played, causing a big scratch. I even checked the ingredient list of the chitosan care cream prescribed by the community hospital. It was full of mild healing and antibacterial ingredients. It didn't even add any flavoring or preservatives, let alone hormones. It took more than a week to heal, and it didn't leave any obvious marks.

However, it cannot be said that all wound care ointments do not contain hormones. What many people do not know is that if the wound is accompanied by severe allergic eczema, repeated inflammatory hyperplasia, or chronic ulcers, doctors sometimes prescribe care ointments with weak hormones added. I met an aunt who had been suffering from diabetes for several years while on duty at a pharmacy. The sores on her calves kept getting worse, and there was a patch of eczema around them. It was so itchy that she couldn't help scratching, and the more she scratched, the bigger the sores became. Later, the doctor prescribed low-concentration hydrocortisone. She was given a nursing ointment and told her to stop using it after 3 days. The aunt refused to use it at first, fearing that she would become dependent. However, after using it for 2 days, the eczema disappeared and the itching was gone. Later, she switched to a regular healing ointment, and the ulcers healed within half a month, without any side effects.

Many people are frightened when they hear about hormones. In fact, as long as it is a formally approved wound care ointment, even if it contains hormones, the concentration is controlled within a safe range. If you use it for a short period of time as directed by your doctor, there will be no so-called dependence or pigmentation problems. If you are really not sure whether the ointment you bought contains hormones, just look through the ingredient list. Generally speaking, most of the ointments with the word "pine" in their names contain hormone ingredients. If you are not sure, ask the staff at the pharmacy or the doctor. It is better than guessing on your own or even worrying about hormones delaying wound recovery. By the way, a word of warning, don’t buy the kind of Internet celebrity wound ointment that has not been registered. In order to make the wound look better quickly, many Sanwu products add large doses of hormones in violation of regulations, but it is easy to cause problems if used.