Activon Medical Grade Manuka Honey x 2

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As technology evolved, they could finally investigate whether there was really any substance to its enduring reputation. Medical-grade honey refers to honey that has been sterilised by gamma radiation, provides an indicator of the level of the honey’s antibacterial activity, is registered for medical purposes and meets national requirements for medical product labelling. Medical grade honey tends to be from the nectar of specific flowers, with very little processing between hive and home. This easy-to-apply Manuka honey ointment promotes faster, better healing and provides long-lasting protection from infection. Furthermore, Manuka Lab also operates a full traceability program from hive to home, using our expert scanning system.

With so many treatments for you to chose from First Honey manuka honey infused bandages are the perfect natural alternative to nourish the skin and help you to heal efficiently. The Activon dressing range has been expertly designed to support all stages of wounds healing, from initial presentation to granulation and epitheliasation. Manuka honey is made in Australia and New Zealand by bees that pollinate the native leptospermum scoparium bush (also known as a tea tree). Initially you may experience high levels of exudate, this is perfectly normal and will decrease over time, therefore your secondary dressing of choice may initially need to be a superabsorbent dressing.Whether it is the manuka honey infused bandages you are looking for the First Honey sterile honey ointment, you can rest assured that you are only getting the best ingredients that are available to you. I've used this Manuka honey 'ointment' to heal all sorts of doggy ailments in recent years and it is magical stuff.

Enhanced with sterile medical-grade Manuka honey from New Zealand, First Honey® plasters and dressings help promote organic healing. Ancient scrolls, tablets and books-Sumerian clay tablets (6200 BC), Egyptian papyri (1900–1250 BC), Veda (Hindu scripture) 5000 years, Holy Koran, Bible, and Hippocrates (460–357 BC) illustrated that honey had been widely used as a drug. A community nurse was visiting every other day for a couple of months, applied medication and changed dressings but it was getting so much worse, and it smelled awful.

Dihydroxyacetone (DHA) is a natural saccharide found in the nectar of Leptospermum scoparium, commonly known as the Manuka tree, in New Zealand. Bees can travel up to 5km from their hive so it’s difficult to control the crops within their reach, so look for companies that are certified glyphosate free (like us! Read more about the condition New with box: A brand-new, unused, unworn and undamaged item in its original packaging (such as the original box or bag) and/or with the original tags attached.

Within the hive DHA undergoes the Maillard reaction to form MGO, a process which is driven by the higher temperatures found within bee hives. This 4 in 1 action, water based cream provides local anaesthetic pain relief, soothes itching, and shrinks piles. Whether it’s through the use of everyday honey to include in recipes or included with other flavours to create a delicious drink, used in shampoo to calm, smooth and protect hair – even as a skincare product to moisturise and heal.

With both First Honey sterile honey ointment and first honey bandages, you can be sure that you are getting the best possible care for your skin with only the best quality ingredients. MGO stands for Methylglyoxal, which is the name of the chemical marker that gives Mānuka honey its unique antimicrobial activity. The final step is our Medical Grade extraction line which removes any impurities and potential allergens from the honey, yielding the purest Manuka honey with certified levels of MGO for use in our First Honey® first aid product range. To keep the mess to a minimum, apply your high-grade manuka honey to the dressing you’re going to use. It is made with Comvita's medical grade manuka honey that the company sources from its own hives and is used medical and skin care products throughout the world.

All Manuka Honey exported from New Zealand has to meet the strict requirements of the New Zealand Government to ensure it is genuine. Another study suggests that Manuka honey may help prevent gingivitis and other periodontal disease by reducing the buildup of plaque.

the first day all the puss sloughed off her face and the redness subsided ,it is a miracle treatment my daughter in law came out in a dreadful rash all over her face ,the g p prescribed her some cream which she was allergic to and her face came up in all puss lesions and was dreadful , I suggested she tried a small patch of this on her face and she took the tube to her gp and asked if he would prescribe it . Predominately grown in the beautiful mountainous terrain of New Zealand’s North Island, ‘The Manuka tree’ (Leptospermum scoparium) is often the first plant to grow upon cleared land. This programme’s aim is to protect the bees and hives from risk of contamination, to protect the environment during harvesting and to keep our people safe through the process.