Information
Manuka+Wound Gel is a sterile honey dressing made from Leptospermum spp.honey (80%) and may be used as a contact layer for wounds such as:
- General First Aid;
- Non-healing wounds and diabetic ulcers;
- 1st and 2nd degree burns;
- surgical wounds
- Sloughy, malodorous wounds.
Product Properties:
- Assists in wound cleaning.
- Helps maintain wound pH;
- Rapidly removes malodour;
- Provides an antibacterial wound environment;
- It is non-adherent and helps reduce trauma at dressing change.
Ingredients
Mel (Leptospermum spp.honey), Prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil
Warnings
Precautions: Wounds that:
- continue to bleed
- show signs of infection
- contain dirt or a foreign body
- seem large or deep
- are slow to heal or not healing after 4 weeks; or
- The person being dressed with the wound has a diabetic condition, all should be managed by a healthcare professional
For any reaction other than a short-lasting stinging sensation, remove the dressing and wash the affected area.
NOT FOR USE on heavily exudating wounds.
DO NOT use on patients with known hypersensitivity to honey.
DO NOT use if the packaging is damaged.
