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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Head Shaving => Topic started by: jaypksfo on January 22, 2012, 05:38:45 PM

Title: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: jaypksfo on January 22, 2012, 05:38:45 PM
I dont know what I did but when it happened, I knew it was bad - a big gash in the back of my head.  Blood was everywhere.  Took 30 minutes to stop the flow completely.  So - any tricks in helping it to heal quickly.  Probably wont be able to shave til it heals a bit and that all it will take for me to go back to the hair.
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: TheSlyBear on January 22, 2012, 06:03:34 PM
I hate when I do that!

Clean it out (peroxide). Put some anti-bacterial cream on it.

Make sure that it's clean at all times.

Don't shave over it until it's healed.
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: LAGLE on January 22, 2012, 08:14:11 PM
last time i cut my head, didnt know it till i got out hte shower, but man it bled for 3-4 hours it seemed. not gushed, but just a little if i bumped it itd bled -.-
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: Sir Harry on January 22, 2012, 09:20:15 PM
Neosporin and gauze helps (don't wear the gauze in public) If it helps you can use Neosporin and a clear band-aid (the patch) not the long one. when I gashed the top of my head it took three days to heal...Good luck!
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: Paul the Headblader on January 22, 2012, 10:09:49 PM
sad to hear that!
you can still shave and just avoid that part of your head ( if its just a small cut).
in my case, time healed it all.
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: LAGLE on January 23, 2012, 01:53:58 AM
Neosporin and gauze helps (don't wear the gauze in public) If it helps you can use Neosporin and a clear band-aid (the patch) not the long one. when I gashed the top of my head it took three days to heal...Good luck!

Aw, come on, I work a green, and I mean a lime-green bandaid around all day, the guys had a laugh.  O0
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: buddha on January 23, 2012, 01:56:02 AM
Nobody mentioned styptic pencils yet. Yes, I know that they burn like absolute hell but nothing stops the bleeding like the good old styptic pencil.
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: jaypksfo on January 23, 2012, 11:02:37 AM
I did the neosporin last night.  Still a big ugly gash - Its a hat kind of day. 
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: Harleyman on January 23, 2012, 03:28:01 PM
Bacitracin,no shaving till healed also some witch hazel will help.
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: Mikekoz13 on January 23, 2012, 05:40:33 PM
Nobody mentioned styptic pencils yet. Yes, I know that they burn like absolute hell but nothing stops the bleeding like the good old styptic pencil.

I have a styptic I use but on the rare occasion I get a HeadBlade gash that styptic pencil does absolutely no good. Those pencils are designed for nicks, not near fatal wounds!!
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: Laser Man on January 23, 2012, 08:29:04 PM
Gotta agree - styptic pencils are fine for little nicks or a minor slip, but not for any deep gashes or cuts.
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: Slynito on January 24, 2012, 06:34:16 AM
Bacitracin,no shaving till healed also some witch hazel will help.

I agree with Harleyman...you gotta be tough as leather to use a styptic pencil on a big wound.
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: jaypksfo on January 24, 2012, 02:04:27 PM
So it seems a bit better today.  I went and shaved because I knew if I skipped today that would be it and we wouold be back on the hair grow out.  Still want to be BBC at the moment.  So I shaved lightly over the spot so I didnt end up with a noticable unshaven spot.  Stung a little but didnt bleed.
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: RegularGuy on January 24, 2012, 02:26:22 PM
Well I come back to this forum to ask this question and it's the latest post already  :XX
Still have 1 question tho.. When I cut myself I only cut myself from one side (sorry for my english, I'll try to explain).. I basically cut off a triangle shaped piece of skin but it's still stuck to my head.. So do I leave the leftover skin there and cover the wound with it or do I cut it off and let my head produce new skin? Hope you understand what I'm trying to ask  :/O
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: Stevo on January 25, 2012, 04:20:22 PM
Well I come back to this forum to ask this question and it's the latest post already  :XX
Still have 1 question tho.. When I cut myself I only cut myself from one side (sorry for my english, I'll try to explain).. I basically cut off a triangle shaped piece of skin but it's still stuck to my head.. So do I leave the leftover skin there and cover the wound with it or do I cut it off and let my head produce new skin? Hope you understand what I'm trying to ask  :/O


I would say it depends on how much skin is still attached to the rest of your head.  In short, if you can pull it off with little effort, then pull it off, otherwise leave it on.
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: Harleyman on January 25, 2012, 05:03:44 PM
Leave it on cover eith bandaid if you can keep it clean and put noesporin on for infectioni
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: jaypksfo on January 25, 2012, 05:42:38 PM
Its pretty much healed other then being a gouge when I run my finger over it.  I would never wear a bandaid on the back of my head!!
Title: Re: Cut the HELL out of my head
Post by: Slynito on January 25, 2012, 09:10:05 PM
Glad that you survived...good luck.  O0