Blisters

Blisters are fluid filled bumps on the skin usually caused by friction, burns or some other type of injury. A blister may start simple and painless, but if not left to heal properly, may become very painful. Blister treatment, depending on the type of blister, is usually simple and involves soaking, and letting it heal on its own. Contrary to popular belief, popping a blister is not good for it, will not relieve the pain and will not help it to heal faster. What it could do is cause it to become infected.

One very painful blister is the blisters in female pubic hair that may arise after shaving and nicking yourself. Blisters in the pubic hair may also be a symptom of Herpes, a contagious virus. There are creams and medications that you can get for blister care in the pubic area.

Blood blisters are blisters that develop when blood vessels and tissues under the skin are damaged from some injury. It is a bump that is filled with blood, lymph and fluids. Sometimes, blood blisters are painful, depending on the injury, but sometimes you barely know you have them. The best treatment for a blood blister is to leave it alone to heal on its own. You may soak it in Epsom salt to relieve it if it does hurt. It will eventually pop on its own. If it pops accidentally, wrap it in a bandage for a few days to avoid infection.

Skin blisters are usually developed because of an insect bite, disease like chicken pox or from something simple like shoes that are too tight. Many skin blisters come from a burn of some sort. These are very similar to water blisters. One difference between skin blisters and water blisters is water blisters are filled with water-like fluid whereas skin blisters sometimes have pus, depending on their origin. Blisters that come from insect bites or chicken pox are tiny blisters. Hands with tiny blisters may be developing an allergic rash from something.

Many times after wearing new shoes, we get a foot blisters on the back of our feet or on one of our toes. The best foot blister care is to cover the blister with a bandage for a couple days until it heals to avoid it rubbing against the shoes and popping open. You may remove the bandage while you sleep.

Mouth blisters, such as canker sores, can be very painful as well as sore tongue blisters because they cannot be bandaged and we need to eat and drink. This causes the blisters to get touched many times in a day. There are many medications you can buy, prescription or over the counter, that will prove to be quite helpful.