Do's and Don'ts of Salt Pack Hot Compress

The edible salt that often appears in the kitchen is generally fine salt, but there is another kind of salt in life called coarse salt, which is often used in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. Because after frying the coarse salt and applying it on the skin surface, it can dilate blood vessels and promote blood circulation. However, using coarse salt for hot compress is not suitable for everyone. The following article explains the do’s and don’ts of using coarse salt for hot compress.

Who is not suitable for coarse salt hot compress?

Patients with skin diseases

For some patients with skin diseases, try not to choose the method of hot compress with coarse salt. After the hot salt is heated, if it is attached to the body, it will cause great irritation to the skin. If the skin is sensitive, skin problems such as rashes may occur, which will have a serious impact on everyone's body.

If you are a skin patient who wants to use coarse salt for hot compress, you can consider an electrically heated sea salt hot compress pack. It does not require the skin to come into direct contact with the sea salt, and it is internally heated, which allows the salt to transmit heat, fully exerting the efficacy of the sea salt and can effectively and directly act on the affected area. Therefore, this product is a boon for skin patients who want to use sea salt.

Female friends who are planning to get pregnant

If both husband and wife want to get pregnant, it is recommended that they do not choose the method of hot compress with coarse salt during pregnancy. Hot compress with coarse salt will directly affect the fertilized egg and may cause the fertilized egg to be deformed. In this case, conception may not occur.

Female friends during menstruation

Some female friends may experience menstrual disorders, dysmenorrhea and other gynecological diseases. Choosing coarse salt hot compress will have a certain therapeutic effect, but you also need to avoid the menstrual period. During the menstrual period, if you use hot compresses with coarse salt to treat these gynecological diseases, it may cause menstrual disorders.

Use with caution in patients with skin ulcers

If skin ulcers occur, everyone must be careful not to choose the method of hot compress with coarse salt to treat these diseases. If coarse salt is applied to the surface of the ulcerated skin, it is likely to cause burns to the skin and affect the recovery of the ulcer.

After understanding who is not suitable for hot compress with coarse salt, everyone can use hot compress with coarse salt more safely and effectively in the future. If the above-mentioned groups of people want to use coarse salt for hot compress, they must pay attention to protecting their own physical safety and it is best not to use coarse salt for hot compress.