Doctors and dentists all recommend this one particular homemade remedy for healing wounds. It is also something that you may have heard your grandmother or the elderly generation, in general, recommend for cleaning wounds.

Salt has been notified as something used for centuries to treat anything from a small cut to a large wound and even a mouth sore.

Fast forward till now, and it is recommended that we mix it with water to create saltwater, which is used for medicine. Saltwater is often recommended to patients for cleaning incisions.

How it works

It promotes healing through the process, osmosis. It works by extracting sodium chloride from the salt, which forces a liquid in the body’s cells to move from the body when it comes into contact with it. Apart from your incision or wound, when sodium chloride comes into contact with bacteria, it forces it out of the body immediately, which cleanses the skin thoroughly.

This process is considered an effective dehydrating process of damaged cells, and is perfect for cleaning wounds, due to its antibacterial properties.

Since it is antibacterial, it serves as an anti-inflammatory solution as well.

Given that the ocean contains a very high quantity of salt, about 35,000 parts per million, it is considered far too much for the body.

When comparing homemade saltwater to the ocean’s saltwater, you’ll be shocked to find that the ocean’s saltwater, despite its high level of salt concentration, isn’t sterile. That’s the difference between saltwater derived from the ocean and home-mixed saltwater, which is saline.

When you come into contact with seawater with an open wound, believe it or not, there are a few dangers involved. That includes the multiplication of bacteria, as different types of bacteria thrive in seawater. Contrary to popular belief, seawater contains more than just water and a high quantity of salt. It also contains substances from rivers running into the seawater, which could be harmful to the human body.

Needless to say, mixing a teaspoon of salt with 250ml of drinking water is the safest way to go when you’re trying to heal your wounds.