How to bring out bruises?
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Topic: How to bring out bruises?
Posted By: minik8e
Subject: How to bring out bruises?
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:00am
| DP and I went out yesterday afternoon to Platoon Wargames (aka paintball) for his work social club and I got a beauty on my knee and inner arm.....does anyone know how I can bring out the bruises (and maybe even stop them hurting so much?!!!)?? The one on my arm is a circle with a diameter of about 10cm (and a nice circle welt in the centre about 1cm diameter) and is swollen and hard and SORE....the one on my knee is mainly just swollen about 5cm diameter...I want to bring the bruises out and get them healing properly. It was my first time playing paintball - next time I'll wear layer upon layer of thick clothes and I don't care how hot it is!!!!! |
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:04am
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arnica is good for healing bruises. -------------  
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:30am
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Witch hazel is for bruises too. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:53am
Yeah I was going to say Arnica When I used to ride horses we would put arnica on their legs if they had tripped or something.------------- |
Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:57am
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Yep arnica is great - you can get it in a cream to rub directly into the bruise and also as drops to take orally.
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 9:59am
| Fourth the arnica suggestion! You can take little capsules or get the cream. |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:05am
| Hrmmm, thanks ladies. Cream means I would have to rub it on where the bruise is...I think I might go for capsules....!!! |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:39am
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lol paintball bruises eh :P
Arnica wont help those i'm afraid, you're gonna have to just deal with it lol. Matt (my partner) had a full day of paintball last month and omg the bruises! They're so funny cuz they're like a ring with nothing in the middle :P Nothing made those buggers come out any faster or heal any faster. Dont worry, they usually only take a couple of days before they go yellow :) ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 11:18am
Hehehe MissAngel - I have that (the ring is actually a welt with skin missing) but it's the bruise AROUND that I want to bring out!! The little circle isn't a problem - the bruise extends about 5cm outside of that right around the whole thing and because of where it is I can't put my arm down by my side!!! It's a nice shade of deep purple, almost black at the moment 
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 11:33am
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hehe you poor thing :P Least they're always interesting looking bruises! ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 7:52pm
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Oh I played paintball end of last year and got the exact same welts. They're nasty aren't they! Sting like hell! It took a number of days before my bruising came out (thankfully I only got hit on the back of the leg and one on my shoulder but I was more padded up there), and even then the bruising didn't come out as much as I thought it would. I'm pretty sure getting hit by those pellets aren't good for you. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 8:12pm
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Yeah I totally agree Italiah - just so happened to be where it's mainly skin and not much padding in my case unfortunately
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 20 May 2008 at 11:06am
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OUCHIES!!! Kinda like a haematoma then? I'd definitely suggest taking some Arnica even if it doesn't LOOK like it's helping, it'll be helping internally if you take the pills or spray remedy -------------  
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