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Herbal First Aid Kit: Putting Together an All Natural 'Boo Boo' Bag for Your Child

An herbal first aid kit..HMMMM. I hadn't really put too much thought into it. Until the other day when I was digging through our first aid kit, also known as our 'boo boo bag' for antibiotic ointment for our daughter. It struck me that we generally do not medicate our daughter, so what was I doing heading for your everyday antibiotic ointment?

We are pretty much an all-natural family; we eat organic foods, everything in our house is non-toxic and we generally steer clear of medications if it can be helped. But for some reason when it came to our first aid kit I just simply forgot!

Now that our daughter is a toddler, and since the toddler years are often affectionately referred to as the "first-aid" years which means we can expect many more trips to the first aid kit, we realized that we are going to need an industrial size first aid kit. We decided it was important to pull together an all natural, organic first aid kit to use on the go.

After doing a bit of research I came up with a list of simple, easy to find natural remedies, salves and oils that work fantastic in place of your traditional medicines found in a first aid kit. Here is a list of what I found:

Tea Tree:

- Nature's natural antiseptic. You can use it full strength or diluted (1part tea tree to 10 parts water) - You can also use it as an insect repellent. Fill a spray bottle with three ounces water, one ounce witch hazel or aloe vera juice, and 24 drops tea tree oil. Tea tree oil can also be applied to insect bites to stop the itching.

Aloe Vera:

Tiger Balm:

Lavender Oil:

Witch Hazel:

Vinegar:

Arnica Cream:

Bach Rescue Remedy:

Honey:

- And excellent healer when applied on wounds such as cuts, grazes, scrapes and then bandaged.

We included all the above natural products, along with the basic items recommended by the American Red Cross, in our newly completed industrial size herbal first aid kit. Below are the Red Cross recommended items:

(20) Adhesive bandages various sizes.
(1) 5" x 9" sterile dressing.
(1) Conforming roller gauze bandage.
(2) Triangular bandages.
(2) 3 x 3 sterile gauze pads.
(2) 4 x 4 sterile gauze pads.
(1) Roll 3" cohesive bandage.
(2) Germicidal hand wipes or waterless alcohol-based hand sanitizer or wipes.
(6) Antiseptic wipes.
(2) Pair large medical grade non-latex gloves.
Adhesive tape, 2" width.
Cold pack.
Scissors (small, personal).
Tweezers.
CPR breathing barrier, such as a face shield.

Everything now resides comfortably in a colorful 'boo boo bag' that our daughter brings to us whenever she is in need of first aid. Amazing how quickly her tears dry when we apply honey, lavender oil or even a small band aid to one of her small scrapes or bumps.

Herbal First Aid Kit: Putting Together an All Natural 'Boo Boo' Bag for Your Child

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