I am happy to report that after just a few hours my redness has lessened and any warmth I had has dissipated.

Thanks again. I will post a follow up photo begining of next week.

@poxphobia 139305 wrote:

Don’t use moisturizer on it. This is an infected wound, not dry skin 🙂 What you need is an ointment that helps with minor infections. I use one called Bacimycin on mine, but I’m in europe and not sure if it’s available where you are, but any drug store/pharmacy should have something similar.

Makes complete sense. Sometimes mine (common sense) escapes me. 🙂 I am keeping an eye on it and am going to get some. I will probably have to get a touch up, but that isn’t a big deal. Thank you so much for your input, I appreciate it!

Thanks Buttwheat.

I have a couple follow up questions (I have never dealt with this before):

Can I use coconut oil on it instead of moisturizer? (100% organic, cold pressed. It is what I use as a body lotion)
Should I apply Tea Tree oil to the affected area?

If I should not, is there anything I can do besides the basic soap and water cleaning and aquaphor?

Thanks again. 🙂

-Mel