🩹 Wound & Skin Care: Choosing the Right Products for Comfort, Healing & Protection
Caring for wounds properly is about more than just covering them up. The right dressing helps support faster healing, keeps the skin protected, and can even reduce pain and infection risk — especially for people with sensitive, aging, or fragile skin.
At Ausmed Health, we stock a range of trusted wound care products used by healthcare providers across Australia, including NDIS and Home Care Package clients. Here’s a quick guide to some of the most commonly used items, and how to choose the best options for your needs.
🧽 1. Silicone Foam Lite Dressings
Perfect for fragile or sensitive skin, silicone foam lite dressings are gentle to remove and provide a breathable, absorbent barrier that keeps the wound environment moist (ideal for healing). They're especially useful for low-exudate wounds or skin tears, and help reduce trauma during dressing changes.
Recommended for:
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Elderly or sensitive skin
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Skin tears, minor wounds, or post-surgical sites
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Areas where dressings need to stay in place longer with less frequent changing
Available Brands:
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Med Stock
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Clinicare
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Molicare
🐍 2. Snake Bite Bandages
These are not your average bandages! Designed with tension indicators, snake bite bandages ensure correct pressure is applied — a critical factor when managing venomous bites in Australian settings. A must-have for outdoor care plans or rural clients.
Features:
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Printed guides for correct compression
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Long length for full limb coverage
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Essential for any remote or first-aid kit
Available Brands:
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Aero
💧 3. Hydrocolloid Dressings
These are great for lightly to moderately exuding wounds. Hydrocolloids form a gel-like barrier that keeps the wound moist (which speeds up healing), while protecting from bacteria and friction.
Available in:
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Clinicare
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Med Stock
🧴 4. Barrier Creams & Skin Protectants
Preventing wounds is just as important as treating them. Skin protectants and barrier creams help keep moisture in — or out — to maintain skin integrity, especially in continence care.
Look for:
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Zinc-based or silicone-based barriers
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Fragrance-free and gentle formulas
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Brands like Molicare and Clinicare
🏥 Trusted Brands We Stock
At Ausmed Health, we offer a carefully selected range of quality products from leading medical suppliers:
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Med Stock – Advanced wound care products including foam dressings
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Aero – First aid and emergency supplies including snake bite bandages
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Clinicare – Trusted for wound cleansers, barrier creams, and silicone dressings
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Molicare – A leader in skin care and continence protection
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Whether you're supporting a loved one at home or stocking up for a care facility, we’ve got the consumables you need. Browse our full Wound & Skin Care Range and enjoy fast shipping, NDIS invoicing, and expert customer care.
🧡 We’re here to help — just give us a call or email if you’d like help choosing the right product.
