Cuts - Home Caring for a Wound at Home Clean the wound with soap and water. Clean the wound from the cut outward, so that you do not carry bacteria from the skin around the wound, into the wound. Clean the wound well and blot it dry with a clean cloth or gauze. Clean the suture line with q-tips or gauze soaked in the mixture of peroxide and water.
Peroxide is great for removing dry, crusty blood from stitches.
Blot the area dry after cleansing. Do this twice a day. It is best not to use peroxide on scrapes. Soap and water is better for cleansing scrapes as it seems to burn less. A thin film of anti-bacterial ointment such as Neosporin or Polysporin may be used if you desire.