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[joylovepeace]

Maybe we should be spitting on our scars? :-s

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m0922/9...1/article.jhtml

"EGF is produced in large quantities by the salivary glands and then is actively secreted in an exocrine manner into saliva"

"...salivary gland--derived EGF seems to play an important role in wound healing of skin and soft tissue as well as in maintaining organ homeostasis"

[jc]

I think that everyone has heard of this in one way or the other. To "lick ones own wounds" is not just a saying. Many animals do the same thing. I believe this only works with fresh wounds though, and not the scars we're concerned with.

[781]

i find it rather hard to spit on my own face, but i always lick my arms when my cats scratch them, i'm like a vampire.... except that i crave my own BLOOD!!