I'd say in the future that often using weaker antibacterials is a good thing. Those, though are good, can be a bit harsh and so damage the initial stages of wound healing and set things back. I'd advise you to purchase a wound cleaner/ wound wash or even a bottle of saline (can often by in big bottles now as it's used to clean contact lenses) to clean them with. Even lukewarm tap water would be good and then you could, if the cuts not too deep, put some antibacterial/ anti-septic cream on after such as Savlon. If you want to use Dettol then I'd suggest not using it neat but diluting it down.
A dressing pad rather than gauze would be better too so I'd buy some non-stick (AKA non-adherant/ low adhearnt) dressings such as Melonin if you haven't got any already as the problem with gauze is it sticks to wounds and then can be very hard to get off and can lead to further damage. But yep, definately keep it covered and well done for looking after it. It is totally normal for a fresh cut to be like that just due to your bodies own natural defences and there is an article in one of the stickies on the FAF explaining this.
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