antiseptix

[ceagle]

Here is a list of antiseptics that I know of that were used for scrapes, etc. when we were kids...

Tincture of Merthiolate
Hydrogen Peroxide
Alcohol
Zephiran
Polysporin/Neosporin
Betadyne
Tincture of Iodine
Mercurochrome

Anybody recall any others? :}

Comments

[featherlady-jt.livejournal.com]

My mother used Pine Sol - on HERSELF - when she got her finger smashed by the "butt bar" in a calf chute, when one 300-lb. calf decided he didn't want to go any further. "Popped grape" is the best description I can think of, but she said the Pine Sol immediately numbed it. They used Pine Sol for disinfection/pain treatment on the calves when working them.

I wouldn't try it. O_o

My Grandmother had a remedy for us kids when we got bit by an ant or stung by a bee. Mud. Just simple mud. Stir water into dirt and slap that on the spot. It cooled the sting/bite and seemed to draw the venom out rather quickly as it dried.

Now that we're older and know what sorts of things live in dirt... well, yikes!