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#112326 - 11/13/07 12:17 AM Is mercuro-chrome a good antiseptic?
picard120 Offline
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Registered: 07/10/05
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Is mercuro-chrome a good antiseptic? It is also known as mero-bromin. This is a red substance that my mother used to apply on my superficial wound on my skin.

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#112329 - 11/13/07 12:56 AM Re: Is mercuro-chrome a good antiseptic? [Re: picard120]
Sherpadog
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It is banned in the USA, see here:

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#112354 - 11/13/07 05:26 AM Re: Is mercuro-chrome a good antiseptic? [Re: ]
Xterior Offline
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Registered: 06/25/05
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There is one short answer to that question. No it's not.

Products wich contain Chlorhexidine Diacetate or povidine iodine do a much better job. Just make sure you don't get allergic reactions.

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#112431 - 11/14/07 01:12 AM Re: Is mercuro-chrome a good antiseptic? [Re: ]
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"...It is banned in the USA..."

'Bout time. I remember it burning like the fires of hell when I was a kid, and my mom swabbed my road rashed knee with it...
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#112457 - 11/14/07 05:14 AM Re: Is mercuro-chrome a good antiseptic? [Re: OldBaldGuy]
Art_in_FL Offline
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Registered: 09/01/07
Posts: 2432
A fair antiseptic I guess. Has mercury in it I'm told. They used to use mercury to cure VD. Probably not enough mercury in mercurichrome to cause any major problems. It hurts because of the alcohol it is cut with.

I have it on good authority that most topical antiseptics like alcohol and peroxide tend to do more harm than good. They aren't any more effective than simple soap and water. Most aren't strong enough to fight off much and they work by randomly destroying cells. Both possible infective agents and the cells in normal healthy tissue.

I know that if I clean out the wound and pour alcohol in it burns like the devil, turns red and swollen. It seems to heal more slowly.

A similar wound that I simply wash out with soap and water and bandage doesn't get so red or irritated and it seems to heal a bit faster.

Neither case seems to have a clear advantage in avoiding infection as long as both were well washed.

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