soap and water.
PrincessFiona60 said:I have the recipes for both Saline and Dakin's solution If anyone is interested. Dakin's is used much more sparingly, only for infected wounds and it is stopped when the infection is gone.
Being able to make my own saline saved Medicare $50 x 3...
Are there any other uses for it? Should I just throw it out?
I would like the saline recipe, please. I got a bunch of saline packets for a Neti Pot, will that work?
PrincessFiona60 said:Yes, it's the same thing.
Normal Saline (called that because it is the same concentration of sodium chloride that blood has)
You need a quart jar with a lid.
Wash covered saucepan, teaspoon measure, 2 or 4 cup measure, a metal spoon and the quart jar with lid in hot soapy water and rinse well, the dishwasher works too.
Boil 6 cups of water in a covered pan for 20 minutes.
Pour 4 cups of boiled water into the clean jar.
Add 2 teaspoons of salt to the jar and mix well.
Cover the jar with lid, note the date and store covered in the fridge for not more than one week.
I actually canned mine in a hot water bath and am storing them in the linen closet with the first aid kit. That way I have it on hand. Never pour back what you haven't used. You will contaminate the whole jar.
PF, we have a handy household hints thread. I'd love to see a sticky of basic first aid stuff. Cuts, burns, typical cooking crap. Would you consider putting one together?
I could do that. I will work on it next weekend.
MWAH!! Perfect! You could make it easy on yourself and search just posts you've made with key words in them. That might make it just a c&p job in a lot of ways.
My skin is as delicate as a babies bum so I use papaya skin on infected wounds.
You can bleach your hair with it. I bet you would look cute with blonde curls trailing down over your forehead.
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