At 01:40 PM 10/21/96 -0400, you wrote:
>Regarding the post of using bleach on rainrot....BE CAREFUL!!!!! As an
>Emergency nurse I have lots of experience with bleach and bleach injuries.
> First all IT IS NEVER INTENDED TO USE DIRECTLY ON SKIN..... It will burn
>and dehydrate the cells over a period of time. Second, when it is used it
>is used as a one to ten solution.....one part bleach and nine parts of
>water......this is the formula used in transplant centers on everything but
>human skin to kill all bacteria/viruses that would compromise a transplant
>patient before their own immune system takes over...so it does work. There
>are lots of remedies for rainrot without using bleach.....first soften the
>area with baby oil, let it sit for awhile before using the curry comb to
>remove it.Then shampoo with a product like Bio-tek (new name Equus?) then
>keep the horse dry......do not continue to rinse or shampoo the horse no
>matter what. I have heard of a spray of baby oil mixed with a iodine for
>prevention but I have not used it .
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