Talk:Antiseptic
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Ok, I'm going to ask this here because I don't know. Soap is a powerful antibacterial agent because it disrupts cell membranes. It can be used on the surfaces of the skin. Is soap (or detergents in general) an antiseptic? Dwmyers 22:30, 10 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- I don't know but this lecture (http://www.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/~sabedon/black12.htm#surfactants) suggests that soap is a disinfectant theresa knott 12:12, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
"Uses in suppositories to treat yeast infections of the vagina"? Should that be "pessaries" or should there be a comma in that? Is it true at all? - Anon
- It's certainly true Iris. See:
[1] (http://www.vitacost.com/science/concerns/yeastinfection.html) or
[2] (http://www.hws.wsu.edu/brochures/yeastinfection.htm) or
[3] (http://yalenewhavenhealth.org/Library/HealthGuide/CAM/topic.asp?hwid=hn-2812003) or many more onj the web. theresa knott 09:50, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Mercurochrome -- any real evidence to support "reportedly works better than any other antiseptic"? I don't think that it's completely accurate to say that the U.S. FDA banned its distribution. The FDA removed it from the generally recognized as safe and effective list. A new producer of mercurochrome would have to go through the FDA's approval process. (Of course in practice, this will never happen since mercurochrome isn't patented.) The phrase "ostensibly due to the mercury poisoning scare" is blatently POV. --66.188.84.209 07:42, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
