Why don’t we use Boracic lint (Skint??) Anymore? And what does it even do?

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I’ve been using it for years and it always seems to work to draw out infection (cuts and scrapes, or ingrown toenails) but don’t understand it at all.

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A bit of poking around, as for why its not used it is a combination of it potentially being toxic in large quantities(say, you have a very large amount of burns wrapped or lots of infected skin) and over time the acid can irritate your skin as well despite the glycerin. There are better alternatives nowadays.

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