Yeah, my parents used yo use whatever was handy -- rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide, or vodka. I remember my dad telling me that urine was a disinfectant, but thankfully that never happened. 

It is not for healing. It is for desinfection. Nothing wrong with using it once in low concentration to wash some dirt out. I remember pure alcohol for cleaning wounds. Hurt a lot more.

openyoureyes

“Hydrogen peroxide has fallen out of favor as a wound cleanser,” Dr. Beers says. “Studies have found that it irritates the skin. It may prevent the wound from healing, doing more harm than good.”

Goddammit, I just poured a bunch of this on a cut my kid got yesterday. Thanks for posting this!

HealthAndFitness

Hydrogen Peroxide: How to Use It Properly

winteryeti

> “Hydrogen peroxide has fallen out of favor as a wound cleanser,” Dr. Beers says. “Studies have found that it irritates the skin. It may prevent the wound from healing, doing more harm than good.”

Goddammit, I just poured a bunch of this on a cut my kid got yesterday. Thanks for posting this!