Neosporin Trash: Part I

While Neosporin is commonly used to treat minor cuts and scrapes, more people are allergic to it than we realize thanks to the ingredient neomycin (and sometimes bacitracin). If you have a cut or wound, just use plain petroleum jelly, like Vaseline or Aquaphor.

Stay tuned for part II of this series!

#neosporin #derm #dermatologist #skinprotection #healthyskintips #drmamina

[grandmagrace]

Wow. Im 64 years old with grown kids and oodles of grand kids- never seen someone have an allergic reaction to Good old neosporin Or even the dollar store triple antibiotic ointment! I think I'll still go with old faithful- Not to use something because you "might" have allergic reaction? 🤔

[graws]

That was the longest round-about way of saying, neosporin is not the problem, sensitive-skin people are. Neosporin is just fine

[MolcarMama]

But that other 40 year old dermatologist said get bacitracin on it own so who is right???