We keep a tube of triple antibiotic ointment on hand for minor cuts and scratches. I find it works very well.
We usually use Longs Drugs' house-brand Triple Antibiotic Ointment.
One day, when we were out of ointment, I was in another store. I bought a tube of Neosporin. As it happened, I had a sore spot in my nose at the time. I applied the Neosporin and … ICK (nose to throat to tongue to blech!.) What's in this stuff?
I carefully read the label. Then I drove to Longs and bought a tube of Triple Antibiotic Ointment.
Neosporin:
- Bacitracin zinc 400 units, Neomycin 3.5 mg, Polymixin B sulfate, 5,000 units.
- inactive ingredients: Cocoa butter, cottonseed oil, olive oil, sodium pyruvate, vitamin E, White petrolatum.
Long's brand Triple Antibiotic Ointment:
- Bacitracin zinc 400 units, Neomycin 3.5 mg, Polymixin B sulfate, 5,000 units.
- inactive ingredients: White petrolatum.
I want a first-aid ointment that works. I don't need all of those other ingredients.
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