Home remedies for tick bites?
Good evening everyone🙂 I was actually just about to go to sleep until my leg started itching, and I checked to see if it was a mosquito bite. Unexpectedly, it was a tick, which I removed, head and all. This is only my second tick, and since I'm not at home and don't know if…
Is disinfectant gel on your cell phone bad?
I disinfect my phone often, but I didn't have any liquid disinfectant at home, so I slapped some hand gel on it and then wiped it off again. But now I'm worried that the gel's components might somehow chemically interact with the phone's display, harming the phone or me. The exact ingredients aren't listed, just…
Swallowed Sterillium Virugard?
It contains 99% ethanol… is it fatal if you swallow some? Online it says to either wait and see, or with other products it says to call a doctor immediately… I'm worried that something will happen to me because after I've disinfected my hands I always open my water bottle and drink and my hands…
Disinfection for athlete’s foot?
Hi, there are such devices now. Unfortunately, I've been getting athlete's foot again because I keep getting infected in my shoes. Regular spray disinfectant just doesn't reach all the areas inside my shoes. I always get my feet better with ointment, but I get infected again after a short time. Is such a device reliable?…
Tetanus, should I be worried?
Hi, I hit my knee really badly on a rock yesterday. The wound is about 2 millimeters deep. Since I hurt myself through my pants, and I had disinfectant with me, which I used after a minute, the wound should have been clean. It was bright red and uncontaminated, and as I said, I disinfected…
Which disinfectant for nail fungus (70% v/v)?
I read that 70% alcohol is necessary to disinfect nail care kits, footrests, and shoes because of nail fungus. At the pharmacy I was offered 70% (v/v) isopropyl (100 ml) + pump spray head, which was very laborious and too expensive in the long run. I found a cheap 400 ml aerosol spray, ingredients: >=5…
Remove biofilm in coffee machine with chlorine?
Dear all. I have a biofilm in the water tank of my portafilter machine. A friend gave me the enclosed product. It can be used to disinfect drinking water tanks. Chlorine dioxide as an active ingredient. I don't know if this works for coffee machines. They have a boiler for steam and hot water, through…
Disinfect chicken comb?
Hello, one of my chickens' combs has a small injury, and I was wondering which disinfectant I should use to treat it? Would the ones for humans work, like Bethadine or Octenisept?
Nail stuck in foot?
Hey! I just removed a baseboard to paint a room! When I was trying to fix it, I unfortunately (barefoot) stepped on one of the nails with my big toe! Then I rubbed Freka Cid on the wound and stuck a plaster over it, then put on socks and shoes. It bled a little, but…
Accidentally sprayed surface disinfectant on a wound?
Hello, I currently have a wound (not completely covered with scabs yet) that I regularly clean with Octenisept. I wasn't home today and had packed everything I needed to clean it. I just packed Sagrotan Hygiene Spray instead of Octenisept. Unfortunately, I only noticed this a moment ago when I unpacked my things. It burned…
Is a small cat scratch dangerous?
Hey, I was petting a cat on the street earlier and it scratched me a little. It's a really small scratch on my little finger, which only bled briefly. (Comparable in size to a needle puncture wound.) When I got home about 15 minutes later, I immediately washed my hands and disinfected the scratch about…