I know both are some of the cheaper First Aid/wound care preps to keep on hand. But since both don't last but a few years, how much do you keep on hand at one time?
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It's pretty cheap, so I usually keep a pint of each handy. Maybe I should have more, though.
I'm a big fan of the spray-bottle hydrogen peroxide. It makes application really easy, and it's good for cleaning, too. One of my dogs tore off a nail, and the spray bottle came through in a big way for cleaning our rugs after we tackled her and bandaged her up.
I usually keep the 3 pack of peroxide that Sam's Club sells around till it gets used up. In a house with 4 kids, 3 dogs, 2 cats, and a trampoline, it gets used a lot. I usually buy a single bottle of that wintergreen rubbing alcohol from Walgreens. It works just fine for its needs, and for whatever reason my kids find the green color soothing to use, vs the clear stuff...
I'm not sure either go bad barring storage in an environmental extreme of some sort. I know I've used both that are well over a decade old.
Quote from: RoneKiln on October 21, 2022, 02:40:09 AMI'm not sure either go bad barring storage in an environmental extreme of some sort. I know I've used both that are well over a decade old.
They do both degrade over time and lose their effectiveness, t least from the research I've read.
I've decided to keep a new bottle of each on hand, along with the open containers of what we have for now. Every year I'll just rotate out the open/oldest out to 5 years and use them for cleaning after that if not opened.
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