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Ichthamol ointment is great for boils

Use a cream called ichthamol ointment (can find easier at a small drugstore rather than a chain store). It is a "drawing salve" that's been around a long time!

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uses for ichthammol Comments By: MtVal my father used this to draw slivers and splinters that were too deep...everyone I show this to, is totally amazed...best there is for infection, drawing, etc...do not put on burns or any area that needs to dry out as it will keep moist...   Hard to Find but worth looking for Comments By: DD My mom used to use this for my brother who was always getting boils. It is incredible! I have a tube that's about 10 years old but I'm still holding on to it cause this ointment is so hard to find.   I found it at Wal-Mart Comments By: Just Me behind the pharmacy counter. just ask for it.   great product Comments By: abby i use this stuff for my horses abcesses!!! its easy to find at any horse store or even a pets mart if you just ask! works like a charm!!!!   Ichthamol Comments By: Bryan W I reside in Australia and it is very easy to get here. It's great stuff. I had a pilonidal sinus and after I had it operated on it wouldn't heal. After three months, I started using Ichthamol and it healed within a week.   40 Year Old Tube! Comments By: Anon I've had this same tube of ichthamol since I was a kid! You only need a little bit! I used it on an infected spot on my daughters ear and it cleared right up!   Great ointment Comments By: Missy About 25 years ago, I got bit by a Brown Recluse spider. I had a nasty spot on my thigh. My dad put Ichthamol ointment on it with a bandage and sqeezed out the rotten matter that was in my leg for about a month. It healed up and I have a small scar on my leg that no one even notices.   great for poison ivy too Comments By: carlj I use it on poison ivy. If it is a large patch, I use a square guaze with tape; if it is small, like on the fingers, band aids will do. But it really does the job.   Great Stuff! Comments By: Don Lynch I have a tube that is twenty years old. Can anyone tell me for certain that it is as good as the day it was made? I had a hard time finding it 20 yrs. ago. I can't wait to go looking for it now.   The Answer Comments By: Don Lynch To answer my own question I called my pharmacist. Shooting from the hip he said he would not count on it working as well as a fresh tube/tub. Most chemicals will change properties after time, esp. if exposed to air. He said it may still work, but is it working at it's full potential? And for what it cost why not just keep it new. I only need it once and awhile and I wouldn't want to be without. Stung by a very p o'd hornet the other day. You just never know. And I found it all over the net. It seems it is great for horses also. I don't even want to go there. LOL. The best to all. Don Lynch   GOOD OLD DAYS Comments By: BILLY MATHEWS WAS SELLING IT 70 YEARS AGO . WORKED THEN,,STILL DOES.   ichthamol is a wonder ointment!!! Comments By: devin my grandma use to use this stuff. it's fantastic and every medicine cabinet should have some in it. grandma use to have a big brown plastic jar of it. today i found some a rite aid in a small tube. cvs and walgreen did not have it. i'm using it to draw infection from my nose. it's great for getting things to come to a head...so that the infection will drain and the healing will follow.   Old Time Wonder Comments By: Kristie I swear by this stuff for boils!! It's amazing and cheap. I've found it at Wal Green's Pharmacy behind the counter and Wal Mart too. It's ugly and stinks to heck and back, but it's sooo worth it!!   at walgreens behind pharmacy Comments By: Lisa This stuff works great. It's easy to find if you know who to ask behind the pharmacy.   Ichthammol Ointment Comments By: Noelene Can Ichthammol ointment be used for eczema?   i know where to get icthammol Comments By: Mary i went to walgreens and asked the pharmacist.He keeps it back there. just go ask for it!!   Ichthamol is great for psoriasis Comments By: Marilyn My Dad rubs it all over his hands, puts on cotton gloves, goes to sleep, and his hands look healed in the morning. Amazing   Great Stuff! Comments By: Anon My dad had this when I was growing up in the 50's and it worked great every time. I'm going to start searching for it again - don't want to be without it anymore!   what about large pimples Comments By: pimple princess can you use Icthamol ointment on pimples an to draw out blackheads?