🥊Debunking: Neosporin/Antibiotic ointment Myth 🤯 Would never heard me guess THIS would be one of most controversial things on social media. 🔍 Evidence clear, though, Neomycin (aminoglycoside antibiotic commonly used in triple antibiotic ointments and major ingredient in Neosporin) has HIGH allergen frequency (second only to nickel). 🥇 So much so—>2010 ACDS Allergen of the Year (Bacitracin, another frequent ingredient of triple antibiotic ointments took honors in 2003). 👩🏻‍⚕️ Which is why Derms DON’T use. 👩🏻‍⚕️ So HOW to PROPERLY care for simple wounds at home? 💦 Rinse under running water (shown beneficial for cleaning wounds) and gentle cleanser or pat with damp clean gauze to remove debris & clean wound. ⛑Apply whatever petrolatum product (Vaseline/Aquaphor/CeraVe healing ointment) you have. 🩹 Bandaid - Covered/keep wound moist is best. !!️THAT’S IT!!️ 🚫 NO drying it out. 🚫 NO hydrogen peroxide. 🚫 NO rubbing alcohol. 🚫 NO scrubbing. 🚫 NO Neosporin. 🚫 NO triple antibiotic ointment. #wound #woundcare #bandaid #bandaids #aquaphor #vaseline #scrapes #cuts #cutsandbruises #woundhealing #dermatology #dermatologist #dermatologistrecommended #skinscience #RanellaMD 📚Further Reading: 🩹 Gehrig KA, Warshaw EM. Allergic contact dermatitis to topical antibiotics: Epidemiology, responsible allergens, and management. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Jan;58(1):1-21. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.07.050. 🩹 Menezes de Pádua CA, Schnuch A, Lessmann H, Geier J, Pfahlberg A, Uter W. Contact allergy to neomycin sulfate: results of a multifactorial analysis. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2005 Oct;14(10):725-33. 🩹 Schechter JF, Wilkinson RD, Del Carpio J. Anaphylaxis following the use of bacitracin ointment. Report of a case and review of the literature. Arch Dermatol. 1984 Jul;120(7):909-11. PMID: 6732261. 🩹 Sood A, Taylor JS. Bacitracin: allergen of the year. Am J Contact Dermat. 2003 Mar;14(1):3-4. 🩹 Trookman NS, Rizer RL, Weber T. Treatment of minor wounds from dermatologic procedures: a comparison of three topical wound care ointments using a laser wound model. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2011 Mar;64(3 Suppl):S8-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.11.011. Epub 2011 Jan 17.