De La Cruz Gentian Violet - Violeta de Genciana - Tincture of Violet 1% First Aid Antiseptic, 1 FL OZ (3 Bottles)

Wonderful! We've tried everything on my husband's dry, itchy skin, where previously he has developed cellulitis, prescription creams did a little bit but this worked! Although it made him very purple for a little bit it kept him from scratching and digging in his sleep and allowed the skin to heal.

I recently tried De la Cruz Gentian Violet 1% and I’m honestly impressed with how effective this little bottle is. It's a classic remedy that’s been around for ages—and for good reason. I used it for a minor skin infection and it cleared up faster than I expected. The antiseptic properties are no joke. It dries quickly, helps prevent infection, and doesn’t sting like other antiseptics sometimes do.

This was the best value for the money I could find. If you use gentian violet and like to have it on hand grab this. We use it somewhat regularly for home remedies and like to have it around. Our most common use case is for treating or preventing thrush.

This little bottle of violet is worth its weight in gold. I damaged a toe pretty bad a week ago and within 72 hours of applying this violet liquid directly on the injury I was walking again without a cane. Wow it really works. Thank you

I ordered this product for my 1 month old infant after our pediatrician recommended it for the treatment of thrush.How to administer:This product comes with no application tip. I used a cotton tip applicator (cotton swab) to dip into the medicine and then wiped it along the inside of our infants mouth. Make sure that you coat the entire inside of the mouth - roof of the mouth, tongue, sides of the mouth, gums, etc. We were recommended to use this product once a day for 3 days to cure thrush.The good:This product is very cheap and came quickly. This product was a better alternative for us, since the medication that was previously prescribed (Nystatin oral suspension) to her gave her extreme stomach upset (diarrhea and gas). This product is easy to store at room temperature.The bad:This product can no longer be purchased over the counter, as most pharmacies no longer carry this product. When reading the product insert, it says that this product can not be given orally. Please consult your pediatrician before giving and to make sure that this is the correct product for your infant. Even though the product states to not give orally, we confirmed that we can indeed give this to our infant orally.The really bad:Our infant hated this treatment! Not only did she fuss when we administered this to her, but it stained her mouth completely purple, including her lips (this stain lasted about 24 hours after each treatment). Be prepared, because this gets messy! Make sure your infant is wearing clothes that you don't mind staining, because this will not wash out of clothes, toys or blankets (even after multiple washes).Although this product is unsightly (especially if you take as many photos of your infant as I do!) and messy, it did the trick to curing thrush! I recommend this product for the treatment of thrush in newborns. Please consult your pediatrician and make sure this is the right treatment for your infant before using.Side note:When dealing with thrush, make sure that you are boiling (not steaming) everything that enters the infants mouth. This includes bottle nipples, bottles, any bottle inserts and binkies. Don't forget your breast pump phalanges, too! Please make sure to wash any toys or blankets that touch the infants mouth, as the thrush spores can grow on just about anything. I also used an anti fungal cream (over the counter ringworm cream) on my nipples when I was breastfeeding to help prevent the spread of the thrush spores to baby and to prevent a fungal infection for myself. Some parents go as far as replacing bottle tips and binkies after the thrush has resolved.

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I bought these to make the "Purple Ear Wash" (google it) for dogs. Alcohol, Gentian Violet and boric acid powder. Simple to use and very cost effective to make yourself but you can buy it premade, here, on Amazon if you prefer for a much higher price,I have a black Labrador who has had non stop ear infections for her entire life. She has had many vet visits, cleaners and creams, allergy pills, as well as dietary changes with nothing seeming to help for very long and sometimes not at all. It always comes back. Well, now we have moved to a different state that is much more humid, more often than where will lived before and this has exacerbated the problem. In my effort to help her, I recently happened upon a Labrador website where someone posted the recipe for this Purple Ear wash and decided to give it a try,So far, so good. I have been just using cotton balls soaked in the solution to clean out her ears instead of pouring the solution in her ears like the directions stated because I have done that before (with other things) and liquid seems to get trapped in her ears and takes months to disappear. Anyway... some parts of her ears are actually a healthy white color again... which I haven't seen in a long time. I don't expect miracles because she has had this problem for a decade. But I am very hopeful.As a side note, I decided to use this on my long standing on again/off again intertrigo (Ladies with large Ta-Ta's know what I am talking about lol). It has worked better than anything I have ever tried! This combined with Baza Antifungal Cream is a one-two punch.As for staining... I accidently left some of the solution in my marble sink overnight and had two big purple splotches that wouldn't wash off... I sprayed it with a bleach shower mold/mildew cleaner and let it sit for about 5 minutes and it came right off. I've also heard of people using plain rubbing alcohol and even hydrogen peroxide to remove purple stains, just depends on the surface that is stained. My point is although it does stain anything it touches, the stains usually can be removed. The better option is to be careful how you use it to eliminate/minimize staining in the first place. For example, if I ever do decide to pour the solution directly in her ear... this will definitely be done outside on our patio where she can shake her head and let it fly without fear of it staining the entire room LOL

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