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Drawing ointment. Who remembers it?

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kittylester Sun 24-Oct-21 16:45:02

It was brilliant!

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Oopsadaisy1 Sun 24-Oct-21 16:44:54

Mum would use Bicarbonate of Soda mixed with water to make a poultice to draw the splinter out.

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Lexisgranny Sun 24-Oct-21 16:43:28

I do remember it ……… I would wager that it sat in the medicine cabinet on the same shelf as Opening Medicine and Kaolin poultices with a few senna pods.

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SueDonim Sun 24-Oct-21 16:37:49

There you go. A small pot of it can be yours for £3.40!

www.boots.com/boots-pharmaceuticals-magnesium-sulfate-paste-bp-10083701

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SueDonim Sun 24-Oct-21 16:36:49

Was it mag sulph paste?

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H1954 Sun 24-Oct-21 16:35:57

I remember my Mum talking about it but don't recall seeing her having to use it on us kids. Her favourite 'go to' treatment was a kaolin poultice.

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Lizbethann55 Sun 24-Oct-21 16:30:56

This morning my DD got a splinter in her finger. It turns out that she can't cope with splinters ! So my DH had to rescue our DD by removing it with my best eyebrow tweezers, while she screwed up her face and looked the other way. ( We will ignore the fact that she is in her late 30s!) But it reminded me of when we were little, if we got a splinter " drawing ointment " was put on the afflicted part of the body. Does anyone know what "drawing ointment " actually was and whether or not it actually worked?

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