Chlorhexidine is never used undiluted for any purposes as it is too damaging to tissue in straight form. The chlorhexidine surgical scrubs are only 4% solutions and must always be rinsed after an allowed short contact time. The 0.05% chlorhexidine diacetate solution I spoke of earlier is for skin and wound disinfection with reptiles and is weak enough that it does not need to be rinsed and actually gives a slight residual antimicrobial action. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) should never be used for wound cleansing as it actually slows the healing process by damaging the cells involved with tissue regeneration.



Betadine solution is one of the best disinfectants available as it has a very wide antibacterial spectrum of activity and also has virucidal activity. One big plus is that it does not affect tissue and therefore should never be rinsed after use. It is also non-staining to skin and other tissues.



Kelly

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