That's what I was wondering, too..... ichthemol, I think it is..... I used to use it all the time for my ex-husband's boils. It didn't smell very good, but it surely did the trick! Mary -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lynn Vondran Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 11:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [PD-LIFE] Drawing Salve Hi Connie, Is it like Ichmethol, or however you spell that. Was a black salve that smelled like gasoline? Don't even know if they sell that anymore. That's what my mom called drawing salve. I use to use it for some things, like bee stings, and really bad mosquito bites. :o) Lynn Connie wrote: > Petrocarbo salve is a great 'drawing' salve.?For infections.? Boils, > splinters, etc. One of the old time remedies.? Comes in small sizes that > would fit on a quarter to larger ones for bigger jobs.? I carry the > smaller in my purse or when we take trips.? My husband uses it a good bit > when he is gardening to sooth scratches from brambles or rose bush sticker > pricks.? Vaseline based, I think. The small sizes were under $2, if I > remember correctly.? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Anyone know why my messages to the list are on behalf of? Yes, that's it. ichthemol. I knew it didn't look right the way I had it spelled. We ALways had a tube of that. I think I just threw our tube away last year. It's really strange, but for all my chemical sensitivity, THAT didn't effect me at all? So strong_must be made differently than the new fangled stuff. :o) Lynn Mary wrote: > That's what I was wondering, too..... ichthemol, I think it is..... I > used > to use it all the time for my ex-husband's boils. > It didn't smell very good, but it surely did the trick!

Yes, Lynn, I'm getting some of my messages bounced back, it could be my new email thing that they're doin now I guess?! Cathy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Vondran" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 9:55:30 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [PD-LIFE] Drawing Salve Anyone know why my messages to the list are on behalf of? Yes, that's it. ichthemol. I knew it didn't look right the way I had it spelled. We ALways had a tube of that. I think I just threw our tube away last year. It's really strange, but for all my chemical sensitivity, THAT didn't effect me at all? So strong_must be made differently than the new fangled stuff. :o) Lynn Mary wrote: > That's what I was wondering, too..... ichthemol, I think it is..... I > used > to use it all the time for my ex-husband's boils. > It didn't smell very good, but it surely did the trick! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message