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Letter 15053
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++++++ Hi, Preetha
+++++++ WOW! I didn't know that there were so many other people out there with the same questions and concerns regarding Boric Acid. My two year old has some symptoms of pink eye and has been waking up with her eyes shut with the mucus. My mom told me to go to the store and purchase some Boric Acid and put two tablespoons in some boiling water and let it cool and use it as an eye rinse. Because I love my mother I purchased the stuff;but I can't get past the word "ACID". |
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Michelle K
- Detroit, Michigan
MY MOTHER USED BORIC ACID ON OUR EYES WHEN WE WERE CHILDREN , I HAVE HAD BURNING , TEARING EYES FOR MONTHS NOW. I HAVE TRIED ALL EYE DROPS . THAT INCLUDES PRESCRIPTION ONES NOTHING IS HELPING. SO I AM GOING TO TRY THE BORIC ACID .WISH ME LUCK
JUDIE T
- BARDSTOWN , Kentucky
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+++++++ Thanks for all of the info on Boric Acid. My mom used the eye wash on me and everyone who needed treatment for eye disorders. The treatment was always successful. She died a few years ago and I could not find her recipe. Thanks for the recipes. It amazes me how difficult it can be to find recipes for natural remedies. The drug companies really put a squeeze on all of us. Cherie C
+++++++ A doctor told me to use it when I was about 11 (now 40+) I have used it since then. If I get an eye cold or pink eye that is the cure as it works every time. I had lost the measured amounts so thanks for your help. Off to cure my eye cold. It is safe for contact wearer too but I always pop in a new pair after I treat my eyes as the lenses can reinfect your eyes and so can your makeup. Toni S
+++++++ I've used homemade boric acid eyewash most of my life, it's also used in some commercial eyewashes, but if not mistaken, it's only effective as a bug killer in the dry form; i.e. powder or granules. One more note: you should use ONLY medicinal grade boric acid found at your pharmacy. Tracy S
+++++++ BORIC ACID WORKS!!!!! Melissa S
+++++++ I am not familiar with boric acid being used as an eye
wash. Luckily, in my childhood, I never got any pink eye or
other eye infections. However, my mother used to make a
solution of boric acid and water to use as a foot soak. I
grew up on a farm and always went barefooted (indoors and
outdoors) whenever the weather permitted. If I stepped on a
nail, got cut by glass, punctured my skin with a twig or got
cut or deeply scratched by rusty barbed wire, Mom would make
me soak my foot in this solution. She told me it was drawing
out any irritants and was also disinfecting at the same
time. It always worked well It speeded the healing
time. Rhonda E |
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I have been searching for a Boric acid and sterile water wash. Only things I am finding are the Bausch and Lomb products, etc. I have a friend in Italy that says boric acid a sterile water can be found in some stores. WHERE???? And if I were to buy boric acid, do I buy that stuff that says it will kill bugs. Or that product posted above.
June Van P
- San Pedro, California
When my son was born in 1959 I was instructed by my doctor to use
boric acid to clean out his eyes. It worked just fine, and I have
used it through the years. I had cataract surgery last year and used
it recently because I had trouble seeing and the eye just bothered
me. In the two days I've used it the eye has improved 100%. The
instructions I have on an old bottle of boric acid states as
follows:
Dissolve one tablespoonful in a pint of warm water. If intended as an
eyewash, prepare solution by boiling in water and store in a sterile
container. Prepare sufficient quantity for one day's use and discard
unused portion.
WARNING: Do not use as a dusting powder. Do not use on infants or
take internally. Use only as a solution. Do not apply to broken or
raw skin or to large areas of the body. In case of accidental
ingestion consult a physician or contact a poison control center
immediately.
Jacqualine N
Retired - Carmichael, California
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+++++++ I have a question about an unrelated use for boric acid.
If anyone has horses, they know about thrush in the horse's
frogs (of the hoof). Thrush treatments for horses are all
over the map as afar as caustic agents that people dump on
their horse's hooves, not considering avenues into the hoof
coriums and their affect on the internal structures. I'm
searching for something more natural and am considering
boric acid, possibly mixed with
Gentian Violet [link is to product info at Amazon]. If
anyone has any experience on this, please let me know. Pat W |
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I just cured an eye infection that hadn't responded to commercial
eye infection drops with the good old boric acid water. Saved me
before when nothing else worked. The reason I checked here was
because now on the label it says "May irritate eyes, skin and mucous
membrane. " I guess they mean the dry powder.
I think boric acid will come in handy for external applications
against some of these superbugs that do not respond to antibiotics
anymore, but then again, you can't patent boric acid, so who will
promote it? Certainly NOT the drug producers, eh drug companies or
their dealers, eh doctors.
To the question about the horse hooves. I think the gentian is safer,
if boric acid gets into the bloodstream, micro gram amounts are
beneficial (anti fungal, bone health) but large amounts are toxic. (
If it was me, I would go heavy on the gentian, they use this for
nursing moms! and easy on the boric acid)
Lastly, when I lived in a moldy environment, a calcium supplement
with boron (present as boric acid, in micro gram amounts) always
helped me.
Rebecca S
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
A somewhat harder to obtain but infinitely more effective cure for eye infections is a drop of breast milk. When my child was an infant she kept getting "pink eye" from her day care. I was breast feeding at the time and the lactation nurse suggested using a drop of milk. I could not believe the results. If I put one drop in her eye at night all signs of the infection were completely gone by morning. Not only was it extremely effective but it was soothing instead of painful like prescription medications. BTW, it is just effective on adults. If you are fortunate enough to have a family member or close friend who will donate a teaspoon of breast milk, freeze the unused portion. The live antibodies (which is what makes it so effective) will keep in the freezer for up to a month. Talk about a simple and potent remedy from the past!
Ellen H
- Tallahassee, Florida
boric acid has helped my yeast infections for years. i went to the pharmacy and asked for size 00 dissolvable gelatin capsules that were safe for vaginal inserting. i then came home and used a douche mixture to get started of 1/8th cup boric acid and water i first douched 2nd i then packed the size double zero caps with boric acid and put one pill every night in vaginally for 7 nights straight(7 pills) and my yeast infections go away . warning wear a pad to bed and next day as it does drain out and that is what coats you and makes you feel better it's always worked for me. i was told by my dr if it doesn't then i would need to come in for her to check me as there is different things out there that can act like yeast & boric acid (pharmacy grade) won't help. I'm only speaking for myself. ask your dr what's best for you
Randi H
- sedro woolley Washington
The postings were very helpful. I too have used boric acid solution for years but became concerned when I read on the label that you should avoid eye contact. These comments were a confirmation of what I know works. We are currently fighting off an eye infection with my youngest "Tween". Started at 4 pm and looking better already. There seems to be some controversy over actual amount used in the above comments. I read 1/4 tsp -1 tbsp. I personally use 1 tsp to 16 oz of water and has always worked great. Looking forward to get this one behind me.
Pam S
- Weatherford, Texas
Thank you all for your comments and recipes for mixing boric acid solution for eyes. After fighting an eye infection for months and getting a prescription from my eye doctor that cost me $80 for just a tiny little bottle of medicine that does not work, I am going back the the tried and true cure my mom and grandmother used. I'm tired of people asking me if I am crying when it is just a persistent infection.
Jo-Ann Noort
- Henderson, Nevada
Hello,
I was born in 1960 in a desolated area of Ontario, Canada.
We did not run to the doctor for every ailment. I was raised on many
"folk" treatments. The one that I have used for years and also use on
my children is the boric acid eye wash. 1/2 tsp to 1 cup of boiled
water. Let cool and wash eye out 3 times daily. It is funny how
people will run out to a physician and happily use a prescription
without even knowing what is in it. We have put our trust in
antibiotics so much that they are now failing us. Go back to the old
ways. They worked for generations of people. PS. Rinsing orally with
boric acid wash will help with canker and mouth sores.
Good Luck All
Marlene Hantho
- Great Falls, Virginia
Just another country girl raised with the folk meds of yesterday...and returning to them more and more! My folks used the boric acid in sterile water solution in all our eyes for years at first sign of irritation or 'pink eye'. None of us have any eye problems today and actually have very GOOD eye health...only reading glasses for me at almost 60. I used it for my 4 kids on occasion too with only good results. To clarify: we also used it for pest control...but in the dry powdered form. I remember my folks spreading the pwd in cracks at the back of the closets to stop crickets and ants. And the men used it in the barn in hidden places also. It worked! Another old remedy I have returned to is Epsom salts and also use hydrogen peroxide [link is to product info at Amazon] for many health issues.
Barb Davis
- Napa, California
My mother used to use boric acid to help form scabs on my skinned
knees, elbows, or wherever I would scrape up.
Many times I would have a band aid on a wound, and upon waking up in
the morning after sleeping under the covers, the wound would be
"weepy". My mom would sprinkle boric acid on and the would would form
a scab, which helped. Of course, I often picked at my wounds too, and
she would put it on to re-grow the healing skin.
It worked, I'm not dead, and I am over 50.
I think the pharmacists, drug companies, all of them don't want us to
have access to inexpensive, natural healing products that still, to
this day work better, or just as good as the over priced products we
have to buy now days.
BONNIE TOPETE
- SAN JOSE, California
I considered looking for info on Boric Acid for months now & was very pleased to find this site. My mom & dad used boric acid solution made from the powder to cure eye colds, pink eye,& crusty eye infections. It always worked & did not sting. After reading all the above ideas what I remember is: First my mom boiled a cup of tap water. She let it cool a bit & then I believe added 1/2 tsp. boric acid to that cup of water. When completely cool @ room temperature she then used a glass eye cup whereby we would look into it & then tilt our head back so the solution would wash the infected eye. Clean the eye cup out & again do the same for the other eye. This always worked & since I saw this done many times I tried to find boric acid @ pharmacies only getting the same answer from the pharmacist on duty, "We don't carry it & that would be dangerous to put into the eye." My obvious conclusion was did the chemical change over the years, or do the drug companies not want us to use an inexpensive method that has been proven for years, as I am sure that my mom learned this from her mom. I too have tried eye drops that are ridiculously expensive & am glad that this site exists to prove that this is an old time solution that works. My only caution would be to dilute to the lessor amount as I feel that 1 T boric acid to 8 oz water is much too strong. And, yes, I do believe that some larger crystals will fall to the bottom that do not dissolve. Mom kept this solution in a sterile jar (boiled the mason jar in water first) & would keep it for only 3 days, usually the infection would go away by this time anyway. And by the way Jerry Baker has suggested the borax [link is to product info] POWDER as a use to kill ants. We just bought on older condo & found the powder in all the inside outlets. Interesting! NOW---the question is where do I find the good grade stuff & not some cheap stuff that could be contaminated?
Claudia Swinteck
- W. Bloomfield, Michigan
I have to laugh when I see people that are so worried about boric
acid. It is harmless. The bottle at the drug store has clear
instructions on how to use it for cleaning cuts and clearing up eye
infections. The only reason people are so afraid of it is because it
is also used to kill insects. All it does is absorb moisture. Insects
have an oily (moist) exoskeleton. It draws moisture out of the bug
and it becomes dehydrated. It has no ill affects on humans at all.
Stop letting alarmists scare you about every little thing.
This is a letter that I sent to people that were worried about using
it for insect control.
Hello all! I like what you have going on here but, I have a bit of
information that you may not be aware of. Because I work in the pest
management industry, you may be tempted to shut me out. Don't run off
so quick. I'm on your side! Just hear me out. You may be surprised
about what I have to tell all of you. It's good news for those of you
that care about your health and the environment. I can appreciate
what you are trying to do in the way of environmentally friendly,
health conscious, do it yourself pest management. What you may not
know is that most, if not all, of the methods you are using, are the
exact methods that have been used by the pest management industry for
the last 12-14 years. In some cases, we have been practicing these
methods even longer than 14 years. On the outside, my industry is
perceived in a bad way. It's really sad too because, this has led to
people over applying and misapplying pesticides, with the intention
of reducing the negative effects associated with commercial pest
management practices. We (the pest management industry) are thought
of as rotten polluters and dullards, unconcerned with the health of
animals and humans. This could not be farther from the truth.
There is no one person, or industry, more concerned with these issues than we are. To understand this you must realize the extreme liability that is involved with what we do. Every single day we are contracted to remove hazardous pest problems in schools, restaurants, homes, hospitals, day cares, office buildings and many other places that are concerned with, not only pests but also, they are concerned with pesticides. This is why we are the best qualified when it comes to controlling pests in a sensitive environment. Our customers don't want pests. Nor do they want to be exposed to hazardous materials. As a result, our industry has evolved into one that looks a lot like what you are all trying to do on your own. I read all about all of your, homemade, boric acid bait concoctions and other home remedies. We have been using boric acid baits for decades. (Only we apply ours into cracks and wall voids, not as big blobs that lay around for the dog to eat) I read about your use of organic pyrethrum and pyrethrins to control insects on plants. We use these things all day, every day. We have been using them for decades but we apply them at rates that are safe when applied according to the label.
Non-professionals double and triple doses until they finally fail and give up. You don't need to use more pesticides if you are trained where to put them and what to use. All of these "Green" or "Non-Toxic" products that you think are exclusive to environmentalists or specialized "Green" pest management firms are common coin throughout our industry. In fact, even if we had the desire to use a highly toxic pesticide (We don't have this desire. We don't like to get sued.), we couldn't find one simply because, the manufactures don't even make things like that anymore. Even if they did, our industry would have no use for them because we don't want a thing to do with the lawsuits that would be associated with the use of harmful products. I sit here and I read about all of these things that you are doing to safely control your own pest and I have to laugh because, you are not only using the wrong products but, you are using way too much of them and, you are putting them in the wrong locations. Your attempt to lower the environmental impact and expose yourself to fewer pesticides is resulting in the exact opposite. You talk about pouring boric acid all over the place, for roach control, when a tiny placement of a gel bait (many times boric acid based and placed in a crack) would do the trick. This is just one of many examples of over application. You should call a professional if you want less exposure to pesticides. We are just not the nasty kind folks that we are made out to be. We are way more concerned about this stuff than you are. We are concerned about it in ways that you will never understand. It is not about the environment for us. It's about that and more for us. Thanks for reading me.
Keith Gordon
- Grimes
My cat has an eye infection so, remembering using Boric Acid on my
kittens when I was little with my Mom, I began my search. I finally
found Boric acid at Rite Aide. Hope this helps those in search of
it.
Also, people are misinformed when they think that because it is
called "acid" it's the corrosive battery acid type stuff. Acid is
merely less than 7 on a pH scale. 1-14 (1-6 acid, 7 neutral, 8-14
basic)
The action of this product is that it inhibits protein synthesis in
microorganisms.
Mikki Palum
- Newport, Michigan
Boric Acid eye wash has been an old remedy in my family for years. My grandparents used it and so did my parents. I also used it on my kids when they had eye infections as they were growing up. My father always used the crystals but I have been able to find only the powder for some time. My father always used a tablespoon Boric Acid to a quart of water. So one and a half teaspoons to a pint. Boil the water to sterilize it and put it in a sterilized glass container. Refrigerate and discard after a week and make more if needed.
We always used it in an eye cup to rinse out the eyes three or four times a day. I actually saved the old boric acid bottle that was in my fathers medicine cabinet when he died years ago. There is directions for making eyewash on the back of it. The bottle states a tablespoon of boric acid to a pint of boiled water. We have never used it in that strong a mixture however, I have always used my family's recipe. This stuff is poison so for crying out loud make sure nobody drinks it. Keep it out of the reach of children!
Cheryl Valentine
- Spokane, Washington
After leaving my Aug 9 response I decided to add a couple of things to clarify my thoughts a bit.
Boric Acid can be toxic if taken internally so you shouldn't drink it for any kind of internal problems, and should definitely keep it away from children. The new bottle I bought just recently reads "Poison keep out of the reach of children." The old bottle however does not claim that it is poison although it does say keep out of the reach of children. You should always buy pharmaceutical grade usually found at the first aid counter at a pharmacy. Many pharmacies no longer carry it, but I still find it at Rite Aid.
My grandmother treated canker sores and mouth sores caused by her dentures with it however, by dipping a cotton ball into the solution, squeezing out excess and holding it against the sore for a few minutes several times a day. She did that for years and didn't seem to suffer any negative side effects. Go figure.
Cheryl Valentine (returning)
- Spokane, Washington
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September 3, 2008 My sisters doctor told her about boric acid eye solution
when my nephew was small. It clears conjunctivitis up
quickly without the use of antibiotics. You use one teaspoon
to one cup of water boil in glass measuring cup in a pan of
water for 5 minutes. Let it cool well before ever using in
the eye. Use a sterile cotton ball to drip in the eye. Do
not dip cotton ball in solution again. Solution is good for
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I am currently using Boric acid eyewash to treat a horse at the
riding stable where I volunteer. I found it at Rite Aid. Walgreens
seems to only carry the Boric Acid used for insect control and that
is NOT the right kind for medicinal use. The label will tell you it
contains "inert ingredients" -- BEWARE!
Ask the pharmacist if you can't find it. At Rite Aid it was in the
"First Aid" section and we both had to hunt a bit to find the little
brown bottle.
Don't let the word "acid" scare you. Vinegar and salt are both acids,
too, and we use them -- even love them -- in food. :)
Anna Green
- Buffalo, New York
I have had red eyes for the past year and have gone to many eye doctors over this. So many different eye drops have been prescribed to me and nothing has worked- until boric acid. My grandmother used to make a boric acid eyewash for the cat when his eyes were runny (you know how pets get little eye infections). She'd just dip a cotton ball in it and rub it over the cat's eyelids and it would clear right up. I started to wonder if this may work for me. I did some research over the internet and talked to my pharmacist about making an eyewash for myself. I ordered it through the pharmacy (it was only $4.99) and it arrived the next day. I boiled one quart of water one tablespoon of boric acid for 10 minutes, then let it cool and poured it into a clean, never used plastic bottle. (Use distilled/spring water instead of tap because of all the chemicals in tap such as chlorine, mercury, soap ash, etc.) I pour the solution into an eyewash cup (which you can get at the drug store)and open my eyes wide and roll them around. It's so soothing and feels so nice. My eyes aren't red anymore. Thank god for this very common, house hold miracle drug!
Jessica Lambert
- Knoxville, Tennessee
I had good success with homemade boric acid eye wash but they say to make it fresh. I stored some in a covered container and used it later. Black stings formed in the solution. Smut color. Some companies have had trouble with old wash. Be careful. Red
Red Stendel
- Pk Ridge, Illinois
I found the site link below to be very helpful. My search was for use on a kitten with a yucky eye. I was not able to find medicinal boric acid at the pharmacy (on shelf), but asked the pharmacist and was able to order it in the next day ($4.74 at WalMart). The container is blasted with "Poison" warnings, but I think like many things it CAN be harmful yet still used correctly and in moderation for 'old school' nursing! I intend to use it carefully on my kittens eye and will just be sure to use the boric acid lightly with sterile water. If I don't make it strong enough, I guess it will just take longer to clear up his eye infection. Wish me luck and I hope this link -- www.delgadog.com/faq/faq_qa.htm -- helps those in need make a decision for themself!
Lynn Walton
- Canton, OHIO
The eye wash that used to be available stated "boric acid 3%" and the other ingredient was water. It always worked on eye infections. It worked much better and more quickly than current treatments which are ridiculously expensive. And nobody got poisoned.I don't know how many teaspoons of powder or how much water will make 3%. Haven't been able to get it and started to hear about it being dangerous in this usage ever since the big drug companies started publishing the textbooks used in medical schools, Draw your own conclusions.
Jeff Coles
- El Paso, Texas
Believe what you will. A problem today may be that the government regulates everything for safety while not being able to afford to do much of the testing themselves. The clinical trials are terribly expensive, and who is going to pay tens of millions of dollars to do clinical trials of a cheap commodity chemical? So if pig pharm leaves the impression that boric acid isn't safe, who can counter it?
I'm not claiming it is safe, although I've used it myself and some popular books imply it; I don't know, and I think we may never know. But visit http://clinicaltrials.gov/ and see if the NIH tests it.
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Hi everyone! I am 68 and have been using boric acid in my eyes all
my life with no ill effects! Granted, I don't use it often. I don't
use any medications very often! Rarely even take aspirin. At 68 I'm
still taking only one prescription, and that is thyroid hormone
because they surgically removed my thyroid at age 21 (they'd already
zapped it with radiation when I was a baby!).
Anyway, yes the "formula for boric acid eye wash" comes up when you
search it. It is really good stuff. Kills - apparently - all kinds of
fungus.
During the 70s, 80s, 90s the medical establishment tried to get it
removed from the shelves of Walgreen's, etc., so we would not have
access to it, just as they want to remove all access to vitamins and
minerals, without a prescription from a doctor! It's all about money,
not about safety!
Take care! Follow directions. But don't worry about boric acid.
Dody VerSluis
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
Eye solution is made with boric acid powder and either boiled or distilled water, NO alcohol.
Trac MacD
- Warren, New York
Hi, i am 67 and have used boric acid eye wash all my life and have
had good results with home made and store bought both.
I'd like to respond to all those people who are so scared of boric
acid because it is "acid". All carbonated drinks, even some bottled
drinking water is acidic, coffee, tea and many foods are acidic, like
fruit,and catchup, not to mention hot sauce . And what about your own
stomach acid, do you think any of this stuff will kill you ! Doctors
give rat poison as a blood thinner (very carefully adjusted doses)
but still rat poison!! IT'S THE DOSAGES THAT ARE IMPORTANT, too
strong- not good, too weak - not good enough, need close enough dose
to do what you need it to treat. And while I'm ranting, there is a
whole body of old remedies that don't need to be tested because they
have been proven over and over again for the last 100 years or more.
What we need is for this information to be "guarded" to keep it from
being altered/changed by the misinformed or malice and also should be
easy to get hold of...
Sam Haviland
- Groves, Texas
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September 16, 2009 I have seen several recipes across the net for boric acid
eyewash ranging anywhere from 1/4 to 2 tsp for 2 cups
water. Ang Nav
October 19, 2009 I have been treated for trachoma twice in the last 15
ears.The greek doctor who treated me had worked for years in
Egypt and had vast experience treating trachomas.Together
with the antibiotics (chloramphenicol) he instilled in my
eyes drops of borax solution and probably silver nitrate
prepared by him.Three times a week he was installing one
drop in each eye.My eyes they were turning red as a blood
and the pain inside the eye was like having glass pieces.(
probably the pH of the solution was acidic)The doctor told
me not to be afraid because the borax is attacking only the
infected mucosa of the eye leaving unaffected the healthy
one.Recently I got again red eyes, visited younger doctors
they prescribed antibiotics and artificial tears and
ointments but still I have red eyes. dimitrios m
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