Guest guest Posted November 1, 2008 Report Share Posted November 1, 2008 I haven't tried it for breast lumps, but it is good for injuries. My Mom has slow-healing sores when she injures herself, and the iodex stays in place and the injuries heal faster. On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 12:06 PM, jodieginger <jodieginger@...> wrote: > I saw a product at the drug store today called iodex ointment. It > comes in regular and one with added menthol. It's an iodine ointment > used for sprains, tendonitis etc. I'm wondering if anyone has tried > this for breast cysts/lumps. I think the ointment would be less messy > and menthol might be a good pain killer. > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 I did some checking and one ingredient - petrolatum is a carcinogen. I wouldn't put that on my breasts. iodex ointment? >I saw a product at the drug store today called iodex ointment. It > comes in regular and one with added menthol. It's an iodine ointment > used for sprains, tendonitis etc. I'm wondering if anyone has tried > this for breast cysts/lumps. I think the ointment would be less messy > and menthol might be a good pain killer. > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2008 Report Share Posted November 2, 2008 Thanks for the heads up! sr From: ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...>Subject: Re: iodex ointment?iodine Received: Sunday, November 2, 2008, 9:22 PM I did some checking and one ingredient - petrolatum is a carcinogen. I wouldn't put that on my breasts. iodex ointment?>I saw a product at the drug store today called iodex ointment. It> comes in regular and one with added menthol. It's an iodine ointment> used for sprains, tendonitis etc. I'm wondering if anyone has tried> this for breast cysts/lumps. I think the ointment would be less messy> and menthol might be a good pain killer.>>> ------------ --------- --------- ------>>>>> Links>>> Canada Toolbar : Search from anywhere on the web and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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