Can anyone advise just how effective potassium permanganate is as a wound disinfectant/antiseptic?
I recall reading that just a few crystals in a litre of water (enough to turn it light pink) is enough to make the water safe to drink, providing its doesn't contain too much suspended organic matter...Taking that a step further, does a potassium permanganate solution make a good antiseptic/disinfectant, say on a par with Savlon and if so what concentration is needed?
I am looking for a concenrated "dry" product to act as disinfectant/antiseptic in a firstaid kit...I am thinking that as little as a teaspoon full of potassium permanganate may well make several litres of disinfectantantiseptic solution as an alternative to a heavier/bulkier bottle of savlon thats also more prone to breakage.
Or can anybody suggest any alternative? Perhaps a high dose of puritabs or similar?
Regards,
Pete
I recall reading that just a few crystals in a litre of water (enough to turn it light pink) is enough to make the water safe to drink, providing its doesn't contain too much suspended organic matter...Taking that a step further, does a potassium permanganate solution make a good antiseptic/disinfectant, say on a par with Savlon and if so what concentration is needed?
I am looking for a concenrated "dry" product to act as disinfectant/antiseptic in a firstaid kit...I am thinking that as little as a teaspoon full of potassium permanganate may well make several litres of disinfectantantiseptic solution as an alternative to a heavier/bulkier bottle of savlon thats also more prone to breakage.
Or can anybody suggest any alternative? Perhaps a high dose of puritabs or similar?
Regards,
Pete