Hi Linda
just thinking about your question.......
wouldn't the alcohol in the gentian violet evaporate, once the solution  was
exposed to air and dried on the skin?

I would think the alcohol would then not be an issue as far as the baby
ingesting it goes.
I don't think heating it would be necessary.

What do you think?
Karen Clements
IBCLC Melb Aust


>
> Anyway, as we discussed, we talked about the possibility of heating the GV
> to boil off the alcohol.  I told her that I did not know how that might
> affect the GV chemically.  Does anyone know how that might change the GV?
> Would it be safe still if heated and cooled?  Would it still be effective?
> How long would the resultant concoction last?

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