On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:41:41 -0500, Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>Linda,
>What concentration of Gentian Violet did you use?  The half percent or
>one percent solution I recommend does not cause skin damage...  If the
>skin is already very damaged, any treatment will have a higher risk of
>irritation.

Yes, I was thinking about that after I posted. 9 years ago, there was
little information or help to be found. I received most of my best
assistance by phone from the opposite coast. I imagine that there's been
some refining to the technique since then. I believe I used whatever I
found at the pharmacy, straight.

Linda Folden Palmer, DC
author "Baby Matters,
What Your Doctor May Not Tell
You About Caring for Your Baby"

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