Potassium permanganate (the scientific name is potassium permanganate) is an excellent antiseptic. Due to its disinfecting properties, it is widely used in medicine and in everyday life. Widely known and potassium permanganate, the use of which helps to cope even with garden and garden pests. A highly concentrated solution of potassium permanganate has a purple color, if you add a little of this substance to the water, it will turn light pink.
Potassium permanganate in case of poisoning will help to rinse the stomach and rid the body of pathogenic bacteria. Such a disinfectant is diluted in water until it acquires a pale pink color. The resulting liquid is given to the patient to drink, after which it is necessary to induce vomiting.
How to prepare a solution of potassium permanganate?
It is very important to know that sometimes not all crystals of a substance are completely dissolved in water. As a result, you can get a serious burn of the gastric mucosa. In order to avoid unpleasant consequences, it is recommended to first prepare a concentrated solution, and then add a little such liquid to the water that is needed for the procedure.
Water should be warm because potassium permanganate is poorly soluble in cold liquids. The preparation of the solution in running water will allow it to be stored for no more than a day, if distilled water is used, its shelf life is extended to six months. At the same time, you need to store such a solution in a container with tinted glass, and also avoid direct sunlight.
Potassium permanganate, the use of which will save from many problems, is often accompanied by the appearance of dark spots in those places where the solution was prepared. Do you know how to get rid of them? It is useless to use abrasive cleaners. In this case, ascorbic or oxalic acid will help. Moreover, the removal of such a stain will not require any effort from you. The chemical reaction that occurs when these substances come in contact will cause the spots to disappear by themselves.
Home use
Potassium permanganate, the use of which is appropriate when bathing newborns, requires special care. In no case should you add crystals of this substance to the bath where the child will bathe. It is necessary to prepare a solution, and only then add it to the water. Remember that potassium permanganate can dry the baby’s delicate skin, so its concentration in water should not be exceeded.
Potassium permanganate copes with conjunctivitis. Treatment is carried out by washing the eyes with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. They can also gargle with sore throat and treat the oral cavity with stomatitis.
Potassium permanganate, the use of which will save you from the above ailments, will save from diarrhea. Experts recommend drinking a glass of a weak solution of this substance twice a day. As a rule, the discomfort disappears the very next day.
Such an unpleasant and painful phenomenon as an ingrown nail can be effectively eliminated by taking warm foot baths with a weak solution of potassium permanganate. It should be remembered that such treatment gives a result only at the initial stage of the problem, when discomfort is felt in the thumb area, the appearance of small ulcers near the nail, blood, pus. Surgery will be needed to cure in more serious cases.
Potassium permanganate with thrush was popular and was widely used only recently, but modern medicine has proven that a solution of this substance (even a low concentration) adversely affects the microflora in the vagina. Therefore, when such a problem arises, you should opt for antifungal drugs, the use of which is more effective.