Old foot care therapy

[Vonique]

Are there any older nurses out there from the 70s and 80s who remember an old foot care treatment for diabetics, or anyone with really dry feet, that came in a green liquid? When I first started out as a nurse I worked in a nursing home and we use to soak feet in it. It was really moisturizing and great for dryness. I haven't seen it around for a while and wonder if it is still being made or not. It was such a great product. If it is not sold any more, are there any good substitutes?

[nurseprnRN, BSN, RN]

Maybe the wound care forum would know the answer to this?

[Ruas61, BSN, RN]

Remember using Maalox to paint wounds for healing?

[WV-RN]

I remember at my first job at a LTC facility the older nurses would automatically use milk of mag and sugar on any new bedsores. I was a newbee and didn't know what to think! I didn't stay there long enough to ever learn if that trick was effective.

[heron, ASN, RN]

Alpha Keri bath oil

[KRVRN, BSN, RN]

Was it clear green? Absorbine jr?

[amoLucia]

To OP - I don't remember that treatment, but maybe an older practicing podiatrist could help you?

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

Alpha Keri bath oil

That's it!!!!! You can still purchase it.

[Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN]

I remember at my first job at a LTC facility the older nurses would automatically use milk of mag and sugar on any new bedsores. I was a newbee and didn't know what to think! I didn't stay there long enough to ever learn if that trick was effective.

It did...strangely enough.

Anyone remember Dr. Clancey's butt ointment? It smelled like bubble gum

[Ruas61, BSN, RN]

We should start an old time way of doing things- like the 1980's- for nursing.

[Crispy Critter]

Anyone remember using heat from a light bulb on decubs? We also used O2 right on them also. This was in the early-mid 70's. Geez, I am so OLD!

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

WE'RE NOT OLD!!!!!!

We're chronologically gifted.

And we used sugar and furacin after the heat lamp treatment.....