Tincture Of Benzoin, 4 FL.OZ.

Tincture of benzoin is used to help adhesive dressings stick to the skin. It’s derived from a resin and disolved in alcohol. It actually is believed by many to protect the skin. Our medical supplier ran out of tincture of benzoin for many months, but Amazon came through with this product which is an equivalent. Thanks Jeff!

As a former Respiratory Therapist for 40 years we used Benzoin to tape ET tubes in place. I use it now to secure bandages on my skin as a I wait for my Skin Cancer surgery in 2 months. It works well, haven't found anything that works better.

I have a colostomy and sensitive skin around the stoma. I have struggled with skin problems for years. I tried many barrier wipes, barrier sheets and even the very expensive Marathon cyanoacrylate product (expensive and hard to use). None of these worked for me. I cannot say if this product will work for you, everyone is different. I can tell you that it absolutely worked for me. My skin has healed and looks as good as it did immediately after my surgery. It has the added benefit of securing the flange in place with zero leaks and zero problems.

Bought this for a Wildland Firefighter's fire line first aid kit. It was highly recommended by Backpacker Magazine. It came in handy as blister prevention for all the hiking they've got to do in their fire boots. Tincture of benzoin, a balsamic tree resin, has antiseptic, aromatic, and adhesive properties. It can be found in many forms-impregnated in cotton swabs, in small vials as a liquid, and as a spray-at drugstores and medical supply houses. Keep a little benzoin in your first-aid kit and use it to: (1) Augment the stickiness of any blister treatment. Just apply it to your foot, let it dry until tacky (a few minutes), then affix your dressing of choice. (2) Protect your skin from friction. When applied to unblistered skin, tincture of benzoin dries to a hardened shield, like a second layer of toughened-up skin. (3) Seal an existing blister as a last resort.

I used this twenty-eight years ago to hold athletic tape on my feet for severe plantar fasciaitis. As directed by the physician, wash feet, apply and let dry, then tape as demonstrated in his surgey. On my feet for eight hours, then four hour workout four nights a week. Did this for almost 7 months straight, and never had a problem with the tape coming off until my local pharmacy quit carrying this product. Some older pharmacists can tell you all about this, but not one of the pharmacies in my area carry it, nor can they order it for me. My foot problem cleared up after a longer year of having to tape without benzoin tincture. I decided after all this time I wanted to keep it on hand if ever needed, and here it is readily available on Amazon. This is a standard formula from the pharmaceutical formularies. I chose this one because of the larger 4oz size. Only suggestion I have is to cut the ap-plicator from the bottle top, throw it away, and use a smaller cotton swab, ball, or gauze square to apply only as needed to cover the area. You will waste less and have less drying time before applying bandage/tape/whatever. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

I got this to keep bandages from coming up at the edges. It works great for that.

This will last forever to make things stick to your skin. Unfortunately, now we need to worry about infection so I recommend the individual pop open benzion.

I used this on my broken skin around my ileostomy. The skin was cleaned really well by the alcohol that's added with the tincture of benzoin. It of course stung like the dickens, and bled a little bit but after it had dried on the broken skin it looked like a new layer of skin had formed over it. I love this stuff! Nothing else worked, believe me this stuff will work wonders for you to if you have an ostomy. It's great for your skin. I would give this 10 stars if I could. LOL. My skin is no longer hurting! The wafers stick really well to which is awesome.