Can Neomycin and Bacitracin Be Harmful?

Ironically, one of the treatments most often recommended to help heal burns, stitches, and other wounds is now thought to cause an allergic reaction in up to 10 percent of users.

For those people, neomycin or bacitracin, the active ingredients in products like Neosporin, may cause an inflammatory reaction, irritating the wound and making it appear infected. This can result in a minor cut taking even longer to heal and having a potentially adverse cosmetic outcome.

For this reason, most dermatologists are now avoiding products with neomycin and recommending plant based, hypoallergenic and antibacterial creams for superficial wounds. They promote a moist environment for better wound-healing without potentially causing allergic contact dermatitis.

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