Shereene IdrissBoard Certified Derm, Founder and Chief Nerd

Why I HATE Neosporin and what to use instead #skincaretips #dermatologist #woundcare

12 May 2025 · 1 min

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Short informal monologue warning against topical neomycin (commonly in Neosporin) for minor wounds because it frequently causes allergic reactions, increased inflammation, slower healing, and post-inflammatory discoloration. The speaker strongly recommends using bacitracin (and notes polymyxin B) as a safer alternative and advises keeping bacitracin on hand for cuts, nicks, and scrapes.

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Yes. Porin only gets your attention because they pay for the shelf space to be at your eye level. A key antibiotic that is honestly de passe. Not great. What is it? It's neomycin. Okay, guys. Yes, it has. I say basic trace in. Some people say bassetracin, but it's mixed as well as polymyxin B. But neomycin itself is a culprit. It's gonna cause you guys to get allergic reactions, making your wounds more inflamed, longer to heal hard, harder to heal. And you know what? You're going to be left with discoloration, which is our nemesis instead. I love this bassy tracing. You need to have this in your house, by your kitchen, in your bathroom, in your car for any cuts, nicks, or scrapes because it's going to help heal that sucker up without causing an allergic reaction. Oh, my God. It's an indoctrination. They even have it at the eye level for kids.