Is that the same stuff we called "Iodine"? ha ha It burned a little too! Left ugly brown stains on the wound.

@schoolhouse_gw, no, as the label says, it’s Mercurochrome. It was orangy-red. In the late 90s it was banned from use in the US due to its mercury content making it potentially toxic.

Mecurochrome I didn’t mind, merthiolate stung more.

My Mom used to say the stinging was the germs dying 😂

@schoolhouse not the same thing. We used to put iodine in baby oil for tanning. Hair soaked in lemon juice! 😆

MY pediatrician painted a Mercurochrome circle on our upper arms, added eyes and bunny ears and then stabbed the nose with an injection for vaccines.