MD> Doesn't hydrogen peroxide stain the skin ??
 JH> Not hardly.  It's clear, like water.  Pouring some on
 JH> an open wound will cause it to bubble, but it definitely
 JH> won't stain anything.
 MD> Well it tends to stain tables and the rest, and generally if u leave it
 MD> on ur skin it will stain.  I remember coz I accidentally spilled some of
 MD> it in chemistry on my lab coat.
My guess would be that the lab solution was not as dilute as the 2% normally 
used as an aneseptic.  My experience is that the 98% water in the drug store 
variety is the most active staining agent.
My kit for dealing with coral scrapes, sea wasp stings and such contains 
hydrogen peroxide, Adolphs meat tenderizer, neosporin, and benadryl.  I wash 
the area with soap and water, rinse with hydrogen peroxide to kill surface 
bacteria, rub in the meat tenderizer to break down any protiens acting as 
toxins, let that sit 15 minutes, wash with soap and water, rinse with 
peroxide to kill any new bacteria that might have hit the surface, apply 
neosporin to fight any bacterial intrusion that the peroxide can't reach and 
pop a benadryl just in case theres something in it that could cause an 
antigen reaction.
This may be overkill, but it only takes up a few cubic inches of kit space 
and a few minutes to execute. In my experience it has eliminated all redness 
within 24 hours.
-bry
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