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Shea (Cincinnati, Oh) on 09/09/2010

Does anyoneknow how long grapefruit seed extract can be kept in water before it goes bad? For instance, I want to make up a batch and use it as an internal cleanser. Thank you

Replied By Katrinika (Morehead City, Nc Usa) on 12/09/2010

I wish somebody had mentioned in the tooth abscess thread that grapefruit seed extract should not be used full strength in the mouth. It was one of the few items mentioned in the thread that I had in the house when at 3:00am this morning I read four pages of the thread and decided to try it as part of a poultice in a bit of gauze, which I left in my mouth until the pain from it seemed so much worse than the abscess I was trying to relieve that I got up and took it out (about three hours). I've been sick and have missed a lot of sleep over the last five months... At 3am I'm not too cogent. I didn't read the bottle. Now I've got second-degree burns in the entire left side of my mouth.. Gums and cheek. It's worse than the tooth abscess, will last longer (with tissue sloughing and probable infection), and is likely to leave significant scars. Now there's no chance that I can avoid the antibiotics. I really could have used just a tiny warning.

Replied By Stephanie (California) on 03/01/2016
If you read the directions on the bottle, it says NUMEROUS times NOT to use full strength in the mouth. It is very important to not listen to just your friends or threads but the manufacturers directions. Thank you.

Replied By Brooke (Montgomery, Tx, Usa) on 12/10/2010

Katrinika,
There is no better gum conditioner than one that uses the following formula: Water, Prickly Ash Bark, Sodium Chloride, Calcium Chloride, Atomidine (Iodine Trichloride, 1% solution), and Flavor: Natural Peppermint Spirits. Look that up and you will find that a whole slew of stores carry it. It might even be at you neighborhood health food store! I put a little bit on a Qtip and then rub it all over my gums at night before going to sleep - massage it really well. Then in the abssesed tooth - test it and make sure it doesn't burn. If it doesn't, then put it directly on it. I would put it on there throughout the day, if it doesn't burn.

Replied By Linda (York County, Maine) on 01/08/2011

Hi Katrinika..... The Strep Throat thread has a warning about undiluted GSE.... But----didn't you receive instructions with your GSE? Mine came with 1/2 page of how to dilute for which use.... Veggies, skin, etc. I'm sorry to hear about something that can be so helpful causing you so much pain.

Replied By Kathy (Macomb, Il) on 12/08/2015

I used gfse in a cream that takes down shingles itch. That was in 2000...............and it is still good.

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