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'''Milton sterilizing fluid''' is produced by [[Procter & Gamble]] for sterilization uses. It contains {{nowrap|1% [[sodium hypochlorite]]}} (NaClO) and {{nowrap|16.5% [[sodium chloride]]}} (NaCl; common salt). {{nowrap|1:80 dilution}} is used to sterilise babies' feeding utensils, including [[baby bottles]]. It is sold in dissolvable tablets which are then mixed with cold water and placed in a lidded bucket. This method of bottle sterilization is marketed as "The Milton Method". |
'''Milton sterilizing fluid''' is produced by [[Procter & Gamble]] for sterilization uses. It contains {{nowrap|1% [[sodium hypochlorite]]}} (NaClO) and {{nowrap|16.5% [[sodium chloride]]}} (NaCl; common salt). {{nowrap|1:80 dilution}} is used to sterilise babies' feeding utensils, including [[baby bottles]]. It is sold in dissolvable tablets which are then mixed with cold water and placed in a lidded bucket. This method of bottle sterilization is marketed as "The Milton Method". |
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A {{nowrap|1:20 solution}} is [[Isotonicity|isotonic]] with body fluids. {{nowrap|1:4 dilution}} is used for wound management applications; this contains 0.25% (w/v) available [[chlorine]] and has a {{nowrap|[[pH]] of 10.5–11.2}}.<ref>[http://www.mail-archive.com/seeknfind@ashlists.org/msg00733.html mail-archive.com - Re: SaF Milton sterilizing fluid]</ref><ref>[http://www.smtl.co.uk/WMPRC/DressingsTimes/vol1.3.txt smtl.co.uk - Dressings Times, 3rd edition]</ref> The fluid |
A {{nowrap|1:20 solution}} is [[Isotonicity|isotonic]] with body fluids. {{nowrap|1:4 dilution}} is used for wound management applications; this contains 0.25% (w/v) available [[chlorine]] and has a {{nowrap|[[pH]] of 10.5–11.2}}.<ref>[http://www.mail-archive.com/seeknfind@ashlists.org/msg00733.html mail-archive.com - Re: SaF Milton sterilizing fluid]</ref><ref>[http://www.smtl.co.uk/WMPRC/DressingsTimes/vol1.3.txt smtl.co.uk - Dressings Times, 3rd edition]</ref> The fluid has been used in [[endodontics]], for example to irrigate an infected [[Root canal|root canal]] but it it not medically licensed for use in the mouth, and indemnity companies will not defend its use in dentistry. <ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DXEqBgAAQBAJ|title=Advanced Endodontics: Clinical Retreatment and Surgery|author=John S. Rhodes|publisher=CRC Press|year=2005|isbn=978-0-203-44928-8|page=130}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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Revision as of 20:57, 2 May 2020
Milton sterilizing fluid is produced by Procter & Gamble for sterilization uses. It contains 1% sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) and 16.5% sodium chloride (NaCl; common salt). 1:80 dilution is used to sterilise babies' feeding utensils, including baby bottles. It is sold in dissolvable tablets which are then mixed with cold water and placed in a lidded bucket. This method of bottle sterilization is marketed as "The Milton Method".
A 1:20 solution is isotonic with body fluids. 1:4 dilution is used for wound management applications; this contains 0.25% (w/v) available chlorine and has a pH of 10.5–11.2.[1][2] The fluid has been used in endodontics, for example to irrigate an infected root canal but it it not medically licensed for use in the mouth, and indemnity companies will not defend its use in dentistry. [3]
History
The product and company began in Britain in 1916 and were named after the poet John Milton as a "safe" household name. During the First World War the fluid was used on the front to treat burns and skin conditions.[4]
In 1947 a widespread outbreak of gastroenteritis in the UK, causing the death of 4,500 children under the age of one, gave rise to a national objective of sterilising all baby's milk bottles, and Milton fluid was the antiseptic advocated by hospitals and government agencies. This cold water method was generally available and simple for all to use, and virtually all mothers adopted this method.[4]
References
- ^ mail-archive.com - Re: SaF Milton sterilizing fluid
- ^ smtl.co.uk - Dressings Times, 3rd edition
- ^ John S. Rhodes (2005). Advanced Endodontics: Clinical Retreatment and Surgery. CRC Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-203-44928-8.
- ^ a b "Our History". www.milton-tm.com. Retrieved 9 March 2019.