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Is vaseline a triple antibiotic ointment and can it be used to clean wounds?
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NO and NO: Vaseline petrolium jelly is just that and contains no antibiotics. It is not a cleaning agent either. Tao (triple antibiotic ointment) is three antibiotics, neomycin, polymyxin b, and Bacitracin in a petrolium jelly like base.
Answered 6/2/2018
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