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If needed, is it safe to rinse out your eyes with one or from your sink? any help would be much appreciated.
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Yes: Tap water in the USA is clean enough to rinse out the eyes, if necessary. Do not do it from the sink, since bacteria live in your sink.
Answered 6/20/2015
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