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So I was idly browsing shelves at CVS one night, the CVS nearest the university, I should say. I found a few vaginal suppositories up on a shelf, god what was

So I was idly browsing shelves at CVS one night, the CVS nearest the university, I should say. I found a few vaginal suppositories up on a shelf, god what was I doing in that aisle? One caught my eye, branded Loyalty, so I plucked it off the shelf and turned it around to find its main ingredient is boric acid.

BenjiWiebe 3y ago
Wikipedia mentions that is one of the medical uses of boric acid.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
  First, I didn't say what the use is, and secondly, you're describing a much different preparation than the one in the box I found.
  - BugsJustFindMe 3y ago
    > First, I didn't say what the use is You said it's a vaginal suppository at a CVS, so you're in the united states at a major retailer looking at a major product category that contains a common ingredient for that category. There isn't any serious ambiguity. Boric acid preparations have mild and mostly gentle antibiotic properties. > god what was I doing in that aisle? This plus the university betrays a kind of youthful naivety, so, if it helps any, the boric acid in the suppository was there to raise acidity by a not dangerously high amount when used in moderation. > you're describing a much different preparation than the one I found You said boric acid, they said boric acid. Boric acid is commonly used in products meant to reduce bacteria and fungi. It's common in eye drops too. > branded Loyalty Are you sure it wasn't just "Loyal"?
BugsJustFindMe 3y ago
> its main ingredient is boric acid So? I'm not sure what you're trying to say here.
- NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
  A few years ago, bugs were just finding me at home, and so I went to the hardware store and purchased some heavy-duty roach poison. It's a white powder; active ingredient: boric acid. I was informed of its toxicity and the need to avoid inhaling it, where it would, you know, damage my mucous membranes.

BenjiWiebe 3y ago

Wikipedia mentions that is one of the medical uses of boric acid.

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
First, I didn't say what the use is, and secondly, you're describing a much different preparation than the one in the box I found.
- BugsJustFindMe 3y ago
  > First, I didn't say what the use is You said it's a vaginal suppository at a CVS, so you're in the united states at a major retailer looking at a major product category that contains a common ingredient for that category. There isn't any serious ambiguity. Boric acid preparations have mild and mostly gentle antibiotic properties. > god what was I doing in that aisle? This plus the university betrays a kind of youthful naivety, so, if it helps any, the boric acid in the suppository was there to raise acidity by a not dangerously high amount when used in moderation. > you're describing a much different preparation than the one I found You said boric acid, they said boric acid. Boric acid is commonly used in products meant to reduce bacteria and fungi. It's common in eye drops too. > branded Loyalty Are you sure it wasn't just "Loyal"?

BugsJustFindMe 3y ago

> its main ingredient is boric acid So? I'm not sure what you're trying to say here.

NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
A few years ago, bugs were just finding me at home, and so I went to the hardware store and purchased some heavy-duty roach poison. It's a white powder; active ingredient: boric acid. I was informed of its toxicity and the need to avoid inhaling it, where it would, you know, damage my mucous membranes.