labblab
07-17-2015, 05:34 PM
I think there may be several folks here who have been using Vetericyn wound care products during the past several years. I have been using the liquid spray, myself, on my girls to cleanse and treat irritated/injured skin. I was just getting ready to order a new bottle when I noticed that the product is now labelled Vetericyn "Plus." I wondered what that meant and whether there has been some change. What I discovered is that apparently now all the Vetericyn products are all a bit different.
When I Googled the "Plus" part, I found this very thorough/complicated explanation on a message board for humans with spinal cord injuries (I had discovered quite a while back that Vetericyn has been used regularly for decontamination purposes by various human patient populations for things like cleaning catheters, etc.). Anyway, the long and the short of it is that the license has expired for Vetericyn's use of the specific patented cleansing agent. So from now on, all Vetericyn "Plus" products (including the gel), have a different formula from the originals. HOWEVER, the company that developed the process that produces the cleansing agent has now released product lines of their own, both for humans and animals. Their new product for animals that duplicates the original Vetericyn liquid is "Microcyn AH (Animal Health)," and I just ordered a big bottle from Amazon. They have also released a companion hydrogel.
For anybody who wants to read the very thorough discussion about the comparability of the the old Vetericyn, new Vetericyn Plus, and new Microcyn, here's a link to the spinal cord injury message board. The post about the animal health products is at the bottom of the thread, but the previous posts lay out the overall history and data re: the formula changes.
http://www.apparelyzed.com/forums/topic/32478-new-over-the-counter-wound-care-product-uses-microcyn-technology/
It may very well be the case that the new Vetericyn Plus products are very effective in their own right. But I just wanted folks to know that there has truly been a change in the formula since apparently some retailers are telling folks that it is merely a labelling change. Based on the info in that link above, there is more involved than just the label.
Marianne
When I Googled the "Plus" part, I found this very thorough/complicated explanation on a message board for humans with spinal cord injuries (I had discovered quite a while back that Vetericyn has been used regularly for decontamination purposes by various human patient populations for things like cleaning catheters, etc.). Anyway, the long and the short of it is that the license has expired for Vetericyn's use of the specific patented cleansing agent. So from now on, all Vetericyn "Plus" products (including the gel), have a different formula from the originals. HOWEVER, the company that developed the process that produces the cleansing agent has now released product lines of their own, both for humans and animals. Their new product for animals that duplicates the original Vetericyn liquid is "Microcyn AH (Animal Health)," and I just ordered a big bottle from Amazon. They have also released a companion hydrogel.
For anybody who wants to read the very thorough discussion about the comparability of the the old Vetericyn, new Vetericyn Plus, and new Microcyn, here's a link to the spinal cord injury message board. The post about the animal health products is at the bottom of the thread, but the previous posts lay out the overall history and data re: the formula changes.
http://www.apparelyzed.com/forums/topic/32478-new-over-the-counter-wound-care-product-uses-microcyn-technology/
It may very well be the case that the new Vetericyn Plus products are very effective in their own right. But I just wanted folks to know that there has truly been a change in the formula since apparently some retailers are telling folks that it is merely a labelling change. Based on the info in that link above, there is more involved than just the label.
Marianne