Milton sterilizing fluid


Milton sterilizing fluid is produced by Procter & Gamble for sterilization uses. It contains and . 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 is isotonic with body fluids. is used for wound management applications; this contains 0.25% available chlorine and has a. The fluid has been used in endodontics, for example to irrigate an infected root canal, although it is not medically licensed for use in the mouth.

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.
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.