Neosporin

History of Antibiotic Ointments

By lanajolove
  • Aug 1, 1500

    Herbs

    Herbs
    In 1500 BC, hunter-gatherers used herbal remedies which was followed by the realization of the need for hygiene.

  • Honey

    Honey
    Honey was used as an antibacterial property

  • Phenol

    Phenol
    An English surgeon began using Phenol to sterilize his instruments.

  • Iodine

    Iodine
    Robert Johnson of Johnson&Johnson began producing gauze and wound dressings treated with iodine.

  • Bacitracin

    Bacitracin
    Bacitracin was discovered during WWI

  • Sterilization

    Sterilization
    Chemist Ernst von Bermann introduced heat sterilization during WWI

  • Neomyocin

    Neomyocin
    Discovered by doctors during WWI

  • Sodium Hypochlorate and Boric Acid

    Sodium Hypochlorate and Boric Acid
    Chemist Henry Dakin used Sodium Hypochlorate and Boric Acid to wash out the wounds of soldiers in WWI.

  • Fire

    Fire
    WWI doctors realized that they could use fire to sterilize objects.

  • Neosporin

    Neosporin
    Johnson&Johnson founded Neosporin by adding Polymoxin B to Bacitracin and Neomyocin and patroleum jelly