Comments on: Foot rash

Question: Foot rash

Gabe014 — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 09:58:32 -0800

I went to the doctor a couple years back for a rash on my foot, he used a very very very cold spray on my foot, it seemed like he was drying it out. After that, he gave me some cream and that was it. I was wondering where I could find that really cold spray.

By: bitdamaged

bitdamaged — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:03:01 -0800

Maybe it's the Magic Spray

By: agregoli

agregoli — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:09:42 -0800

Are you sure it wasn't just rubbing alcohol?

By: arco

arco — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:13:28 -0800

It might have been something like Cold Spray, which is similar to the "magic spray" discussed in the previous thread linked above.

By: spakto

spakto — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:44:29 -0800

Was it liquid Nitrogen? The doctor used that to freeze off some warts when I was a kid.

By: TheCoug

TheCoug — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 10:49:37 -0800

I have used both Micatin and Tinactin for athlete's foot, and both are quite cold when sprayed on. Perhaps it was one of those or something similar?

By: TedW

TedW — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:40:38 -0800

It was given as an answer in the Magic Spray thread cited above, but in case you missed it, ethyl chloride is a possibilty, especially if the doc did a biopsy or anything painful to the affected area. Any aerosol tends to come out cold, due to the Joule-Thompson effect, so the list of potential sprays is pretty big.

By: hatsix

hatsix — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 12:11:29 -0800

if you just want "really cold" spray, buy a can of bottled air (usually sold for cleaning out electronics), turn it upside down and spray. Be warned, it comes out REALLY cold, and you can kill skin cells by the extreme change in temperature.

By: scrump

scrump — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:23:49 -0800

Howdy:

You may be thinking of Gebauer's Ethyl Chloride. (WARNING: Annoying embedded video)

We use this in the emergency department to numb skin for various purposes, and it is in most cases the "magic spray" used in sports.

In my considered opinion, you should NOT follow hatsix's advice unless you want to give yourself a nice cold burn: the bottled air spray is not designed for topical use, and is not controllable/meterable to the same extent that the Gebauer's is. YMMV, IANAD, IANYD, ZOMGITS.

Hope this helps.

By: Sara Anne

Sara Anne — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 13:54:57 -0800

Was it Dermoplast? My sister bought it while she was undergoing radiation, nothing better for a sunburn!

By: Chunder

Chunder — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:29:56 -0800

ZOMGITS? You made that one up, surely?!

By: scrump

scrump — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:25:18 -0800

ZOMGITS? You made that one up, surely?!

It's a kind of choose-your-own-adventure acronym. How does it make you feel?

By: Mr. Gunn

Mr. Gunn — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:12:00 -0800

Chunder: "ZOMGITS? You made that one up, surely?!"

I googled it. He most certainly did not make it up.