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Phenol topical User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

Brand names: Chloraseptic Sore Throat Spray, Pain-A-Lay Gargle, Unguentine, Ora Relief Throat, Cepastat, Cepastat Extra Strength, Castellani Paint, Phenaseptic Cherry, Assure Sore Throat, Unguentine Original Formula, Cheracol Sore Throat, Castellani Paint Colorless, P & S Liquid Mycinette Sore Throat Spray …show all brand names

Phenol topical has an average rating of 5.2 out of 10 from a total of 43 reviews on Drugs.com. 40% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 47% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Phenol topical

  • Kat...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • July 31, 2023

Phenol topical for Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis "I have tonsillitis, nothing worked. I tried difflam spray, lozenges. Nothing worked. I finally got some Chloraseptic spray. It worked in 20 seconds! I don’t feel pain when I swallow and I’m able to eat and drink now!"

9 / 10
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  • Nyx...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 14, 2021

For Sore Throat "I use this stuff when I get a throat infection (4 times a year, like clockwork). I spray 4-8 times and gargle until it absorbs into the back of the throat. Lasts about an hour or two if used for pain relief, but the real good effects are it stops the throat infection from getting worse (for me anyways). My throat infections almost always turn into ulcers, but if I use this day one before they start to become pustules that rupture, it just doesn't become pustular, and the overall infection is easier to deal with. It can be extremely rough on the stomach if ingested. Though I've been taking it for so long, it doesn't bother me anymore."

10 / 10
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  • dod...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • November 22, 2022

Phenol topical for Sore Throat "I was in the grocery store, rather in agony after having oral surgery four days before. The site had healed nicely, but the other teeth and jaw on that side were so painful. I had pain medicine, but when you take pain pills, you're medicating your entire body for pain that is only in one area. I saw this and remembered that my dad used it. He was a pastor, and the sermons could make his throat sore. He sprayed with this beforehand. I tried this, did the spray, waited 30 seconds, and then I had INSTANT relief. Oh my word, so great. In the middle of the night, this is a godsend. I'm so glad this product exists. Also, this is not from my experience but from someone else I knew, that it's great to spray on the skin if you have dialysis or chemo. Spray it on the injection site before the treatment, and it really cuts down on IV pain. I hope they never stop making this. It's wonderful."

10 / 10
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  • Mar...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 30, 2017

For Sore Throat "Rudy, thank you for your story. It is 2:32 AM. I am wide awake and weirded out. I am in day 8 of recovering from a bad bout of influenza. I have had sore tongue problems in the past with reflux, the gases make the tongue rough, sensitive, sore, and misshapen. Difficult to heal when you know you will be open mouth breathing. I thought of Blistex for the lips... it has the refreshing tingle and feels soothing, so I just applied it directly, tube to tongue. It felt great, and I fell asleep. Woke up an hour later but not really 'woke up,' hearing little animal feet scurrying around me on my bed. Yeah. This went on, different variations of auditory hallucinations for a few hours. I am now searching phenol and hoping to stay awake."

7 / 10
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  • Coc...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 19, 2020

Phenol topical for Sore Throat "Horrible, taste bad, provides no relief and does not make it clear on the bottle not to swallow it."

1 / 10
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  • tht...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • October 2, 2019

Phenol topical for Sore Throat "I love this stuff. I took ibuprofen every three hours every day until I finally got over the strep, but this spray was what helped my throat feel better. And it works immediately."

9 / 10
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  • Psh...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • August 6, 2019

Phenol topical for Sore Throat "I have been using this product for 40+ years, never had a problem."

7 / 10
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  • Joe...
  • April 15, 2013

Phenol topical "Have you ever been laying in bed with a post-nasal cough and cannot get to sleep? Spray Chloraseptic Spray at the back of your throat and numb it up... then you are able to get to sleep!"

9 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • March 26, 2021

Phenol topical for Sore Throat "We always swallowed this stuff as kids, never had a problem. Now I'm freaking out... because I sprayed like 6 sprays and swallowed and then decided to read the label."

1 / 10
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  • Nun...
  • August 29, 2022

Phenol topical for Sore Throat "It worked for about 10 seconds. Absolutely useless."

1 / 10
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  • Jus...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • January 13, 2019

Phenol topical for Sore Throat "Not sure if this is actually making my sore throat worse in the long run."

3 / 10
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  • NBa...
  • August 14, 2019

For Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis "Don't hold me accountable, use at your own risk, but I squirt 5-7 times and gargled, and it works great."

9 / 10
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  • Jmm...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 7, 2022

Phenol topical for Sore Throat "Tried using this for the awful sore throat I had while having COVID. It didn’t do anything at all for me, and I ended up getting a burning sensation after a few uses."

1 / 10
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  • Sor...
  • Taken for 10 years or more
  • September 2, 2022

For Sore Throat "Never knew not to swallow it. I’ve used it for years. It gives brief relief. First used it at 18 years old after a tonsillectomy."

6 / 10
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  • soc...
  • March 16, 2011

For Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis "Works immediately and numbs the throat."

9 / 10
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  • Ozo...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 1, 2022

Phenol topical "Love this cream. A tiny bit relieves pain and swelling of just about anything: rash, burns, bug bites, cuts, scrapes."

10 / 10
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  • Bea...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • August 9, 2019

For Sore Throat "Does not taste good. Been taking this for a day, and it lasts for 5 minutes. Doesn’t even help treat and only numbs. Sucks."

4 / 10
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  • ryq...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • September 28, 2020

Phenol topical for Tonsillitis/Pharyngitis "I was silly enough not to read the ingredients before purchasing online. I needed lidocaine or benzocaine and it contained phenol. It did very little for the pain from canker sores."

2 / 10
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