Staph Solutions

In 2005, the manufacturer began field trials to evaluate StaphWash as an anti-bacterial skin cleanser.  Contact us if you need more technical detail.  It has been formulated for the following applications:

1. For an open lesion which may not be infected with bacteria, application of StaphWash is intended to PREVENT staph bacteria, including MRSA, from forming a colony at the site where StaphWash is applied and used as directed.

2. For a MRSA-infected lesion, StaphWash is formulated to attack the bacteria, and allow the lesion to heal in a normal manner.

StaphWash is not a drug.  It is a skin cleanser. It uses six mechanisms of action to attack MRSA and other bacteria.  It tingles a bit when applied to an open lesion, but the sting is less than what would be felt if isopropol alcohol were applied to the lesion.

More recently, StaphWash has been used by pet owners to cleanse skin lesions resulting from bacterial infection.  This Field Test Report discusses some of the reports resulting from the use of StaphWash on pets and other animals.

David Cuttino wrote: Pet #1 is a large black cat that brings joy to children at a local school.  He is a bit of a celebrity at the school as evidenced by his photo in the school yearbook wearing his Harley bandana.  His owner, Susan L., is an active member of a feline rescue group called Feline Rescue and Rehome (F.u.R.R).

Her pet cat had an infection in his foot that led to the amputation of the middle toe.  The infection returned and worked its way up his leg to the point where his whole leg was swollen and inflamed.  Fearing the worst of another more radical amputation, she contacted my wife.  Marion informed her of the existence of StaphWash and its ability to kill bacteria.  Susan was willing to spend any amount of money to get her pet the best care possible.  She agreed to use StaphWash on her pet before doing anything else.  After two days of use, her cat was bouncing around on all fours playing with his favorite toy.

Pet #1

VET MEDICINE HISTORY MADE

For the first time ever, StaphWash was injected into an abscess caused by a bacterial infection, as reported below.  Some time later, an abscess showed up on the right jaw of Pet #1.  It was hard and growing.  Susan massaged the area with StaphWash and it became softer but it swelled to a large abscess.

Susan decided to inject the abscess with 1 cc of StaphWash. The next day the abscess was drained due to its size. Once drained, the abscess did not fill up again as usual. Susan continued applying StaphWash to the lanced area.  In four days, he was healing rapidly from the abscess.  He happily returned to his job as School Cat to the joy of his loyal subjects at the school.

Pet #1

I treated Pet #2, who had developed a huge abscess on his forehead in June, 2007.  He had been given Naxcel all summer.  I treated him with StaphWash on the same schedule as Pet #1 and now Pet #2 is completely cured.

Pet #2

Pet #3 had recurring abscesses on her forehead for several years but had been completely healthy for the last couple of years, until last spring.  She developed another slightly oozing sore on her forehead but never a full-blown abscess.  She was cultured on September 14, 2007.  I began using StaphWash to clean the lesion on Sept. 15th on a schedule of every four hours for the first day.  As of Sept 28th, all that is left is a scab - no draining at all. Her lab work showed that she had a staph infection, but not MRSA.

Pet #3

Her lab work showed that the staph bacteria from the skin lesion was resistant to Clindamycin and susceptible to Chloro.  I firmly believe that what has healed her wound is the StaphWash.  All pets are completely healed with no recurring lesions or infections.

Susan L

A 12-year-old dog, Sugar, is a miniature black Pomeranian, also known as a Tiny Toy Pomeranian.  This pet developed holes in the skin covering her neck and throat.

The condition was grave. Portions of the neck bone (skeleton) could be seen through the opening leading to the deep lesion.  The condition was suspected to be MRSA, a flesh-eating bacteria.

The dog was seen by a vet, who prescribed antibiotics and suggested that the pet be put to rest because there was no known cure for an animal in such an advanced stage of bacterial infection.

The owner would not give up, and decided to try StaphWash as an experimental treatment for the pet.  She began using StaphWash on the lesions and noted a remarkable improvement almost immediately.  She said “I noticed a definite improvement in only 24 hours after the first StaphWash application.”

The lesions were completely healed after 5 days of StaphWash use

Fourteen days after the neck and throat lesions healed, Edith noticed that the area was not only healed, but that hair had begun to grow back on the scar-tissue area where the StaphWash had been applied.  The regrowth of hair over a scar-tissue area was a welcome surprise.

The throat/neck area had previously had good hair coverage, but other parts of the dog’s body had lost hair due to unknown causes, perhaps allergies. Pomeranian owners have been searching for a solution to hair loss for years, because it is a common malady which often is seen in this breed.  The condition is so common that it has been given a name -- Black Skin Disease.

Edith S.

Brian T. works in a pharmacy in Little Rock.

He was diagnosed with MRSA on December 14, 2005.  MRSA is a well-known staph infection that has evolved to become resistant to all forms of antibiotic treatments.  It is systemic in nature, and usually interferes with normal healing of most skin lesions.  In mid-November Brian noticed inflammation around a scar from a previous MRSA-infected lesion.  He used StaphWash on this new outbreak by applying the StaphWash topically.  He noticed some drying of the area and the skin surface flaked away after 5 to 6 days after he began using StaphWash.  That area looked much better two weeks after using StaphWash, and shows no signs of expanding in size or discoloration indicating continuing inflammation.

StaphWash is an anti-bacterial skin cleanser formulated to kill MRSA bacteria on contact.  The use of StaphWash is intended to keep the MRSA from growing in skin lesions.  MRSA bacteria cause infection and inflammation, and prevent normal healing of skin lesions.  The successful application of StaphWash is expected to result in the lesion being dried up.  Before using StaphWash, the lesion is typically red and inflamed.  During the use of StaphWash, the tissue should return to a normal healthy looking pink color.  Normal healing of the lesion can proceed, with decreasing StaphWash application over time until healing is complete.

StaphWash is an experimental anti-bacterial skin cleanser, being evaluated by selected individuals who suffer from systemic MRSA staph infections.  It does not treat the tissue or the body; the main purpose of StaphWash is to clean the lesion and prevent MRSA bacteria from growing in lesions.  Brian’s next bout with MRSA-inflamed lesions followed a hunting trip.  While hunting, he wore an Under Armor shirt for warmth.  The Under Armor kept him warm, but the possibility of a warm skin surface, with some perspiring over an extended time period is suspected to be a contributing cause for the outbreak of lesions that followed. (See Note 1)

Note 1: Staph bacteria prefer warm, damp skin areas. Bacteria do not breed and prosper well in dry lesions or on dry skin.

After the hunting trip, Brian had approximately a dozen lesions that appeared on his skin from his hips to his armpits.  These lesions showed the typical inflammation that occurs when MRSA bacteria is involved.  Brian’s physician prescribed Bactrim ointment and also Bactrim oral medication, but these medications were not immediately effective in healing the new outbreak of lesions.  According to the manufacturer of Bactrim, it is an antibiotic combination used to treat or prevent infections.  Bactrim contains sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim.  Side effects that may occur while taking Bactrim medication includes dizziness, headache, loss of appetite, mouth sores or swelling of the tongue, nausea or vomiting and tiredness.  StaphWash, by comparison, is a skin cleanser formulated to kill bacteria on the skin with none of the side effects (given above) which are listed by the manufacturer of Bactrim.

On 11/30/06, he decided to continue using the prescribed medications and use StaphWash on only a portion of the lesions.  The goal was to observe the lesions and note any difference between the ones cleaned with StaphWash and the other lesions NOT cleaned with StaphWash. (See Note 2) 

Note 2: StaphWash contains a surfactant which has been shown effective in chemically neutralizing partially-hydrophobic toxins and venom enzymes.  To the extent that bacteria are partially hydrophobic, the surfactant adsorbs to the surface, thereby changing the bacteria’s surface chemistry.  This mechanism of action is intended to neutralize the staph bacteria and allow the skin to heal in a normal manner.  Lesions NOT cleansed with StaphWash might be expected to heal at a slower rate, or perhaps become more inflamed as a result of the bacteria infection.]

He had 12 lesions ranging in size from just smaller than a dime to the size of a half dollar.  He continued using StaphWash on three of the smaller lesions, with one application of StaphWash per day on the lesions.  This continued on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (December 3).  The StaphWash was applied after a hot shower, when the lesions were wet and oozing.  He noticed that a few hours after the application of StaphWash, the lesions seemed dry and even somewhat “scaly.”  (See Note 3)

Note 3: StaphWash uses gentle abrasion to achieve more-effective cleansing action. Sodium carbonate and calcium carbonate with small concentrations of silicon dioxide are used for gentle abrasion to physically remove protective films which can harbor bacteria.

On December 3, Brian noticed that the three lesions being cleansed with StaphWash appeared to be much improved.  The spots appeared to be less inflamed, and the color had begun to return to a healthy-pink color.  This was particularly true for one of the troublesome lesions on his skin near the armpit.  It was obvious to him that the three lesions being cleansed with StaphWash were healing at a much more rapid rate than the other lesions.

Based on these observations, Brian made a decision on December 3; he decided to use StaphWash on ALL 12 of the lesions.  Brian’s next report on his progress was on December 6.  He noted that all of the lesions were healing.  He said “This stuff is definitely helping. I’d tell people to buy it and try it.” (See Note 4)

Note 4: StaphWash was not offered for sale in 2006. It was provided free of charge to anyone with systemic MRSA during field trials.

On December 11, Brian reported that “ALL the spots are drying up, and they ALL look good.”  He noted that “all the middles are gone,” meaning that all of the lesions that previously had puss pockets were now healing, and there were no current signs of weeping or puss leakage from any of the lesions.  He had been applying StaphWash two times daily since December 6 (for the past 5 days). He reported that the drying effect was entirely adequate, and that the surface of the lesions appeared to be slightly “crusty” in appearance.  (See Note 1 and Note 3 for an explanation of why this is a desired result.) 

Brian sometimes feels a “needle prick” feeling when he turns or moves in a way that perhaps puts some pressure on the lesions.  The cause of this occasional feeling is not known for certain, but it probably is related to a slight stretching of the thin skin as the lesions heal.  His lesions seemed to be bacteria free, based on the light pink color of the healing tissue.  As of December 11, he could not locate any sign of redness or inflammation, including swelling that would normally be associated with an infected lesion.  When asked for his bottom-line opinion about whether the StaphWash had been a factor in his healing process, he said, “The healing was fast after I started using the StaphWash. I’ve been through this before I had StaphWash, and I know the healing definitely would have been slower without it.  Before StaphWash, when I was using only antibiotics, the healing was much slower.”  He considered himself to be virtually healed, with no additional follow-up required.

On December 11, 2006, Brian gave his permission for this information to be disclosed without restriction.

Anita G. works and resides in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Anita works in close proximity to a co-worker who was diagnosed with MRSA that had manifested as a skin lesion.  Anita has not been diagnosed with MRSA but she developed the signs and symptoms that she recognized from having seen the bacterial infection on the arm of her co-worker.  A lesion appeared at the junction of her buttock and her groin.

Anita’s lesion first became prominent on January 1, 2007.  It started out as a knot. It grew in size and developed into a full-fledged boil by January 3, 2007.  Since Anita’s friend had used StaphWash to successfully help with the healing, she began applying StaphWash to the affected area.  The lesion became larger and the skin broke open.  The lesion was about the size of a silver dollar. Anita applied StaphWash 3 times each day.  By the second day, the soreness had subsided and the size of the lesion was noticeably smaller.  Cleansing with StaphWash was successful in allowing normal healing of this lesion.

A separate boil appeared next to the first lesion. Anita applied StaphWash when she first noticed this second lesion.  She continued application for three days andwas continuing the use of StaphWash when interviewed on January 15, 2007.

Anita G says, “I am a true believer in StaphWash.”

Joyce C. lives in Little Rock, Arkansas 

Her friend is a diagnosed MRSA patient at the Baptist Health Clinic in Bryant, AR. She had been a caregiver for her friend during his struggle with lesions that were slow to heal because of the MRSA bacterial infection.

On December 26, 2006, Joyce developed a lesion that soon developed into the same kind of lesion that she had seen on her boyfriend.  She strongly suspected that she had a MRSA bacterial infection. 

THE PROBLEM -- Her lesion was on the back of her leg, at the juncture of the buttock and the thigh. The lesion began as a small red area approximately 1/4 inch in diameter.  It developed over a period of two days and opened to reveal a clear discharge, which was followed by a white discharge. At the point of maximum inflammation, the lesion reached the size of a half dollar and was very red and inflamed looking near the center of the lesion where the opening had developed.  The lesion developed into a knot; a hard-tissue area under the opening. The white discharge had a distinctive and strong odor that she considered very offensive.  Because of the copious discharge, she kept the lesion covered and changed the bandage frequently.  Because of the discomfort when sitting, she had difficulty driving for a period of 3 to 4 days.

THE SOLUTION -- She began using StaphWash at 4 hour intervals and began to notice the first signs of healing within a day or two.  On day-2 and day-3 of the StaphWash applications, she noticed very minor peeling of the skin at the lesion site. At this stage she noticed definite signs of early stage healing of the lesion based on the change in color of the lesion and surrounding skin.  On day-5, the discharge had ceased and the lesion began to lose some of the red color associated with the inflammation.  On day-6 of the StaphWash applications, the lesion was noticeably smaller, and the skin color had faded to a more healthy-looking pink.  The signs of inflamation were very much reduced.  The discharge had ceased by this time.  Following day-6, she no longer needed to cover the area with a bandage. “After day-6, I didn’t use the patch any more,” she said.  On January 11, 2007, Joyce reported that the skin on and around the lesion were “back to skin color” and the lesion had completely “healed over.”  The healing had progressed to the stage where she no longer felt any tingling caused by the application of the StaphWash.

CONCLUSIONS -- Joyce believes “the StaphWash was definitely what I needed.” When asked whether she would use it again if needed she replied, “If you never had one of these sores you don’t understand what it is like. I don’t care how much it costs, I’d buy it.”

On January 11, 2007, Joyce gave her permission for this account to be used publicly.

StaphWash has been tested by a physician-professional microbiologist team in an independent university pathology laboratory.  Experimental culture-study results showed that a single drop of StaphWash completely neutralized MRSA bacteria. These results were repeated in subsequent evaluations of StaphWash. Laboratory culture-studies were done to evaluate the concentration-dependence of the effect of the primary active ingredient in StaphWash.  At concentrations greater than 2%, the effect was virtually the same for all concentrations tested -- a single drop of StaphWash completely neutralized MRSA bacteria.   Laboratory culture-study evaluations of alternative products, including antibiotic products, were carried out.  StaphWash compared favorably in these preliminary tests.

Clinical Results:

StaphWash has been used in a clinical setting to clean bacteria-infected lesions. Lesions that would not heal in response to antibiotic treatment showed good progress after being cleaned with StaphWash.  More information is provided later in this document.  A specific example of actual clinical results involved a patient who presented with an infection that was due to a form of enterococcus bacteria, based on a culture study.

A second culture test was carried out to evaluate the effects of StaphWash. Two specimens were taken from the lesion.  The specimens were taken from the discharge (liquid) and the two specimens were taken in an identical manner.

One specimen was treated with StaphWash; the other was not. Both specimens were sent to the lab.  The lab report for the specimen not treated with StaphWash showed a bacteria colony count of 27 colonies.  The report for the specimen treated with StaphWash showed a bacteria colony count of 2 colonies with a notation from the lab saying “scant growth.”

The conclusion drawn from the culture test was that the application of StaphWash resulted in approximately 92.6% less bacteria.  The bacteria growth from the specimen treated with StaphWash was only 7.4% as much as the growth from the specimen NOT treated with StaphWash.

Limitations of StaphWash:

StaphWash is formulated to neutralize Gram-positive bacteria Specifically; StaphWash is formulated to clean lesions that show signs of staph infections with methicillinresistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).  StaphWash is not formulated to clean lesions having Gram-negative bacterial infection.