It is a solution for local application. This local antiseptic is available without prescription and reserved for external (skin) use. It contains 100 ml of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide solution. Hydrogen peroxide is a drug recommended for antiseptic cleansing of abraded skin and small wounds, for bleeding of small superficial wounds. Antiseptics do not sterilize: they temporarily reduce the number of germs present on the skin or at the level of the wound to limit their proliferation at the source of infections. Hydrogen peroxide releases active oxygen thanks to an enzyme (catalase) present in the tissues. This release of oxygen produces an effervescence that allows the cleaning of wounds by mechanical action. It also has hemostatic properties, but is rendered inactive by the presence of blood or pus.