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Re: Peroxide reed soak

Author: The Doctor ★2017
Date: 2014-04-25 16:16

Simple rinsing with cool water is the best sanitation practice. Anything in the sterilization spectrum of treatments IME damages reeds. I am friends with the inventor of ReedLife which is no longer available everywhere. I am entrusted with the formula but have not found time or distribution resources to make it. ReedLife is a peroxide based product that also contains humectants to keep the reed supple and a buffer. My own experience is that it helps prolong reed life and cleans the skin detritus from the reed which some say is a cause of reed death. Regular USP peroxide will clean reeds but it also tends to dry them out and remove some of the bonding in the reed structural molecules. ReedLife I believe is still sold in some double reed establishments and is a really useful product to remove crud between the two reeds.

L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com

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