At face value, salve can act as a strong moisturizer for dry skin, yet some believe it has "drawing" properties to help draw foreign objects from the skin like splinters. Dermatologists say there's no evidence for that “drawing” application in humans.

Does drawing salve draw out infection?

It really draws the infection out completely and the abscess are gone!!!! I definitely recommend this because it really does work 100 percent.

Are drawing salves safe?

Although dermatologists sometimes use a mixture of bloodroot and zinc chloride to remove skin cancers (a treatment known as "Mohs chemosurgery," after the doctor who invented the technique), none of the black salves or drawing salves sold today have ever been formally tested, and no scientific evidence supports claims ...