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If you are backpacking, then you might be carrying an alum crystal, which makes a good fragrance-free deodorant as well as a styptic. I also tried a slice of turmeric (the powder might have been better?). These didn't work immediately for me, and I was advised at the herb store to make tea from yarrow flower. The yarrow goes in a small cloth bag. I heated it ...
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