question: Our friend got a deep cut between his toes and cleaned it, put clear ointment on it and has had it bandaged for 1 week/kept it out of water etc. He looked at it today and there is a white layer across the wounded area, no blood. He washed it with soap and water (didn t scrub it) and the white is still there. Should he use a q-tip and rubbing alcohol directly on the white stuff to get it off? It doesn t appear swollen and isn t red.