Type of dermatological vehicle that has an oil base giving it lubricating properties. It is often used to treat dry skin.
A mixture of oils and fats that forms a protective layer over the skin. Melt 500 g. petroleum jelly or soft paraffin wax in a double boiler. Add 60 g. dried herb and simmer gently for 2 hours. Strain through a jelly bag and pour into jars while still hot.
Soft, semi-solid preparations prepared with a solid fat and beeswax. Generally prepared using infusions or decoctions heated with oil to evaporate the water, then adding lard or lanolin, then beeswax. A bit of tincture of Benzoin is often added as a preservative. Generally, prepare water or liquid extracts of the herbs that are to be the active ingredients, and place in pot with 90 g lard or vegetable fat and 90 ml almond oil. One could substitute lanolin, wheatgerm oil, cocoa butter, Vitamin E, or Evening Primrose oil for some of the almond oil to make an ointment more nourishing to the skin. Heat at the lowest heat that will allow the fat to melt, until the water has simmered completely away, leaving the herbal components incorporated in the fat; you have reached this point when bubbling stops. At this point, add 60 grams or parafin or beeswax and stir until melted and completely blended. If a perishable base is used, add a drop of tincture or oil of benzoin as a preservative. Pour the mixture into a sterile container and allow to set. Ointment can be made harder by using more wax or softer by adding more solid fat.
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
a cream or salve with an herbal base that you can buy in health food stores or through your herbalist
a greasy, semisolid preparation that contains dissolved or dispersed drug
a salve that the powdered form of an herb or an essesntial oil has been added to
a soft to semi-solid mixture composed of oils, fats, wax and herbs, with no water content, and is used to protect and encourage healing of the skin
a soothing, healing, slightly oily or fatty substance into which the essence of a healing plant has been dissolved
a thick, semi-solid, partially-clear substance used as a vehicle for medications applied to multiple body areas
a soft, oily substance having antiseptic and healing properties.
a solid form of medication applied to the skin
This is a semisolid preparation usually containing medicinal substances and intended for external therapeutic application.
An opaque or translucent, highly viscous or greasy semisolid substance used as an external application to the skin. It tends not to evaporate or be absorbed when rubbed onto the skin.
A semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy for an injury or illness.
A substance used on the skin to soothe or heal wounds, burns, rashes, scrapes, or other skin problems. Also called unguent.
Make this by melting 2 ounces of white wax with 3 ounces of lard, and add 3 ounces of whatever herb in oil form.
semisolid preparation in water-soluble base.
herbs prepared in creme form for external application.
A medication preparation that is applied topically (onto the skin). An ointment has an oil base whereas a cream is water-soluble. (The word ointment comes from the Latin ungere meaning anoint with oil). See the entire definition of Ointment
A mixture of fats or oils that are applied to the skin to protect or heal
Greasier than a cream, an ointment is probably the most effective form of moisturizer, if not the most elegant. Because it distributes active ingredients throughout the top layer of skin and holds them there, a pure ointment may be used to help heal damaged skin, or as the vehicle for delivering antibiotics or other prescription drugs to the skin.
Somewhere between a liquid extract and a salve. An ointment is a thickened herbal extract that is too loose to hold its form without a container.
An ointment is a viscous semisolid preparation used topically on a variety of body surfaces. These include the skin and the mucus membranes of the eye (an eye ointment), vagina, anus, glans and nose. An ointment may or may not be medicated.