Question
Posted on: November 16 2016I am looking for the composition of Red Cross ointment: Formula 31 Purna.
Answer
R/ZnO 5%; starch 10%; liquid paraffin 11 %; petroleum jelly 37%; lanolin 37%; Lavandeloil 16 Dr
Mixture ZnO and starch should be sieved and rubbed with liquid paraffin.
I suspect lanolin = woolfat; Although theoretically = wool grease + 25% water.
Also, is there uncertainty about the quality of the liquid paraffin used: The classic or the thinliquid? With the latter the ointment is better smear.
Formerly, this paste contained boric acid, now banned. An alternative as antiseptic is chlorhexidinediacetate.