Products Many pharmaceuticals, cosmetics (personal care products), medical devices, and foods (e.g., milk, mayonnaise) are emulsions. Structure and properties Emulsions are liquid or semi-solid preparations for external or internal use. They are dispersed systems (dispersions) in which two or more liquid or semisolid phases are combined by emulsifiers, resulting in a mixture that is heterogeneous … Emulsions
Products Cetylstearyl alcohol is used as an excipient in medicinal products, especially in semisolid dosage forms such as creams or lotions. Structure and properties Cetylstearyl alcohol is a mixture of solid aliphatic alcohols consisting mainly of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol of animal or plant origin. Cetylstearyl alcohol exists as white to pale yellow waxy … Cetylstearyl Alcohol
Products Lotions are commercially available as cosmetics (personal care products), medical devices, and as pharmaceuticals. Structure and properties Lotions are preparations for external application to the skin with a liquid to semi-solid consistency. They have similar properties to creams and are usually present as O/W or W/O emulsions or as suspensions. Lotions may contain active … Lotions
Products White shaking mixture PM (Suspensio alba cutanea aquosa PM 1593) is not registered as a finished drug. It can be prepared in pharmacies and retailers can also obtain it from specialized suppliers. Ingredients A Bentonite 2.0 B Zinc oxide 15.0 C Talk 15.0 D Propylene glycol 15.0 E Purified water 53.0 The bentonite, zinc … White Shake Mixture
Products Oils for medicinal use and medicines and dietary supplements made from them are available in pharmacies and drugstores. Fatty oils are also available in grocery stores. Structure and properties Fatty oils belong to the lipids. They are lipophilic and viscous liquids composed mainly of triglycerides. These are organic compounds of glycerol (glycerol) whose three … Fats Oils
Products Dermocorticoids are commercially available in the form of creams, ointments, lotions, gels, pastes, foams, scalp applications, shampoos, and solutions, among others. Numerous drugs are available, including many combination preparations. Hydrocortisone was the first active ingredient to be used in the 1950s. Today, dermocorticoids are among the most important drugs in dermatology. Effects Glucocorticoids have … Topical Glucocorticoids: Dermocorticoids
Symptoms Dry skin is rough, dull, scaly, brittle, pale and less supple than normal skin. It may feel tight, painful, and irritated. Dry skin is a risk factor for the development of inflammatory, allergic and infectious skin diseases and is often accompanied by inflammation, tearing, bleeding and itching. It occurs mainly on the extremities and … Dry Skin: Causes and Remedies
Products Polidocanol is commercially available in a variety of topical medications, including skin care products, creams, lotions, gels, and sprays. Parenterally, it is also used for local sclerotherapy of veins; see Polidocanol for Vein Sclerotherapy. Structure and properties The European Pharmacopoeia defines polidocanol as a mixture of ethers of various macrogols with fatty alcohols, mainly … Polidocanol
Products Phenoxyethanol is used as an excipient mainly in semi-solid medicines, for example in creams and lotions. Structure and properties Phenoxyethanol (C8H10O2, Mr = 138.2 g/mol) exists as a colorless, weakly viscous liquid with a slightly aromatic odor of roses and is sparingly soluble in water. It is an aromatic ether and a primary alcohol. … Phenoxyethanol
