Lip Balm

Products Lip balms are available in numerous variants from many suppliers in retail and specialty stores. The best-known brand in German-speaking countries is Labello. Labello is also used as a synonym for the general term lip pomade. Pomade (with an m) derives from, French for ointment. Lip pomades can also be homemade, see Homemade lip … Lip Balm

Mouth Gels

Products Mouth gels are available in pharmacies and drugstores from a variety of suppliers. Structure and properties An oral gel is a gel, that is, a gelled liquid prepared with appropriate gelling agents, which is intended for use in the oral cavity. The active ingredients it contains include, for example: Salicylates such as choline salicylate … Mouth Gels

Nail Fungus Causes and Treatment

Symptoms A nail fungus manifests as a white to yellow-brown discoloration of the nail, thickening, softening and deformation. The most common form of nail fungus is the so-called distal-lateral subungual onychomycosis, which often occurs on the big toe. In this case, the fungus grows into the nail bed at the outer end and laterally at … Nail Fungus Causes and Treatment

Common Warts

Symptoms Common warts are benign skin growths that occur mainly on the hands and feet. They have a fissured and rough surface, a hemispherical structure and occur singly or in groups. The black dots in the wart are thrombosed blood vessels. Warts on the sole of the foot are called plantar warts or plantar warts. … Common Warts

Propolis is so Versatile

Around 20 BC, the Roman poet Virgil wrote in the 4th book of his didactic poems “Georgica”: “They lay tear-dew of the narcissus And glue of the bark For the honeycombs as the first ground”. The glue of the bark is resin, which bees make from the resinous components of the buds of trees. Like … Propolis is so Versatile

Propolis: Application and Ingredients

Depending on the season and the region in which the bees collect their “putty resin”, the composition and thus the effectiveness changes. Because of this fluctuating efficacy, propolis is only suitable for use as a medicine to a limited extent, because the Medicines Act prescribes standardization of the composition of active ingredients. It is sold … Propolis: Application and Ingredients

Homemade Lip Balm

Ingredients (example) The following ingredients are available in pharmacies and drugstores: Jojoba wax 30.0 g Shea butter 20.0 g Beeswax (yellow or bleached) 20.0 g Optional: few natural additives such as vanilla, calendula extract, propolis, honey, essential oils or vitamins. See also under the detailed article lip pomade. For about 11 lipomades, depending on the … Homemade Lip Balm

Allergies to Fragrances and Medicinal Plants

Back to nature – more and more people are following this trend and opting for plant-based ointments, creams and shampoos. They hope that these products are better tolerated than the conventional range. However, some consumers get itchy nodules after using natural cosmetics or herbal ointments. Most often, behind such an unpleasant skin reaction is a … Allergies to Fragrances and Medicinal Plants

Home remedy against a boil

A boil refers to an inflammation in the area of the skin that is located in the area of a hair follicle. Therefore, boils usually appear on particularly hairy parts of the body, for example on the face, buttocks or even on the chest. The inflammation usually shows itself as a small nodular swelling with … Home remedy against a boil

Treatment of the disease only with home remedies or only as supportive therapy? | Home remedy against a boil

Treatment of the disease only with home remedies or only as supportive therapy? A boil is usually self-limiting, which means that it rises within a few days, empties and then heals without consequences, although often scarred. Therefore a treatment of the furuncle can often only be done with home remedies. The most important thing here … Treatment of the disease only with home remedies or only as supportive therapy? | Home remedy against a boil

Which alternative therapy can still help? | Home remedy against a boil

Which alternative therapy can still help? In the case of furuncles, various alternative therapy methods can be used. These include, for example, a change or discontinuation of the diet. This contributes to a reduction of inflammations of the body and at the same time leads to a strengthening of the body’s immune system to defend … Which alternative therapy can still help? | Home remedy against a boil