Paraffin Gauze Dressing
Paraffin Gauze Dressing - is Fabric of Leno weave, weft and warp threads of cotton and/or viscose yarn, impregnated with white or yellow soft paraffin.
Indications: - treatment of abrasions, burns, and other injuries of skin, and ulcerative conditions; post-operatively as a penile and vaginal dressing and for sinus packing; heavier loading for skin graft transfer.
Talc Dusting powder
Indications: - used in folds where a friction may occur between opposing skin surfaces.
Cautions: - they should not be applied in areas that are very moist as they tend to take and abrade the skin.
Methylsalicylate*
* Any other rubefacient proven to be therapeutically effective can be used
Methyl salicylate is irritant to the skin and is used topically in rubefacient preparations in musculoskeletal, joint and soft-tissue disorders and for minor peripheral vascular disorders such as chilblains. It is absorbed through intact skin and can produce effects typical of systemic salicylates.