paraffin white soft / 10g / sterile / each

DESCRIPTION

• White soft paraffin is also known as white petroleum jelly.
• When you apply it to the skin it leaves a layer of oil on the surface of the skin that prevents water evaporating from the skin surface.
• It is a very greasy moisturiser. It is also water repellent and helps protect the skin from irritants.
• Dry skin results from lack of water in the outer layer of skin cells known as the stratum corneum.
• When this layer becomes dehydrated it loses its flexibility and becomes cracked, scaly and sometimes itchy.
• The stratum corneum contains natural water-holding substances that retain water seeping up from the deeper layers of the skin, and water is also normally retained in the stratum corneum by a surface film of natural oil (sebum) and broken-down skin cells, which slow down evaporation of water from the skin surface.

Used for:

• As a moisturiser for dry skin conditions.
• As a barrier cream to prevent nappy rash.