| abstract |
Skin-protecting ointment compositions are disclosed that include a greasy material, a safe and minimally absorbed solid, and optionally, a phospholipid composition, and that exhibit reduced greasiness and tackiness relative to an otherwise identical composition lacking the safe and minimally absorbed solid and the optional phospholipid composition. Also disclosed are methods of making such skin-protecting ointment compositions. In one embodiment, the skin-protecting ointment composition comprises a safe and minimally absorbed solid, a lipid thickener, an ointment-like material, a volatile oil, and optionally a phospholipid composition. In another embodiment, the method of making the skin-protecting ointment composition comprises combining a greasy material and a safe and minimally absorbed solid, mixing the greasy material and the safe and minimally absorbed solid, optionally adding a phospholipid composition dissolved in a volatile oil, and cooling the combined composition to impede oxidation of the phospholipid composition. |