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Zinc oxide

It occurs naturally as the mineral zincite, but most zinc oxide is produced synthetically. … It is also widely used to treat a variety of other skin conditions, in products such as baby powder and barrier creams to treat diaper rashes, calamine cream, anti-dandruff shampoos, and antiseptic ointments

Lutein

Lutein is synthesized only by plants and like other xanthophylls is found in high quantities in green leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale and yellow carrots. … In green plants, xanthophylls act to modulate light energy and serve as non-photochemical quenching agents to deal with triplet chlorophyll (an excited form of chlorophyll), which is overproduced at very

Potassium alum

Potassium alum is considered by the FDA as a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) substance. … Potassium alum is formed by large, transparent crystals that are used in different products like food or drugs as a buffer, neutralizing or forming agent.[T60]

Rosin

Rosin has shown to mediate antibacterial actions on Gram-positive bacterial species [A27267]. … It is prepared from heating fresh liquid resin to vaporize the volatile liquid terpene components.

Diethyltoluamide

DEET products are largely designed to be applied directly to human skin, where the exact mechanisms of actions in which DEET is capable of repelling insects and causing toxicity to humans is still not … It is widely used to repel biting pests such as mosquitoes and ticks.

Ranitidine

This drug helps to prevent and treat gastric-acid associated conditions, including ulcers, because of its ability to decrease gastric acid secretion. … [L10818,F4253] The prevalence of GERD is thought to be 10-20% in western countries.

Oxymetazoline

[L15062] As an effective decongestant, oxymetazoline is available in over-the-counter intranasal sprays used to relieve nasal and sinus congestion caused by a wide variety of conditions, such as common … The topical formulation of the drug is used to treat persistent facial redness in adults.

Ketotifen

[A231204] In the US, it is now used in an over-the-counter ophthalmic formulation for the treatment of itchy eyes associated with allergies,[L32278] and in Canada a prescription-only oral formulation is … [A231204] Ketotifen was first developed in Switzerland in 1970 by Sandoz Pharmaceuticals and was initially marketed for the treatment of anaphylaxis.

Ethanol

A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in ...

Calcium ascorbate