METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF BURNS

摘要

A method of treating a burn injury comprises administering to the injury a composition comprising petroleum wax, paraffin oil and a topically acceptable refrigerant, wherein subsequent evaporation of the refrigerant is effective to maintain the composition at a temperature of from 0 to 10.degree.C for at least 1 minute. A suitable composition for use in the method comprises an intimate mixture of a) petroleum wax in an amount of from 2 to 25% by weight of the composition, from 10 to 80% by weight of said wax being in microcrystalline form, b) paraffin oil in an amount of from 4 to 25% by weight of the composition, and c) the topically acceptable refrigerant or mixture of refrigerants.