摘要 |
According to the present invention, a skin therapeutic mixture is useful for the alleviation of certain skin disorders such as acne, psoriasis, burns, pimples, blackheads, and open sores, and such mixture comprises: the therapeutic agent being the extract from the dried leaves of the Matico plant; a preservative chosen from the group consisting of a sulfaderivative such as sulfathiazole and an alcohol amine; a skin softener such as an oil; and an oil soluble base. An inert pigment such as zinc oxide and a fragrance such as a perfume may be added. According to a specific illustrative embodiment of the present invention, the skin therapeutic mixture comprises about 2% to 35% by weight of the extract from the dried leaves of the Matico plant as the therapeutic agent; about 2% to 15% by weight of sulfathiazole as the preservative; about 5% to 10% by weight of zinc oxide as the inert white pigment, and about 40% to 91% by weight of petrolatum.
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