Table: 1 Formula for Boric acid ointment

Ingredients
Boric Acid
Ointment base

Quantity Taken ( for 50gm)

0.5 gm.
49.5 gm.

Formula for ointment base

Ingredients
White bees wax
Hard Paraffin
Steryl alcohol
White soft paraffin

Quantity Taken
1.0 gm.
1.5 gm.
2.5 gm.
44.5 gm.

Table: 2 Formula for methyl salicylate ointment

Ingredients
Methyl salicylate
Clove oil
Water
Menthol
Wool fat
White bees wax

Table: 3 Formula for sulphur ointment

Quantity Taken
(for 50 gm.)
25 gm.
0.25 ml
2.5 ml
5 gm
7.5 gm.
10 gm.

Evaluation table for different ointment

Sr. No.
1

Evaluation
parameters
Apperance
Colour
Texture
Odour
Effect on skin
Spreadability
Film formation
Washabality
Grisenees
Irritation/ cooling

Methyl salicylate
ointment

sulphur
ointment

Brownish yellow
Smooth
Acceptable
Easily spreadable
Thin
Moderate
Low
Cooling

Boric acid
ointment

yellow
Gritty
Odourless

white
Smooth
Odourless

Easily spreadable
thick
Poor
High
-

Ingredients

Quantity (gm) different

(%w/w)
polyols

Aluminum
hydroxide gel
Magnesium
hydroxide
Polyol
Simethicone
Hydroxypropyl
cellulose
Methyl parabens
Flavors
Avicel RC-591
Citric
acid,
anhydrous
Methyl cellulose
Propyl parabens
Sodium saccharin
Amaranth red
Purified water

21

12.9

6 ml
0.37
0.33

0.16
0.12
0.11
0.06

0.03
0.03
0.02

58.87 ml

Easily spreadable
Thin
Moderate
Medium
-

pattern
of
addition
of colors

Role
ingredient

of