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Greasy secretion from the sebaceous glands of sheep, obtained during the processing of sheep's wool. Woolwax is a waxy, anhydrous, brownish-yellowish, viscous fatty mass (in the general sense, wool wax is not a fat but a wax) with a weak, characteristic inherent odour.
The designation lanolin is the internationally used INCI designation of wool wax. In pharmaceutical terminology, "lanolin" is equated with the ointment preparation containing wool wax and paraffin, which is marked in DAB 9.
It contains various esters of higher fatty acids, aliphatic and cyclic alcohols. Woolwax alcohols, among others.
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Woolwax is less suitable as the sole ointment base because of its stickiness and toughness. Together with solid and liquid hydrocarbons, isopropyl myristate, oleic acid oleyl ester, etc., a well spreading and water absorbing base is formed!
Due to its very good skin caring properties the wound healing is accelerated, therefore lanolin is contained in wound ointments, baby creams and skin care creams as well as in skin protection ointments.
It is used in cosmetic products as emulsifier, strongly adherent lipid and as a superfatting agent.
Pure lanolin-containing cream prescribed in gynaecology for the care of the nipples of nursing mothers.
Basis of water-absorbing ointment bases (200-300% water in form of a W/O emulsion), as lipophilic emulsifier for W/O creams, fat powder, softener in adhesive plasters.
Notice! Pesticide load and allergenic potency are present.
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S.u. Lanolin DAB
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e.g. PureLan 100 Lanolin from Medela
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Wool wax consists of 96% wax esters, 3-4% free alcohols and smaller amounts of fatty acids and hydrocarbons. It is a mixture of liquid and solid waxy masses. It can absorb several times its weight in water and forms W/O emulsions.
The designation lanolin is the internationally used INCI designation of wool wax. In pharmaceutical terminology, "lanolin" is equated with the ointment preparation containing wool wax and paraffin, as marked in DAB 9.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer