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Pharm D Clinical Pharmacy program 2024-2025 Level 2, Semester 2 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms II (PT 405)

Hand Cream

• There are thousands of hand creams available, each with its own claim to
moisturize, heal, and/or decrease the effect of aging on the skin.

• These products contain ingredients to help improve their melting point, skin
softening capabilities, texture, and odor:

1) Liquid paraffin:
- It is important for desired consistency and as an effective “carrier” for the
moisturizer.

2) Water:
- It serves as a moisturizer in conjunction with other ingredients.
- It serves as a cooling agent, to soothe irritated skin.
- It also is important to imparting desired consistency and texture to hand
creams.

3) Other moisturizers:
- Such as lanolin and shea butter.
- In combination with water, these moisturizers work by coating the
surface of the skin and “trapping” water molecules to the skin surface by
inhibiting evaporation.
- They are typically not water-soluble.

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